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Medieval citadel on Sinai island to open to tourists
The defensive citadel built by medieval ruler Saladin on Pharaoh Island, close to Taba, has recently been restored
Nevine El-Aref , Friday 28 Sep...
At last, the Serapeum is to re-open! I have wanted to see this since childhood! :cheer:
Mereuka's, which I have seen twice on early visits (excavated by Aussies from Macquarie University, Sydney),...
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Thanks, WI. Definitely one to put on the must-see list for later.
This year we have two anniversaries of historical significance. The first is the 90th anniversary of Carter finding Tutankhamen's tomb on 5th November, and the second is the 100th anniversary of the...
Don't let the title, let you think i've gone all 'Archi on you.
Remember last week, I was telling that I bumped into Indiana Jones and his side-kick whilst driving to Attar's the Baker, to wit hat...
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Stinking fires ? do tell, could be smoke signals....:cool:
Israel to return ancient coffin lid to Egypt
Ancient Egyptian coffin lid belonging to unidentified Sixteenth Dynasty nobleman will be returned to Egypt from Israel following year of negotiations...
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Thank you, D, I certainly will, as I know many do. Horses for courses. ;)
Erasing history : Old Cairo residents warn of land theft, disappearing monuments
Local residents of Old Cairo's Fustat – Islamic Egypt’s first capital – say they live in fear of local mafia that is...
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nice of you to show an interest and add a follow-up. One has to sympathise with those needing somewhere to live, and with those trying to make a living providing places for them, but not in that...
Why are things never as they really seem to be?
Just reading up on Palestine and in particular Bethlehem. The stable that's really a cave that JC was born in is marked by the church of Nativity....
Two possible pyramid complexes might have been found in Egypt, according to a Google Earth satellite imagery survey.
Located about 90 miles apart, the sites contain unusual grouping of mounds with...
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79? Not enough, Bullet! In 1842 Lepsius identified 67, and over the years more were discovered. By 2008, 118 had been identified - I'm not sure whether they include the pyramids at Meroe though.
A team of archaeologists excavating a palace in the ancient city of Avaris, in Egypt, has made a gruesome discovery.
The archaeologists have...
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Gruesome. however, I thought it was already known that the Ancient Egyptians were in the habit of removing certain body parts of defeated enemies, seemingly to aid accounting of the death toll and...
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