Bathhouse Dated to Third Century B.C. Uncovered in Egypt The ruins of a 2,200-year-old bathhouse dating to the second half of the third century B.C. have been discovered at Berenike, a town in Egypt by the Red Sea.  The giant bathhouse has two tholoi (circular structures) with 14 bathtubs in each that would have had …

Scientists Reconstruct Face Of ‘world’s First Pregnant’ Egyptian Mummy, Died 2000 Yrs Ago With an aim to re-humanize mummified individuals, Forensic scientists have reconstructed the face of the world’s first pregnant ancient Egyptian mummy more than 2,000 years after her death, using 2D and 3D techniques. The Mummy known as ‘The Mystery Lady’ is believed …

‘Lost golden city’ found in Egypt reveals the lives of ancient pharaohs Archaeologists have found a “Lost Golden City” that’s been buried under the ancient Egyptian capital of Luxor for the past 3,000 years, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced Thursday. The city, historically known as “The Rise of Aten,” was founded by …

Tunnel Discovered at Egypt’s Ancient City of Taposiris Magna Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a vast tunnel beneath a temple in the ancient city of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria.  The 4,281-foot-long (1,305 meters) tunnel, which brought water to thousands of people in its heyday, was discovered by an Egyptian-Dominican Republic archaeological team, the Egyptian …

2,200-Year-Old Fruit Baskets Found in the Underwater City of Heracleion Fruit baskets — with fruit still inside — that are more than 2,200 years old were discovered recently in the ruins of Thonis-Heracleion, the ancient lost city near Alexandria, Egypt. The city, once the nexus of Mediterranean trade routes in the Hellenistic era, sank beneath …

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of what may be one of the four lost Ancient Egyptian “Sun Temples” A Polish and Italian archaeological mission, while conducting an excavation in the Abusir necropolis near Saqqara in Egypt, unearthed the remains of a mud-brick building believed to be one of the lost “sun temples” of ancient Egypt’s …

Dominican mission discovers 1,305-meter Greco-Roman ancient rock-cut tunnel in Alexandria A Greco-Roman tunnel measuring 1,305 meters in length was discovered beneath Tapuziris Magna, an Ancient Egyptian city, by an Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission from the University of Santo Domingo. The tunnel was carved into the rock and is 1,305 m long, 2 meters high and 13 …

Giant 66-Million-Year-Old Marine Reptile Found in Morocco Researchers in Morocco have discovered a huge new mosasaur fossil called Thalᴀssoтιтan aatrox that fills the super-hunter niche. With huge jaws and teeth like those of killer whales, the Thalᴀssoтιтan preyed on other marine reptiles, plesiosaurs, sea turtles, and other mosasaurs. It is known that at the end …

Shrine With Never-Before-Seen Ritual Discovered In Egyptian Temple Archaeologists have discovered a shrine in a temple in Egypt that describes a ritual never seen before. It comes from the religious complex of the ancient seaport of Berenike, a city that dates back to the third century BCE. The complex itself is a lot more modern …