added 2007 Fri May 18 21:46:23 by capn_caveman
A strange phone call leads Michel Barsoum to cast doubt on leading theories.
A strange phone call leads Michel Barsoum to cast doubt on leading theories.
added 2007 Sun May 13 22:24:32 by wanax
The events of the last weekend in Egypt have not been positive for the minority Christian Coptic Community. On Friday in a response to the construction of a new church in a village south of Cairo, Behma, around 300 Muslims rioted and 10 Coptic worshippers were injured. What does violence against the Copts though say about Egyptian society?
The events of the last weekend in Egypt have not been positive for the minority Christian Coptic Community. On Friday in a response to the construction of a new church in a village south of Cairo, Behma, around 300 Muslims rioted and 10 Coptic worshippers were injured. What does violence against the Copts though say about Egyptian society?
added 2007 Sun May 6 12:22:32 by Eudiso
As many as nine foreign peacekeepers, including up to eight French soldiers, were killed Sunday when a French plane attached to the Sinai's multinational peacekeeping force crashed in a remote, mountainous area of the desert, the force's spokesman said.
As many as nine foreign peacekeepers, including up to eight French soldiers, were killed Sunday when a French plane attached to the Sinai's multinational peacekeeping force crashed in a remote, mountainous area of the desert, the force's spokesman said.
added 2007 Fri Mar 30 8:25:41 by tomboy501
A French architect believes he has finally solved one of the most puzzling construction problems in history by working out how the ancient Egyptians built such a massive structure without the benefit of iron tools, pulleys or wheels.
A French architect believes he has finally solved one of the most puzzling construction problems in history by working out how the ancient Egyptians built such a massive structure without the benefit of iron tools, pulleys or wheels.
added 2007 Sun Feb 11 21:17:14 by capn_caveman
Archaeologists have uncovered three wooden pharaonic sarcophagi, dating back to the 20th century B.C., the chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said on Saturday.
Archaeologists have uncovered three wooden pharaonic sarcophagi, dating back to the 20th century B.C., the chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said on Saturday.
added 2007 Fri Jan 19 19:22:24 by Aidenag
Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her crew are once again sharing their work with the world through an online diary, a digital window into day-to-day life on an archaeological dig. Starting about Jan. 19, and running through late February, visitors to "Hopkins in Egypt Today" will find photos of Johns Hopkins 12th annual expedition in Luxor.
Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her crew are once again sharing their work with the world through an online diary, a digital window into day-to-day life on an archaeological dig. Starting about Jan. 19, and running through late February, visitors to "Hopkins in Egypt Today" will find photos of Johns Hopkins 12th annual expedition in Luxor.
added 2006 Mon Aug 21 14:05:40 by TimALoftis
A passenger train barreled into a northern Egypt railway station Monday and collided with a second train, killing at least 51 people and injuring more than 100.
A passenger train barreled into a northern Egypt railway station Monday and collided with a second train, killing at least 51 people and injuring more than 100.
added 2006 Sun Aug 6 20:09:50 by capn_caveman
A radar survey in 2000 had pinpointed KV63, the tomb excavated earlier this year. It has now been announced that this same radar survey may have revealed another tomb.
A radar survey in 2000 had pinpointed KV63, the tomb excavated earlier this year. It has now been announced that this same radar survey may have revealed another tomb.
