The winter 2025/26 excavation season is underway, and lots of news is coming forth already. Let’s explore the major finds!
Chapters:
- The GEM is open 00:30.
- Scans at Menkaura’s pyramid: 04:12.
- Discovery at Tanis: 07:31.
- Alexandria ship: 08:49.
- Amarna Plague? 10:39.
- Thera Tempest? 12:41.
- Karnak Re-Dated: 14:43.
- New Temple Discovery: 16:05.
Sources:
- Menkaura pyramid scans: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096386952500012X
- Tanis discovery: https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/557221/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/-royal-ushabti-figurines-unearthed-in-Nile-Delta-T.aspx
- Alexandria ship: https://www.franckgoddio.org/shipwreck-k1/
- Amarna plague: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/736705
- Thera Eruption and Tempest Stela: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0330702
- Karnak re-dated: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/conceptual-origins-and-geomorphic-evolution-of-the-temple-of-amunra-at-karnak-luxor-egypt/12B8A406D84C46F89CDDD7A3DCDF297D
- Niuserra Valley Temple: https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/558520.aspx
