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Byzantine city with 200 written records uncovered in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved Byzantine residential city in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis, offering a rare look at life in the Western Desert during the fourth and fifth centuries CE. The find comes from the Ain Al-Sabil archaeological site in the New Valley Governorate... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/byzantine-city-with-written-records-in-dakhla-oasis/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #byzantine #egyptology #ancientegypt

Ancient Egyptian settlement from the Second Intermediate Period with tombs and silos found at Tell el-Ku’a Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a large settlement from the Second Intermediate Period at Tell el-Ku’a in Egypt’s eastern Nile Delta. The site includes tombs, homes, storage areas, ovens, and work spaces... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/egyptian-settlement-with-tombs-and-silos-at-tell-el-kua/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #anthropology #egyptology #ancientegypt

Mamluk-era water system and mosque uncovered near Cairo’s Saladin Citadel Archaeologists working around Cairo’s Saladin Citadel have uncovered the remains of a large Mamluk-era water supply system and a mosque, offering new evidence about how one of Egypt’s most important medieval centers functioned... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/mamluk-era-water-system-uncovered-near-cairo/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #egyptology #ancientegypt

I've had another busy week so not much stitching progress, and Diablo IV's new expansion pack just dropped so I suspect next week I'll be saying much the same … But I am still slowly making progress with Nebamun, the stalks of the papyrus fans are getting longer, and I'll soon be transitioning into the blue of the thicket of plants (when the tomb relief was painted this was green but the green pigment has been lost over time and the cross stitch pattern is based on the art as we know it). Pattern by Scarlet Quince. #WIPWednesday #WIP #crossStitch #egyptology

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A Closer Look at King #Tutankhamun 's Footwear: The Pharaoh Was Buried With Over 80 Pairs of Sandals Made from Gold and Papyrus #Egypt #archaeology #Egyptology https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/king-tut-footwear/

Still making progress little by little on the Nebamun stitching, I'm about halfway down what this column will be and that will (when I get there) be halfway down the whole piece. Pattern by Scarlet Quince. #WIPWednesday #CrossStitch #egyptology