From King Tutankhamun’s golden slippers to a silver trumpet – plus 60 objects never seen outside Egypt – catch a global exhibition of the boy-king’s funerary objects Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432520-400-stunning-tutankhamun-show-brings-pharaohs-golden-afterlife-to-london/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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2 Mummies Unearthed in Ancient Egyptian Cemetery Where King Tut and Other Royalty Were Buried
Two mummies have been unearthed in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, the cemetery holding the tomb of King Tut and other Egyptian royalty. Source: https://www.livescience.com/mummies-discovered-egypt-valley-of-kings.html
Rwanda Releases First Smartphone Made Entirely In Africa
Rwanda’s Mara Group just released two smartphones, earning the company the title of the first smartphone manufacturer in Africa. Their grand ambitions are to help turn Rwanda into a regional tech hub. Fast Company reports: Rwanda President Paul Kagame has announced Africa’s “first high tech smartphone factory,” CNN reported. While smartphones are assembled in other African nations (Egypt, Algeria, and South…
Facebook Removes Hundreds of Propaganda Accounts Targeting Iran and Qatar
According to BuzzFeed News, a network of websites and accounts have been using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social platforms to sow propaganda targeting Iran and Qatar. “The accounts, which have now been taken down, appear to have been professionally run by PR firms based in the Middle East and Africa,” the report says. From the report: In August, Facebook announced…
Lost 2,200-year-old temple discovered in Egypt
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of an ancient temple linked to the pharaoh Ptolemy IV. The ruined structure was unearthed quite by acciden… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/331021/lost-2200-year-old-temple-discovered-in-egypt…
Ancient Egyptian Temple from Reign of King Ptolemy IV Unearthed Along Nile River
Excavations for a sewer system inadvertently unearthed a 2,200-year-old temple in Egypt from the reign of King Ptolemy IV. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ptolemy-iv-temple-ancient-egypt.html
Egypt’s Massive 1.8-Gigawatt Benban Solar Park Nears Completion
Wave723 shares a report from IEEE Spectrum: Amid the sand dunes of the western Sahara, workers are putting the finishing touches on one of the world’s largest solar installations. There, as many as 7.2 million photovoltaic panels will make up Benban Solar Park — a renewable energy project so massive, it will be visible from space. The 1.8-gigawatt installation is the…
Divers Find Temples and Treasures in Sunken Ancient Egyptian City
The underwater city was named after the legendary Hercules, who ancient people believed actually visited the city. Source: https://www.livescience.com/66045-underwater-ancient-egypt-city-temple.html
Divers Find Remains of Ancient Temple in Sunken Egyptian City
The underwater city was named after the legendary Hercules, who ancient people believed actually visited the city. Source: https://www.livescience.com/66045-underwater-ancient-egypt-city-temple.html
Egypt’s ‘Bent Pyramid’ Opens for First Time in More Than 50 Years
For the first time since 1965, two pyramids built by the ancient Egyptians, including the unique “Bent Pyramid,” are being opened to the public, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65944-bent-pyramid-egypt.html