FfFfFfFF 58,371 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 A farmer in northeastern Egypt was preparing his land for crop planting when he discovered an intricately carved sandstone slab that appears to have been installed by the pharaoh Apries 2,600 years ago. The standing stone—also known as a stele, or stela—measures 91 inches long and 41 inches wide. It features a carving of a winged sun disk and a cartouche, or oval enclosing Egyptian hieroglyphs, representing Apries, reports Owen Jarus for Live Science. After the farmer who found the slab reported it to government authorities, the director of the Ismailia Antiquities District and other archaeological experts confirmed its authenticity. Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, says in a statement that the artifact appears to be connected to a military campaign the pharaoh was waging east of Egypt. The slab includes 15 lines of hieroglyphs that experts are now working to translate. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/farmer-stumbles-2600-year-old-egyptian-carving-180978045/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 97,820 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Wait i- Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaky Oliver 23,017 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 1 minute ago, alsemanche said: Wait i- That sh*t used to scare the f*ck out of me when I was a kid what if he didn’t report it and just casually place it on his living room for aesthetic purposes?! That’s something I’d do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 97,820 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Also I will never understand how someone casually stumbles upon these things??? Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusKeepBreathin 19,311 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I can decipher those drawings. "Cows rock", "falcons fly", "Who ordered the long island iced teas?" "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King Jr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresco 1,688 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 how is sandstone still in good condition? very weak rock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald 414 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 1 hour ago, alsemanche said: Wait i- This is what I thought of immediately after I saw the thread title. 𝐢 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,719 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 That's really cool! I find Ancient Egypt so fascinating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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