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Polish archaeologists reveal Egyptian treasure

Archaeologists made the extraordinary find in rubble above the Egyptian site of Deir el-Bahari. Nowic/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

Archaeologists have uncovered a stone chest from 3,500 years ago in rubble above the Egyptian site of Deir el-Bahari.

Stone chest found in ancient temple and containing skeleton of a sacrificial goose could lead to hidden royal tomb

Professor Andrzej Niwiński who is leading the team of archaeologists at the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Egypt said the 3,500-year-old chest proves that “since we are in the centre of the royal cemetery, it is definitely a tomb. Finding this deposit indicates that we are in the process of discovering the tomb."

Discovery of ancient Egyptian beads sheds new light on historic trade routes

Dug up in northern Poland the beads date back some 3,500 years and made the long journey from the land of the Pharaohs to north-east Europe.

Polish tourists injured in Egypt bus crash

Four Polish tourists were hospitalised after their bus crashed in Egypt on Saturday, spokesperson for the Polish Foreign Ministry Ewa Suwara told PAP.

Three-way device brings water hygiene to those most in need

A Polish inventor has come up with a portable water system that acts as an adaptable and economical hygiene device.

Dozens of mummies dating back 2,000 years found next to world’s oldest pyramid

The team of archaeologists led by Warsaw University’s Dr Kamil Kuraszkiewicz discovered the ancient corpses in a trench surrounding the Pyramid of Djoser which could have been ‘a path to the afterlife’.

One of Egypt’s oldest churches dating back to the 4th century found hidden behind ancient basilica wall

Lead archeologist Dr Krzysztof Babraj from the Museum of Archaeology in Kraków said: “The older church is underneath the basilica, which was destroyed by an earthquake. The form of its limestone walls, along with ceramic and glass fragments found inside the ruins, indicate that the church dates back to the mid-4th Century.”  

Archeologists discover ancient fortress was used to guard port that sent elephants to war

The port of Berenike where the fortress was discovered was one of a chain dotted along the Red Sea to help supply war elephants to the Ptolemies, whose last leader was Cleopatra.

Polish egyptologist discovers unique depictions of secretary bird

Polish egyptologist Filip Taterka from the Polish Academy of Sciences discovered the sole depictions of the raptor secretary bird in the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Barari, in Egypt.

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