Samples of the Black Death, which wiped out as many as 50 million people in medieval Europe, have been found in an ancient Egyptian mummy. The pandemic, also known as bubonic plague, spread ...
Scientists discovered an over 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy who may have died of the bubonic plague, marking the first case of the disease outside Eurasia. De Agostini via Getty Images Scientists ...
Egyptian authorities have arrested two men for attempting to steal hundreds of ancient artifacts from the bottom of the sea, the country’s interior ministry said in a Monday statement.
Thanks to recent analysis, however, researchers believe they have confirmed the first known plague case outside Eurasia: a 3,290-year-old, ancient Egyptian mummy. Y. pestis, also known as the ...
Solar alignment at the temple in Karnak, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (Egypt) The Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt offered a dazzling spectacle as the rising sun aligned perfectly ...
After conquering Phoenicia in 332 BC, Alexander the Great looked onward to Egypt. The city of Alexandria was built at the edge of the Nile Delta and is situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the ...
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Karl Mischke … in discussing the origin of the Arabic numerals, points out that the Roman numerals from 1 to 10 originated from the primitive custom of reckoning on the fingers of the two hands ...
But that’s starting to change. The Egyptian god Anubis is often shown with the head of a dog in tomb frescos, like this one with Rameses I. These depictions resemble modern Baladi dogs.
ALBAWABA – James Donaldson, known for Mr. Beast, an American YouTuber, internet personality, and businessman, said he rented the Egyptian pyramids for 100 hours to hunt and chase ghosts.