Ancient Egypt
Jan 16
Byzantine Monastery Unearthed in Egypt
In the biblical imagination, the desert is never empty. It is a charged landscape: dangerous and barren, yet paradoxically fertile with spiritual possibility. The Israelites […]
Jan 14
More Discoveries at Saqqara
Continued excavations at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara in Egypt have revealed yet more of the site’s rich history, with tombs and mastabas discovered from […]
Jan 9
Temple of the Sun Discovered at Abusir
Archaeologists working at the site of Abusir, one of the main burial grounds of the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis, have uncovered an extensive temple […]
Dec 21
King Taharqa of the Kingdom of Cush
By: Marek Dospěl
As the mighty Assyrian army of King Sennacherib was getting ready to attack Judah at the close of the eighth century BC, the Judahite King […]
Dec 17
Identifying Pi Ramesses
Mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two cities in which the Israelites labored during their servitude in Egypt, Pi Ramesses—biblical Raamses […]
Nov 28
Is Sheshonq Buried at Tanis?
While carrying out conservation work within the tomb of Pharaoh Osorkon II (r. 872–837 BCE), a French archaeology team was shocked to discover a trove […]
Nov 17
Unwrapping Mummy Mysteries
More than just the stuff of Hollywood movies, mummies and mummified remains have been the subject of scientific inquiry for centuries. Although early studies of […]
Oct 27
New Kingdom Fortress Discovered in Sinai
The Way of Horus was a critical trade route connecting ancient Egypt to the greater Near Eastern world. It was so important, in fact, that […]
Oct 17
The Origins of Egypt’s Karnak Temple
Famous within biblical archaeology for its conquest relief of Pharaoh Shoshenq I (biblical Shishak), the temple complex at Karnak was one of the most important […]
Oct 8
Coloring the Temple of Edfu
By: Lila Wolk
On the west bank of the Nile River, in the city of Edfu, sits a temple to the ancient Egyptian sky god Horus. One of […]
