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Mar 13 Blog

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 […]

Aeriel photo of one of the mysterious tombs. Courtesy Emil Aladjem, IAA.

Feb 7 Blog

Mysterious Tombs Reveal Insights into Ancient Trade

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

At the crossroads of ancient trade routes running through the Negev Desert, archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) discovered a complex of mysterious tombs […]

Jan 13 Blog

More Discoveries at Saqqara

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

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 6 Blog

Gold-Tongued Mummies

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Excavations at the site of Oxyrhynchus in Middle Egypt have uncovered a new tomb complex dated to the Ptolemaic period (c. 304–30 BCE). According to […]

The Egyptian scarab. Courtesy Emil Aladjem, IAA

Dec 2 Blog

Young Girl Discovers Egyptian Scarab

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

While walking with her family at Tel Qana near Tel Aviv, a young girl made a fantastic find: a small stone in the shape of […]

Nov 18 Blog

Unwrapping Mummy Mysteries

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

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 […]

The gate to the temple of Edfu in Egypt. © Vyacheslav Argenberg / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Oct 11 Blog

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 […]

Sep 30 Blog

Guarding Egypt during the Time of Ramesses II

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Archaeologists with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities have uncovered a fortress from the reign of Ramesses II (r. 1279–1213 BCE), the Egyptian pharaoh […]

Sep 27 Blog

The Amarna Revolution

By: Lila Wolk

The pharaoh Akhenaten was a shrewd political operator who consolidated his power over ancient Egypt through strategic, administrative, and symbolic changes, beginning with the movement […]

Aug 12 Blog

Scores of Egyptian Tombs Uncovered

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Excavations by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, in the necropolis of Tell al-Deir, about 125 miles north of Cairo, revealed 63 mudbrick tombs and […]

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