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Amazing discovery in Egypt’s western desert: Remains of vanished Persian army found
Breaking News: SCA announcement re Lost Army discovery The Supreme Council of Antiquities characterizes the following report as “unfounded and misleading”. Source: Egyptology News According to Herodotus (484-425 B.C.), Cambyses, the son of Cyrus the Great, sent 50,000 soldiers from Thebes to attack the Oasis of Siwa and destroy the oracle at the Temple of Amun after... »
Two more Egypt sites officially endangered by WHF
This week the World Heritage Fund (WHF) added two Egyptian sites to its watch list of endangered places: New Gourna Village in Luxor and the Old Mosque of Shali Fortress in Siwa, bringing the total number of sites in Egypt to 14. The Gourna Village The Gourna Village is one of the youngest sites recognized by... »
