DNA found at archaeological sites reveals that the origins of our domestic cat are in the Near East and ancient Egypt. Cats were domesticated by the first farmers some 10,000 years ago. They later spread across Europe and other parts of the world via trade hub Egypt. The DNA analysis also revealed that most of […]
A team of international archaeologists believe a pair of mummified legs on display in an Italian museum may belong to Egyptian Queen Nefertari – the favourite wife of the pharaoh Ramses II. The team, which included Dr Stephen Buckley and Professor Joann Fletcher from the University of York’s Department of Archaeology, used radiocarbon dating, […]
“Floating debris” from the missing EgyptAir MS804 was reported to have been located by Greek authorities on Thursday near the island of Karpathos the Greek Foreign ministry announced. But, those earlier reports were inaccurate and reports say that the debris was not from the airliner. The ill-fated flight plunged from 37,000 feet to 15,000 feet before […]
A car bomb Monday morning killed Egypt’s top judicial official, General Prosecutor Hisham Barakat. The now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group has vowed to step up anti-government activities to mark the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi on June 30, 2013. Amateur video showed firemen trying to douse flames pouring from burning vehicles after a powerful car […]