Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of the temple of the ancient Greek god Zeus (Jupiter) in the Sinai Peninsula. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement that the ruins of the temple were discovered at the archaeological site of Tell el-Pharma in the northwest of the Sinai Peninsula. Tell el-Pharma, also […]
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The Ancient City Described in the Iliad by Homer, Discovered in Greece
Archaeologists have found the ruins of the ancient city of Meliboia, which Homer described in his immortal Iliad, near the port of Agiokampos in Greece. The remains of a Hellenistic sanctuary, built from alabaster and local sources of stone, have been unearthed during the EFA excavations, begun relatively recently by a team of archaeologists led […]
Traces of the great man found in Crete; dates back more than 6 million years
Traces of ancient prehumans in the fossilized sediments of the beach at Trachilos on the Greek island of Crete have been dated at 6.05 million years old, the oldest known footprints of ancient human ancestors. According to an international team of researchers from Germany, Sweden, Greece, Egypt and England, led by Tübingen scientists Uwe Kirscher […]
Unique archaeological finds in Salamis
The seabed of Salamina continues to impress archaeological scientists. For the fifth year in a row, underwater research has been carried out here, which has brought important results. Archaeological work carried out in the sea area of the eastern part of Salamina from September to October 2020 made it possible to make impressive finds and […]
Egypt: the oldest “golden city” of the pharaohs discovered near Luxor
Egyptian archaeologists report a grandiose find of a lost “golden city” built at least 3400 years ago, Ahram and El Balad write. According to APE-MPE, referring to the words of the famous Egyptian archaeologist Zaha Hawass, the city was founded during the reign of Ancient Egypt by the powerful Pharaoh Amenhotep III, in the XIV […]