The Rosetta stone was discovered in 1799 AD. It is a three-foot high stone containing hieroglyphs, everyday ancient Egyptian language and a Greek translation. Since Greek was understood ...

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The modern name comes from a Greek version of the ancient Egyptian name Abedju. The size of the 3,600-year-old limestone tomb chamber (shown from below and above) suggests that it was likely ...

The tomb was found within an ancient Egyptian necropolis in Abydos. The burial is located about 23 feet (7 meters) underground and contains a limestone burial chamber covered with mudbrick vaults ...

The artifacts also display the level of sophistication that prevailed in ancient Egyptian craftsmanship. Alongside the treasure, many statues of gods were also discovered. These idols were also ...