An international and interdisciplinary research program is studying a set of funerary chapels discovered in the necropolis of ancient Thebes, in Luxor, Egypt. Team leaders, Philippe Martinez and Philippe Walter publish their expedition diary on our site every day. 1st episode. Hot air balloon view
In 1850 the French Auguste Mariette, interested in the study of Egyptian hieroglyphics and the Coptic language, was commissioned by the Louvre Museum to travel to Egypt in search of Coptic, Syriac and Arabic manuscripts. He was to buy as many as he could find, to maintain the primacy of the Parisian
If we talk about a famous wall built in Great Britain to block the way to enemies, inevitably Hadrians Wall, erected in the 2nd century AD, comes to mind. in order to defend against Pictish incursions. Someone may also remember the Wall of Antonino Pio, two decades later. But there was a third wall
On June 14, 15 and 16, 2019, during the National Archeology Days (JNA), museums, laboratory sites, universities and research organizations will welcome the public throughout France. For the first time, eight European countries, including Italy, Germany, Portugal and the United Kingdom, are joining t