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Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a ramp for transporting stone blocks used to build the pyramids. The way these massive blocks were transported from the quarries to the building sites is a question that has long puzzled researchers. Continue reading “Ramp found in Egypt might explain how stone blocks were transported”
A new study indicates that ancient Egyptians used the fall equinox for the alignment of the Great Pyramid of Giza to the four cardinal points, north-south-east-west, with great accuracy. The method uses a vertical rod to track the movement of the sun on the equinox. The fall equinox occurs when the Earth’s tilt is such that leads to an approximately equal length of day and night. Continue reading “Alignment method of the Great Pyramid to cardinal points could be identified”
Archaeologists excavating in Egypt have uncovered a stone cemetery of an unknown owner about 300 metres away from the pyramid of King Senusert I. The cemetery was found in Lisht, Cairo, a site of Middle kingdom royal and elite burials. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Egyptian Antiquities Minister. Continue reading “Ancient stone cemetery of unknown owner was discovered in Egypt”
An Egyptian archaeological mission headed by Fahima El-Nahhas, General Director of Excavations in Alexandria, uncovered a section of Alexandria’s western cemetery that dates to the Ptolemaic era. Continue reading “Ptolemaic period tombs discovered in Alexandria’s western cemetery”
An Egyptian-French mission at the Tell el-Samara site in the Delta governorate of Daqahliya has recently uncovered one of the oldest villages ever discovered in the Nile Delta. Continue reading “One of the earliest settlements of the Nile Delta”
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