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Egypt Today
24-06-2025
- Egypt Today
New Archaeological Discovery in Sharqiya Reveals Lost City of 'Emet'
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced a groundbreaking discovery at Tell El-Fara'in (Tell Nebesha) in Sharqiya Governorate. A British archaeological team from the University of Manchester uncovered the ruins of the ancient city of 'Emet,' dating back to the early or mid-4th century BC. Among the findings, multi-story residential buildings ('tower houses'), known for their thick foundations, storage facilities for grain and animal shelters, structures once part of a ceremonial processional route, a limestone temple floor, and remains of mudbrick columns likely covered in plaster. A bronze sistrum (musical instrument) adorned with Hathor heads, a finely crafted green faience ushabti figurine from the 26th Dynasty, and a rare stela depicting Horus standing on crocodiles, holding serpents, topped by the god Bes were also uncovered. In the temple area, archaeologists also found signs that the processional road connecting Late Period monuments to the Temple of Wadjet was decommissioned by the mid-Ptolemaic era. The temple was rebuilt during the reigns of Ramesses II and Ahmose II, and later repurposed as a quarry during the Achaemenid period. Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy praised the discovery as a major step toward enriching Egypt's cultural heritage and deepening understanding of daily life and religious practices during the Late and early Ptolemaic periods. According to Dr. Nicky Nielsen, the mission's director, the city of Emet once stood as a key population center in Lower Egypt, especially during the New Kingdom and Late Period, and was home to a significant temple dedicated to the goddess Wadjet, whose ruins still dominate the western part of the site. This discovery opens new doors for research into one of the Delta's most important ancient cities.
Miami Herald
24-06-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
Radar scans reveal more ruins of 2,300-year-old city in Egypt. See its treasures
Near the edge of a small town in northeastern Egypt sits a hill that is not what it seems. Radar scans of the hill revealed a dense concentration of ancient ruins buried below: the remnants of a 2,300-year-old city. Take a look at what remains. When British archaeologists began their latest season of work at Tell Nabasha, they already knew the hill site was once part of the ancient city of Imet, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a June 21 news release. What researchers didn't know was what sat beneath this section of the hill. Archaeologists used remote sensing and satellite images to scan the hill and identify which areas had the most ruins, officials said. Then they started digging. Excavations uncovered houses, grain storage, buildings used to house animals and an unidentified structure near a central temple, the ministry said. Archaeologists believe the homes were multi-story residences known as tower houses built to provide shelter for large groups of people, the ministry said. The long-abandoned structures dated back between 400 and 350 B.C., archaeologists said. Photos show the ruins. The dig also unearthed several notable artifacts, officials said and photos show. One green-blue bust-like statue was identified as part of a highly detailed funeral figure, or ushabti, at least 2,300 years old. One carved stone slab was identified as a stela depicting the ancient Egyptian deity Horus standing on two crocodiles and holding snakes with another deity above him, archaeologists said. Another notable item was a bronze musical instrument known as a sistrum, which was played by being shaken similarly to a tambourine. Based on the ruins of Imet uncovered so far, archaeologists described the 2,300-year-old city as a prominent population center in the Nile Delta and distinguished by its temple. Officials said the latest findings at Tell Nabasha reveal more about the ancient city, its daily life and its religious practices. Tell Nabasha, or Tell Nebesha, is in Al-Sharqia Governorate in northeastern Egypt and a roughly 80-mile drive northeast from Cairo. Google Translate and Elvex Translate were used to translate the Facebook post from Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
CairoScene
21-06-2025
- Science
- CairoScene
Archaeologists Unearth 2,000-Year-Old City in Sharqia
Among the findings are multi-story mudbrick homes, a temple to Wadjet, and rare relics like a faience ushabti, bronze sistrum, and Horus stela. Jun 21, 2025 Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of Imet, an ancient city buried beneath Tell El-Faraoun (Tell Nabisha) in Sharqia, shedding new light on urban life in the Nile Delta over 2,000 years ago. Led by the University of Manchester, the British mission unearthed multi-story 'tower houses,' grain storage rooms, and animal shelters dating back to the 4th century BCE—revealing a densely populated settlement with sophisticated architecture. In the temple area, the team discovered limestone flooring, mudbrick columns, and religious relics including a faience ushabti, a bronze sistrum adorned with Hathor heads, and a stela depicting Horus and Bes. 'The discovery of 'Imet' is a significant milestone in our understanding of daily life, architectural innovation, and religious practices in the Delta during the Late and early Ptolemaic periods,' said Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. Believed to have been a major center during the New Kingdom and Late Period, Imet was home to a temple dedicated to the goddess Wadjet, originally rebuilt by Ramses II and Ahmose II.
Gizmodo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Games Workshop Just Can't Stop ‘Horus Heresy' Scalpers
It's become an unfortunate par for the course in modern collecting that if you want something, you're no longer just racing against fellow fans who want it: you're facing off against a bot army driven by scalpers who want to make a pretty profit on the aftermarket. From trading cards to action figures, from sneakers to event tickets, bots are everywhere… including the grim dark future of Warhammer. This week Games Workshop announced plans to launch pre-orders for a bonus 'final' entry in its long running series of Horus Heresy novels. Set roughly 10,000 years before the contemporary events of Warhammer 40K, the saga, which first began in 2006, recounts a galaxy-spanning civil war among the Imperium of Man–when the titular Horus, one of the Emperor's most trusted warmasters, falls to corruption and brings swaths of Space Marine legions to the side of Chaos as he turns on the Imperium. The series, which spanned sixty four primary books, came to an end in January of last year with the release of The End and the Death Volume III, itself the 10th chapter of the 'Siege of Terra' miniseries that covered Horus' final assault on Earth itself. The latest book, End of Ruin, was a surprise final chapter. An anthology of short stories set in the aftermath of The End and the Death announced earlier this year, it was set to go live for pre-order this week. But while the release of the novel itself is exciting for Warhammer fans, the recent Horus Heresy books have been on a whole other level of interest for a different reason. Throughout the 'Siege of Terra' sub-series, Games Workshop has debuted each book with a premium limited edition: not only did they come with faux-leather bound covers, embossed with gold foil and detailing to make them look like ancient texts ripped right out of 40K's universe, these limited editions were the exclusive way to get each book physically earliest. Although digital copies of each release launched alongside the limited editions, the standard paperback release would come a month later. Suffice to say, this made each limited edition extremely in demand, for a dedicate fanbase that is already primed to clog up the internet tubes that make up Games Workshop's official website every weekend to buy the latest models. Not only are the limited editions truly limited–running roughly a few thousand copies, and only available directly through Games Workshop–the standardized nature of them all makes completing the set a risky gamble of investment. Once you get one, it's hard to stop at just one of them, because it'll look weird on the shelf without its faux-leather friends. And thus, with every release of a new chapter since 'Siege of Terra' began in 2019, Games Workshop's website would buckle under demand, fans would get angry, and dozens upon dozens of copies would inevitably end up on sites like eBay for double or triple the original price. No matter how hard Games Workshop tried to counteract scalping–including completely overhauling its website in 2023 to implement queuing systems meant to deter bots–each limited edition would sell out almost immediately, leading to a new wave of aftermarket sales, and a new wave of anger. Fans thought it would be over when The End and the Death Volume III launched last year (which itself had suffered a similarly controversial launch) but with the announcement of End of Ruin, they braced themselves once more this past Tuesday, June 10, to enter the fray. And it did not go well. Within moments of End of Run going live on Games Workshop's website at 5am Eastern, the queue system displayed waiting times numbering in the hours. Soon enough, the queue was paused. And then, Games Workshop's website went down completely, for a period of maintenance that would last hours. People were furious, and it turns out, so were Games Workshop, enough to release a rare statement about the mess this week. 'Today we launched our pre-order for the much-anticipated special edition of Siege of Terra: Era of Run,' a statement posted to Facebook read in part. 'Unfortunately, scalpers attempted to use bots to bypass our normal safeguards. our eagle-eyed Tech-Priests caught this happening in real time, so we pulled offline. What this means is we're pausing the launch of Era of Ruin and have removed it from for the time being.' 'Don't worry, it's still coming–we're just absolutely determined that real fans get it,' the statement continued. 'All erroneous orders are being purged. This is our number one priority. Please forgive us for a delay as we sort it all out.' Included in the statement was seemingly the first step of Games Workshop's renewed attempt to stop resellers: a newsletter sign up link for customers to be notified when pre-orders for Era of Ruin would relaunch. It's already a slight step up from when the same issue struck the launch of End and the Death Volume III, which simply hit the same website issues a few weeks later when it opened up the queue system again. But considering this is far from the first time that this has happened to the Horus Heresy series, at what point do the companies 'normal safeguards' stop being safe enough? Whether or not the new round of sales for Era of Ruin will go more smoothly remains to be seen. But if there are just as many headaches for Horus Heresy fans once more, then one of Games Workshop's most beloved book series is going to end in an era of ruin of a different sort.
Middle East
05-06-2025
- Middle East
OPEN// Egypt recovers 11 smuggled artifacts via cooperation with the US
CAIRO, June 4 (MENA) – Egypt's Consulate General in New York has recovered a collection of 11 Egyptian artifacts thanks to close cooperation with the New York County District Attorney's Office, US law enforcement authorities, the foreign ministry's cultural sector, and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates on Wednesday. The move comes as part of the Egyptian State's continued efforts to preserve its cultural heritage and recover smuggled Egyptian artifacts, the ministry said in a statement. The restored artifacts comprise a remarkable collection of historically significant antiquities that were smuggled out of Egypt in recent years. US authorities traced and seized them in preparation for their repatriation to Egypt, it added. The collection includes a vessel of the god Bes, dating back to the Late Period of ancient Egypt (circa 600 B.C.), a pendant in the shape of the head of Horus dating approximately between 300-700 B.C., and the head of a Roman-era statue dating between the 1st and 4th centuries. (MENA) I S N/S R E
