Tag: Archaeology
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Space photos lead to stunning discoveries in Egypt
The Star: Space photos lead to stunning discoveries in Egypt Images from a satellite perched hundreds of kilometres above Earth have fused modern technology and ancient wonder, leading to discoveries that experts are hailing as some of the great archeological finds in a century. “Seventeen lost pyramids!” exclaimed Kathlyn Cooney, an assistant professor of Egyptology…
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Uncovering Yenikapi
Saudi Aramco World: Uncovering Yenikapi (HT: Ben Witherington) Inside a long shed covered with white plastic sheeting a team of archeological students from Istanbul University is struggling in the mud to dismantle a cargo ship dating back to the eighth or ninth century. Outside, the brilliant June sunshine beats down mercilessly on Turkey’s largest city.…
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Tyrant’s Tomb Unearthed
Christianity Today: Tyrant's Tomb Unearthed With first-century historian Flavius Josephus as his guide, Israeli archaeologist Ehud Netzer searched for more than three decades to find the tomb of Herod the Great. He believed it was located at a small, conspicuously symmetrical, flat-topped mountain called Herodium, home to the ruins of Herod's 2,000-year-old fortified palace. Herodium…