In search for Cleopatra's tomb, Egypt claims new discoveries

In search for Cleopatra's tomb, Egypt claims new discoveries

A team led by Kathleen Martinez, who has worked for two decades in hopes of finding Cleopatra’s tomb, has unearthed new discoveries in an ancient city near Alexandria.

Major new discoveries at Egypt's Taposiris Magna Temple

The Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission, led by Kathleen Martinez in collaboration with the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, has unveiled significant finds at the Taposiris Magna Temple, located west of Alexandria. Beneath the southern wall of the temple's outer perimeter, foundation deposits were unearthed, revealing a wealth of funerary and ritual objects from the Late Ptolemaic period. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary-General…

Egyptian-Dominican Archeological Mission Makes New Discoveries at Taposiris Magna Temple

The Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission, led by Kathleen Martinez and the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, has made significant discoveries at the Taposiris Magna Temple near Alexandria on Sunday 8 December. Excavations revealed a number of Late Ptolemaic funerary and ritual artifacts beneath the temple’s southern wall. Key finds include a white marble statue of a woman, possibly Cleopatra VII, and a half-length statue of a king…