The Lost City of Heracleion.
Alexandria, Egypt
An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.
It was a legend. No trace of the city had ever been found, and it appeared only in a few rare inscriptions and ancient texts. The city of…
Gilded Mehit-Weret (aspect of Hathor) Head from Tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun (Luxor Museum, Luxor, Egypt)
The goddess Hathor was often represented in the form of a cow, and, as such, was depicted on the walls of many Theban tombs dating to the New Kingdom.…
Abu Simbel is a complex formed by two temples carved into the rock: built by the will of Pharaoh Ramses II during his reign (1279-1213 BC) to commemorate his victory in the battle of Qadesh (ca. 1274 BC).
DETAL TRONU NOWEGO KRÓLESTWA, XVIII DYNASTY KSIĘŻNICZKI SITAMUN, PIERWRORODNEJ CÓRKI AMENHOTEPA III I WIELKIEJ KRÓLOWEJ TIYE — 1391 - 1353 p.n.e.
Krzesło zostało znalezione w grobowcu jej dziadka Yuyi, w Dolinie Królów w Waset (Teby). Uważa się, że został…
MERNEPTAH STELE.
Egypt, dated: 1208 BC
Although not found in Israel the archaeological timeline of Israel could best start with the famous Merneptah stele. The stele (also named Israel stele) was discovered by Flinders Petrie in 1896 at Thebes, Egypt. Is…
CLEOPATRA VII.
69 BCE – 30 BCE
One of the most well known people in history, Cleopatra VII was the last pharaoh of Egypt. She was a Macedonian Greek who ruled Egypt for nearly three decades. Known for her intelligence, she was her father’s favorite. She…
Egypt – A different view of the entrance to the Great Pyramid: which gives a better perspective on how large this structure is when compared to size of the 150+ people shown in this photograph.
Red granite double statue of pharaoh Ramesses II and the fearsome goddess Sekhmet. Founded in Buto city (Pharaohs' Mound) near the city of Desouk, east of Alexandria in the Nile Delta of Egypt.
Dated to the reign of New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty pharaoh…
Being the second largest obelisk in entire Egypt, the obelisk is carved out of a single piece of pink granite. Measuring in at 28.58 m high and weighing a spectacular 343 tons, this obelisk is at the Temple of Amon in Karnak and was erected in 1457 BC.
6000-letnie drzewo baobab w Tanzanii.
A 6000-year-old baobab tree in Tanzania.
Ein 6000 Jahre alter Baobab-Baum in Tansania.
6000-летний баобаб в Танзании.