Topic: Archaeology
Mideast Syria Ancient Coins
AP News
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, Hellenistic coins dating back to the era of Alexander the Great are seen after they were discovered in northern Syria, the head of the archaeological excavation department in the Aleppo province said Thursday, March ...
Sudan's land of 'black pharaohs' a trove for archaeologists
AFP Global Edition
There is not a tourist in sight as the sun sets over sand-swept pyramids at Meroe, but archaeologists say the Nubian Desert of northern Sudan holds mysteries to rival ancient Egypt. "There is a magic beauty about these sites that is heightened by the privilege of being able to admire ...
Burial chamber of ancient Egyptian queen unearthed
AP News
French archaeologists unearth a burial chamber for mysterious ancient Egyptian queenFrench archaeologists announced Wednesday the discovery outside Cairo of the burial chamber of a mysterious queen from Egypt's Old Kingdom more than 4,000 years ago. The necropolis of Saqqara outside Cairo has yielded a string of new discoveries ...
Archaeologists in Egypt find tomb of mystery queen
AFP Global Edition
A French archaeological mission has unearthed a 4,000-year-old rare pink granite sarcophagus belonging to a little known ancient queen of Egypt, the culture ministry said on Wednesday. The mystery queen identified as Bahnou, was "one of the queens of the Sixth Dynasty which ruled Egypt from 2374 to 2192 ...
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