Indentations at the top of the obelisk indicate that it was covered in copper or gold to make it reflect the sun’s rays. Indentations at the top of the obelisk indicate that it was covered in copper ...

Book Description: Obelisks, originally associated with the sun cult, had their heyday between 2000 and 1500 BC, when they adorned the Nile’s banks and proclaimed the splendour of the pharaohs. Today, ...

There are around 30 ancient Egyptian obelisks around the world, but which is the biggest? The tallest standing one is the Lateran obelisk, reaching a huge 45.7 meters (150 feet) tall into the sky in ...

In the half-century between 1831 and 1881 three massive obelisks left Egypt for new lands. Prior to these journeys, the last large obelisk moved was the Vatican obelisk in 1586--one of the great ...

The pryamidion likely is evidence of the location of lost satellite pyramids. The pryamidion likely is evidence of the location of lost satellite pyramids. Mission archéologique franco-suisse de ...

NEW YORK (AP)-- An Egyptian official has chided New York City over the condition of "Cleopatra's Needle,'' an ancient column in Central Park. Zahi Hawass of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities ...

For nearly 200 years, the centre of Paris has hosted a priceless artefact from Egyptian history, a stunning spectacle for all to behold. Located at Place de la Concorde in the city's eighth ...

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A researcher discovered hidden messages called hieroglyphic cryptographies on the Luxor Obelisk in France. Some of the hidden messages were propaganda asserting Ramses II’s power. Messages on one side ...

Archaeologists working at the Saqqara necropolis, a large burial ground south of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, have recovered the tip of an obelisk more than 4,300 years old; it's one of the ...