It was also a colonial power with significant Greek colonies such as Syracuse, Corcyra, and Ambracia among others. The population of Thebes was likely around 30,000 to 50,000. Thebes was a powerful ...
As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...
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Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...
Many of the tombs featured a range of artifacts that could redefine what scholars know about ancient Egypt. Archaeologists uncovered parts of Queen Hatshepsut’s Valley Temple from the Middle ...