Sphinx's Fortune

09/21/2023

Ooo! Shiny artifacts dedicated to Amun and Aphrodite.

Archaeologists discovered a cache of treasure inside a sunken underwater temple and sanctuary in Egypt.

07/14/2023

They're completing revamping the process of looking at tomb paintings through technology, which helps uncover the artist's corrections and former works underneath the surface layer - including walls that are so degraded that it's not really visible to the naked eye.

Researchers using a cutting-edge technique have discovered hidden details in Egyptian paintings that date back more than 3,000 years.

12/06/2022

Gorgeous artwork in this ancient tomb!

https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/archaeologists-in-egypt-uncovered-a-4400-year-old-tomb-complete-with-perfectly-preserved-paintings?format=amp

06/06/2022

What the what?!

Police have captured a man who broke into the Dallas museum and smashed several ancient Greek artifacts worth millions.

12/29/2021

Blue boucle baby blanket

12/02/2021

Interesting find in Cyprus showing extensive trade 3500 years ago.

Archaeologists from the University of Gothenburg have concluded an excavation of two tombs in the Bronze Age city of Hala Sultan Tekke in Cyprus. The finds include over 150 human skeletons and close to 500 objects – including gold jewellery, gemstones and ceramics – from around 1350 BC. - Herita...

11/08/2021

Oh my goodness, this painting is gorgeous!

Ancient Egypt: detail head of goddess Isis, a decorative art above the grand staircase in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918).

11/02/2021

I've started getting involved with Save Ancient Studies Alliance - SASA and really hope I can help promote studying the ancient world in professional and nonprofessional capacities. Check them out if you're interested!

10/02/2021

Edible ancient bread!

09/16/2021

Interesting article on several ancient Greek figures of women that men feared. I'll have to check out the book the article references: "Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology," by Jess Zimmerman.

A new collection of essays considers how the villainous women of classical antiquity, from Medusa to the Sphinx, resonate in contemporary Western society

08/06/2021

The sunken Egyptian port city had intact baskets of fruit still sitting there. Other amazing finds from it over the last 20 years of uncovering it.

Wicker vessels recovered from the ruins of Thônis-Heracleion contain doum nuts and grape seeds