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Five interesting archaeological discoveries….

Dec 1, 2022

archaeology, battles, buildings, genealogy, religion, Science

Ancient Egypt, Bosworth, child sacrifice, Georgia, John Ashdown-Hill, Leicester dig, Leicester Greyfriars, Leicester University, maps, mtDNA, mummified remains, Peru, Philippa Langley, Queen Nerfertari, radio carbon dating, Rameses II, Richard III, Saint Belec Slab, Tblisi, winemaking, wounds

According to this article there have been five interesting archaeological discoveries in the past decade. First among them, of course, is the finding of Richard III’s remains:- “….When King Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, he was buried in the church of the Grey Friars. In 2012, The Richard III Society…
Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered one hundred years ago today….

Nov 4, 2022

anniversaries, archaeology, art, buildings, religion, Science

Alexandria, Ancient Egypt, apothecaries, Bible, Cairo, crusaders, curses, Earl of Carnarvon, Hodgkin’s Disease, Howard Carter, Moses, mummified remains, Pharoahs, Red Sea, resin, royal tombs, Sphinx, treasure, Tutankhamun

The Pharaoh Tutankhamun seems to have been part of our lives forever, so it’s hard to believe that his tomb was found just hundred years ago on 4th November 1922. Even the discoverer, Howard Carter, had no idea what lay within the tomb, only that it didn’t seem to have been got at by…