Tag: archaeology

Babylonia Developed Trigonometry Before Greeks

LINK: “In some respects it’s superior to modern trigonometry.”

Secret Pyramid Found Inside Ancient Mexican Temple

LINK: The ancient Temple of Kukulkan

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Dominican Archaeologist Kathleen Martínez

The Search For Cleopatra’s Tomb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2hOkbnJzlk

Researchers Have Reconstructed an Ancient Egyptian Throne With the Help of Modeling Software

Check it out at Mentalfloss.com.

Who else is buried in King Tut’s tomb? Perhaps a queen, says one Egyptologist.

Read at The Christian Science Monitor.

Mask of Tutankhamun's mummy at The Egyptian Museum.

Mask of Tutankhamun’s mummy at The Egyptian Museum.

Using Tech in the Search For Neferneferuaten Nefertiti

Radar Will Be Used to Search the Tomb of Tutankhamun

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British Museum publishes Amara West guidebook in Arabic

And it’s free!

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For History Geeks: ‘For Allah’ Inscription Found on Viking Era Ring

Click here to read at Discovery News.

Example of the Kufic script inscribed on the 9th-century signet ring found in Sweden.
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Google Art Project File: North Africa – Qur’an leaf in Kufic script