Topic: Social and Behavioral Sciences
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 ...
Religion News in Brief
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Religion News in BriefPope Benedict XVI will make a two-day visit to Spain in November, with a stop in Barcelona to consecrate the famed Sagrada Familia church, his spokesman said. The Rev. Federico Lombardi told reporters Wednesday that the pope will first go to the western pilgrimage city of Santiago ...
Spell-covered burial chamber found in Egypt's Saqqara
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Archaeologists have unearthed the intact sarcophagus of Egypt's Queen Behenu inside her 4,000-year-old burial chamber near her pyramid in Saqqara, chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass announced Wednesday. The Old Kingdom queen's chamber was badly damaged except for two inner walls covered with spells meant to help ...
Former Swiss wine grower uncovers Sudan's ancient roots
AFP Global Edition
Charles Bonnet, the 76-year-old doyen of Sudan archaeologists who helped rewrite an ancient chapter of Africa's largest country, has come a long way from the Swiss vineyards he harvested as a youth. "As a young person, I was a wine grower. I jumped off my tractor and quickly went ...
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