During Civil Unrest In Egypt, Ancient Pharaoh Mycerinus Makes Surprise Appearance At Archaeological Dig
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 12:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
As Egypt fights over new leadership, Israeli archaeologists have found evidence of an ancient ruler in northern Israel. At a site in Tel Hazor National Park, north of the Sea of Galilee, archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have unearthed part of a unique Sphinx belonging to one of the ancient pyramid-building pharaohs. The Sphinx was brought over from Egypt, with a hieroglyphic inscription between its front legs that bears the name of the Egyptian king Mycerinus, who ruled in the third millennium BCE, more than 4,000 years ago and was one of the builders of the famous Giza pyramids. read more