Six ancient bat species discovered Mar 10, 2008
The experts behind the find say that they made this discovery while analysing 33 fossils, including teeth and jawbones, which had been unearthed over a period of decades in El Faiyum, an oasis region 50 miles southwest of Cairo. "It is (a) surprising diversity of new forms-we didn't expect to find nearly as many new kinds of bats as we found in the sample," National Geographic quoted Gregg F. Gunnell, a palaeontologist at the University of Michigan who led the study. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Six New Prehistoric Bat Species Discovered in Egypt Mar 7, 2008
The new species were found by experts who analyzed 33 fossils including teeth and jawbones that had been unearthed over a period of decades in El Faiyum, an oasis region 50 miles southwest of Cairo (). RELATED. (National Geographic)
5200 BC is new date for farms in Egypt Feb 14, 2008
The remains of the Neolithic, or Late Stone Age, settlement were buried under a thick layer of sand at an oasis about 50 miles southwest of Cairo, in a desert region called the Faiyum. The excavations last fall uncovered multiple layers of farm remains and hearths, indicating occupation over at least 1,000 years. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Photos: "Beautiful" Mummies, Gilded Caskets Discovered Jan 31, 2008
January 30, 2008Four ancient tombs containing well-preserved mummies and ornate painted coffins have been unearthed at El Faiyum, an oasis about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Cairo () ... The mask was the first of its kind found at the El Faiyum site, an ancient "city of the dead" known as Deir el-Banat, offering hope to archaeologists that more valuable antiquities await discovery there. (National Geographic)
Surprise Egypt Tombs Yield Ornate Coffins, Dog Mummies Jan 31, 2008
Four ancient tombs containing well-preserved mummies, ornate painted coffins, and mummified dogs have been unearthed in El Faiyum, an oasis about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Cairo () ... "There are not so many [well preserved] mummies in El Faiyum at the moment. They are very rare.". (National Geographic)
