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Archaeologists from the University of Birmingham and the Egypt Exploration Society (EES) Qubbet el-Hawa Research Project (QHRP) yesterday announced the discovery of a 6.5-foot (2 m) high ancient encroachment wall in the northern part of the West Aswan cemetery at Qubbet el-Hawa, Aswan. The newly-discovered ancient wall at Qubbet el-Hawa, …

Archaeological excavations at Abydos, Egypt, have revealed the remains of a subterranean boat burial dating to the reign of the pharaoh Senwosret III (c. 1850 BC), says an international team of archaeologists led by Dr. Josef Wegner of the Penn Museum, University of Pennsylvania. Top: interior of the boat building. …