Re (also spelled Ra) was a sun god in ancient Egypt. The giant false door, which is made of pink granite, is about 14.8 feet (4.5 meters) high and 3.8 feet (1.2 m) wide, the Egyptian Ministry of ...

The false door, which was over three feet wide, is the first of its kind in material and size ever to be found from ancient Egypt. It was directly connected to the prince’s tomb, and featured ...

The most important tool in the Quina toolkit is the scraper—a thick, sharp-edged stone tool used ... only changes how we view ancient East Asia but opens the door to even more surprising finds ...

Zimbabwe is the house of stone, both literally and figuratively, with its very name derived from the ancient stone city of Great Zimbabwe. Stone is more than just a material here – it’s the ...

The Great Stone Door can be found in the Savage Gulf State Natural Area, around two and a half hours from campus. This name comes from the rock formations and cliffs that line the trail, creating a ...

Hydraulic mechanics may have indeed been the driving force behind the construction of ancient Egyptian pyramids ... could have maneuvered the oversized stone blocks forming the pyramid, starting ...

At the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea lies an incredible 7,000-year-old road, which once connected an ancient settlement ... site from natural destruction." Stone walls surrounding the ...

Petrified Forest National Park is a time capsule filled with ancient trees that have crystallized over millions of years, essentially turning to stone. What secrets do these fossilized ecosystems ...

“Słupcio” was discovered in 1887 during peat digging near Słupsk, Poland Likely used as a protective Stone Age amulet based on bear symbolism On display in Szczecin, 220 km from its discovery site ...

The investigations revealed human-made formations beyond the obstructing stone in the southern corridor ... this data with written records from the ancient cuneiform clay tablets of Mesopotamia ...

A stone to be displayed at the Israeli pavilion at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo is seen in Konohana Ward, Osaka, on Wednesday. The Yomiuri Shimbun 1:00 JST, April 13, 2025 Israel plans to display an ...