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New ancient Egypt temples discovered in Sinai
Archaeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed four new temples amidst the 3,000-year-old remains of an ancient fortified city that could have been used to impress foreign delegations visiting Egypt, antiquities authorities announced Tuesday. Among the discoveries was the largest mud brick temple found in the Sinai with an area of... »
Exhibition: BYZANTIUM 330-1453 at the Royal Academy of Arts
From 25 October 2008 – 22 March 2009, the Royal Academy of Arts will host a ground-breaking exhibition devoted to Byzantium. Highlighting the splendours of the Byzantine Empire, the exhibition will comprise around 300 objects including icons, detached wall paintings, micro-mosaics, ivories, enamels plus gold and silver metalwork. Some of the works have never... »
Ancient Egyptian army headquarters unearthed in Sinai
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered the largest military complex in Egypt, dating back to the reign of Thutmose II (1516-1504 B.C.). The site is located in the Sinai peninsula, along the Road of Horus, an ancient commercial and military road linking Ancient Egypt to Asia. According to Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s chief archaeologist, the fortified... »
