The Cairo Post reports the discovery of the remains of a high priest by the name of Ankh-f-n-khonsu. This individual lived during the 22nd Dynasty while the Ankh-f-n-khonsu commemorated in the Stele of Revealing lived during the 25th Dynasty but might… Continue Reading
David Tibet (Macquarie University, Coptology) just uploaded “A Magical Request for Revelation (P.Stras. Inv. Kopt. 550)” on Academia.edu. Tibet is singer, songwriter and primum mobile of Current 93 and a member of the Cabinet of Ordo Templi Orientis. View the paper… Continue Reading
The ancient Egyptians who built the pyramids may have been able to move massive stone blocks across the desert by wetting the sand in front of a contraption built to pull the heavy objects, according to a new study. http://www.livescience.com/45285-how-egyptians-moved-pyramid-stones.html
Following notes written by an English traveler in the early 19th century and two French pilots in the 1950s, Pierre Tallet made a stunning discovery: a set of 30 caves honeycombed into limestone hills but sealed up and hidden from… Continue Reading
A new study has been released regarding Ancient Egyptian Star Charts. The work presents a theory that the star charts painted on the insides of coffins represented a map to assist the spirit to traverse the sky and find a home in… Continue Reading
The finger rings seen here are part of a fabulous trove of personal effects once belonging to Queen Amanishakheto, one of the most important rulers of the ancient Nubian kingdom of Meroë. The large group of more than 60 rings… Continue Reading
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. On this day of the Feast for the Lion and Serpent, I thought that I would share one of the earliest images of the Lion and the Serpent. It… Continue Reading
Egypt has lifted a 13-year-old ban on excavation permits issued to foreign archeology missions working in Upper Egypt, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Mostafa Amin was quoted by Youm Friday. For 13 years, the excavation permissions… Continue Reading
The lost labyrinth of ancient Egypt is a colossal temple said to contain 3,000 beautifully adorned rooms connected by a confusing array of passages, chambers, porticoes, and stairs. It was repeatedly and consistently described by numerous classic historians between 5th… Continue Reading
The 26th Dynasty of Egypt was the last dynasty of the Third Intermediate Period, and was known also as the Nubian Dynasty or the Kushite Empire. The pharaohs of this dynasty hailed from Egypt’s southern neighbour, the Nubian Kingdom of… Continue Reading