3D scan to reveal if ancient statue depicts Roman Emperor Nero as young boyOctober 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Scientists are going to perform a 3D scan of a statue of a boy's head to determine if it's a depiction of Roman Emperor Nero as a young boy. According to a report in The News, the head, found at Fishbourne Roman Palace, West Sussex, UK, will undergo a 3D scan to see if it is a rare marble statue of Emperor Nero as a young boy.
"Lost legs" of 12th century Buddhist sculpture discovered in CambodiaSeptember 30th, 2009 PHNOM PENH - The legs of a 12th century sandstone carving of the Buddhist deity Hevajra, which were missing, have been recovered from a historic site in Siem Reap province in Cambodia. The bust of the statue is on display in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Ancient coins bearing Joseph's image prove their use for trade in olden EgyptSeptember 25th, 2009 CAIRO - Ancient coins bearing the name and image of biblical Joseph have been found from the Museum of Egypt, contradicting claims made by some historians that coins were not used for trade in olden Egypt. Archaeologists provided by MEMRI show that the coins were discovered among a multitude of unsorted artifacts stored at the Museum of Egypt, The Jerusalem Post reports.
Archaeologists stumble on gemstone with Alexander's portraitSeptember 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Archaeologists have uncovered a rare gemstone engraved with the portrait of Alexander the Great during excavations at Tel Dor in Israel. This tiny gem was dug up by a volunteer during excavations by a team from the University of Washington-Seattle.
Archaeologists discover gemstone carrying portrait of Alexander the GreatSeptember 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An archaeological team, during excavations in Israel, has discovered a gemstone that has a portrait of Alexander the Great engraved on it. The excavations at Tel Dor were carried out by an archaeological team, which was directed by Dr.
1st century A.D. colossal statue of Greek God Apollo unearthed in TurkeySeptember 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Italian archaeologists have unearthed a 1st century A.D. colossal statue of Apollo, the Greek god of the sun, light, music and poetry, from white calcified cliffs in southwestern Turkey.
New discovery hints ancient Egypt and Israel had ties during Early Bronze AgeSeptember 2nd, 2009 JERUSALEM - The discovery of a rare, four-centimeter-long stone fragment at the point where the Jordan River exits Lake Kinneret, has suggested a link between ancient Egypt and Israel around 3,000 BCE during the Early Bronze Age. According to a report in the Jerusalem Post, Tel Aviv University (TAU) and University College London archeologists found the fragment.
2,000-yr-old bronze statue of roman emperor Augustus discovered in GermanyAugust 26th, 2009 BERLIN - Archaeologists have discovered fragments of a 2,000-year-old bronze Roman equestrian statue of Emperor Augustus in a stream near Giessen in Germany. According to a report in The Local, on August 12, archaeologists pulled the gold-gilded, life-sized head of a horse and a shoe of the emperor - who ruled the Roman Empire between 23 BC and 14 AD from a stream in what was once the Roman outpost Germania Magna.
1st century Greek statue may aid in development of "biofouling" resistant metalsAugust 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, scientists have said that an ancient first century B.C. Greek statue, discovered off the coast of Croatia in 1998, may help researchers develop metals that are more resistant to "biofouling," the accumulation of critters that can eat away at ships' hulls.
2000-year-old statue of Greek athlete sheds light on metal corrosionJuly 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The restoration of a 2,000-year-old bronze sculpture of the famed ancient Greek athlete Apoxyomenos may help modern scientists understand how to prevent metal corrosion, discover the safest ways to permanently store nuclear waste, and understand other perplexing problems. That's the conclusion of a new study on the so-called "biomineralization" of Apoxyomenos.
Secrets of daily life among the great pyramids of Giza uncoveredJune 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a study lasting two decades, archaeologists have uncovered a number of secrets of daily life among the great pyramids of Giza in Egypt. According to a report in The Columbus Dispatch, archaeologists Ana Tavares and Mark Lehner have been digging for two decades in Egypt, digging up a lost city where Giza pyramid builders lived.
65 statues of human and animal figures found in Iran's Burnt CityJune 8th, 2009 TEHRAN - Archeologists have unearthed 65 statues of human and animal figures in Burnt City, located in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan. According to a report in Press TV, the discovery, which comes along last winter excavations, included 65 small statues of human and animal figures.
Ancient statue discovered in pyramid during cleaningFebruary 25th, 2009 CAIRO - Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old statue as they carried out routine cleaning work at one of the Giza pyramids. The 149-centimetre-long statue was found Tuesday buried just 40 centimetres below the surface of the sand in the northern part of the King Men-Kau-Re's pyramid (2551-2523 BC).
Over 20 mummies found in Egyptian tombFebruary 9th, 2009 CAIRO - An Egyptian archaeological team has found about two dozen mummies in a tomb dating back to the 3,000-year-old Pharaonic era. The mummies were unearthed in the tomb which lies to the west of Zoser's step pyramid in the Saqqara area.
Egypt, Hamas agree on truce plan, await Israeli approvalJanuary 15th, 2009 CAIRO - Egypt and the Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas have agreed to a five-step plan that calls for a ceasefire as of Saturday, an Arab newspaper reported Friday as a senior Israeli official arrived for talks in Cairo. The pan-Arab Al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper, quoting Egyptian officials, said Egypt and Hamas have agreed to the Egyptian truce initiative, which now needs the approval of Israel.
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