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Crater in Egypt could change meteor impact risk
One of the best preserved craters yet found on Earth, the Kamil crater was initially discovered in February during a survey of satellite images on Google Earth. Researchers think the crater formed within the past couple thousand years. The Italian-Egyptian team that found the crater in pictures recently visited and studied the 147-foot-wide (45-meter-wide), 52-foot-deep... »
Planet named after Egyptian god
Image via Wikipedia The distant world, orbiting a bright star in the constellation of Pegasus 150 light years from Earth, is known officially as HD 209458b, but has been nicknamed Osiris, the god of the Egyptian underworld. Osiris races around its yellow, Sun-like star at a distance of around seven million kilometres (4.37 million miles) —... »
“Keep It Clean” Concert in Cairo
Local performers will join today in a concert for the environment at the Sakkiet El Sawy Wisdom Hall at 8 pm. The Keep It Clean Concert is being organized by Clean Up Giza and www.localsoundwave.com, with artists representing a range of musical genres: Shady Ahmed (acoustic pop/rock), Amina Diab and Farida El Guertly (acoustic), Déporté... »
The Facts behind the Hoax
Image via Wikipedia Many of us are tired of mass media’s interest in using archaeological facts as a solid foundation on which to build hoaxes usually dealing with apocalyptical issues and hyping them to their prime time audiences. Well, archaeologist Sarah Parcak is doing something about it. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) professor conducted... »
One Million Thanks
Today I’m thrilled to announce that All-About-Egypt has surpassed the 1 Million Pageviews milestone. Over the years, the site has been getting ever more increasing exposure, thanks principally to your support as readers. I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your helping me in reaching this goal. As you know, All-About-Egypt is intended to serve as an... »
Egypt: World’s first international conference on repatriation of antiquities
Egypt will host an international conference next March for countries seeking the return of ancient indigenous treasures being kept in foreign museums. The secretary-general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, said the conference would be a world first. ”We expect around 12 countries to participate, possibly several more,” Dr Hawass said. ”There is a moral... »
Tut-tini: King Tut Martini
Image by Sanandreas via Flickr The Fairmont Royal York hotel has invented a regal cocktail to mark the return of King Tut’s treasures at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Tut-tini by bartender Mike Astins: Fresh ice 1 oz vodka (the recipe calls for Grey Goose) 1/2 oz Goldschläger 1 oz butter ripple liqueur Splash of cranberry juice Add ice to a cocktail... »
Alexander not the first at Alexandria
Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. The city sits on the Mediterranean coast at the western edge of the Nile delta. Its location made it a major port city in ancient times; it was also famous for its lighthouse (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) and its... »
Can you afford your very own Rosetta Stone?
Full-scale replicas of the Rosetta Stone are now available thanks to a Severn, Maryland resident. Although they cost about $2,000 to $30,000, he insists his intention is not commercial gain. Just over four years ago, Joel Freeman bought a replica of the face of the Rosetta Stone from an acquaintance who got it from the... »
Canadian singer to perform in the ancient Egyptian language
Robyn Driedger-Klassen is perfectly comfortable jumping from Johannes Brahms’s lieder to Giacomo Puccini’s arias to more contemporary art songs. But when she guests with the Turning Point Ensemble in a rare performance of R. Murray Schafer’s Arcana, she’s going to be faced with what could well be a once-in-a-lifetime challenge: performing in the almost-forgotten... »
