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Egyptian ‘Girls Gone Wild’ during the reign of Hatshepsut
Image via Wikipedia Archaeologists say they have found evidence amid the ruins of a temple in Luxor of an annual rite that featured sex, drugs and the ancient equivalent of rock ‘n’ roll. Back in 1470 B.C., Egypt’s most raucous rituals, the “festival of drunkenness,” celebrated nothing less than the salvation of humanity, according to Johns... »
Spectacular discoveries in Upper Egypt
The unearthing of a 12 foot (3.62 meters) high statue of Tiy, Great Royal Wife of 18th dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III, has been announced by Egyptian and European archaeologists working at the site of a mortuary temple long ago destroyed. Two sphinxes representing Tiy and Amenhotep III as well as 10 statues in black granite... »
