An Old Pyramid is New Again!
Friday, June 6th, 2008The pyramid of King Menkauhor was rediscovered at Saqqara.
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Domesticated Donkeys
Monday, March 17th, 2008Donkeys might have been domesticated way back in ancient Egypt, really ancient, like 3,000 BCE according to Fionna Marshall. This seems to be based on the discovery of 10 donkey skeletons found near an Egyptian king’s tomb.
Iraq’s Past is Disappearing
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008Alexandra Zavis for the LA Times writes about the illegal digging of artifacts in Iraq here.
Jezebel’s Seal Discovered, Or Then Again, Not…
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007Darlings, Marjo Korpel has argued that a previously excavated seal is in fact the seal of Ahab’s wife, the infamous Jezebel. However, Christopher Rollston argues that it ain’t.
It’s the Mesopotamians: Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbanipal and Gilgamesh
Friday, October 19th, 2007They Might Be Giants has this AWESOME video about four Mesopotamians and their band here.
