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The New Chronology lowers the Egyptian dates (established within the traditional chronology) by up to 350 years at points before the universally accepted fixed date of 664 BC for the sacking of Thebes by Ashurbanipal. For example, the New Chronology would redate the beginning of Egypt's 19th Dynasty from 1295 BC to 961 BC.
24 – A joint Egyptian-German team discovered a 167-foot-wide temple pylon at Athribis in Sohag, Egypt, dating back to King Ptolemy VIII. [ 144 ] 25 – A shipwreck off the coast of Malindi , Kenya, which was initially discovered in 2013, was suggested to be possibly the São Jorge from Vasco da Gama 's 1524 voyage, as one of the earliest ...
Archaeologists have discovered paintings of daily life in ancient Egypt in a tomb dating back more than 4,300 years. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries is a documentary on the Discovery Channel, written and directed by Ben Mole and hosted by Zahi Hawass, featuring a list of the top ten discoveries of Ancient Egyptian sites and artifacts which are of cultural significance to the country.
Egyptian government-controlled news sources claimed that the parade caused an upswell of national pride, [14] [15] and the Egyptian ministry of finance issued commemorative Egyptian one pound and one hundred pound coins carrying the name and the official logo of the Pharaohs' Golden Parade, to symbolize this historic cultural event. [16]
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb is a 2020 British documentary film directed by James Tovell. The film follows a team of Egyptian archeologists that discover a tomb from the 25th century BC in the Saqqara necropolis, just outside of Cairo that had been untouched for 4,400 years.
The Abydos boats are not the only find of First Dynasty ships. Nineteen boat burials were found at Helwan, but only four of these finds were published. Six boat graves were found at Saqqara by Walter Bryan Emery and four of these finds were published. Finally two full-sized model boats made out of clay are known from Abu Roash Hill. [14]
The Lotus chalice or Alabaster chalice, called the Wishing Cup by Howard Carter, derives from the tomb of the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun of the 18th Dynasty.The object received the find number 014 and was on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, with the inventory numbers JE 67465 and GEM 36. [2]