In 2009, archaeologists discovered a Coptic monastery in Abydos founded in the fifth century a.d. Embedded in its floor was a large fragment of an inscription that was more than 1,500 years older. The ...
Ushabti figurines of King Shoshenq III as found clustered in the tomb of Osorkon II, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities A total of 225 ushabti statues were found inside the northern ...