While searching the Nile River, a team of Egyptian and French archaeologists has discovered carvings, paintings and miniatures depicting ancient pharaohs. The underwater expedition took place near ...

When Egypt built the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s, it promised progress - but also posed a devastating threat to history. Rising waters from the Nile would have swallowed entire ancient temples, ...

A joint team of Egyptian-French archaeologists has uncovered paintings, carvings, and miniatures of numerous ancient Egyptian pharaohs in the waters of the Nile south of Aswan. The diving expedition ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Dec. 9, 1960, construction of the Aswan ...

During a diving expedition in the Nile River, archaeologists in Egypt discovered rock carvings featuring depictions of several ancient Egyptian pharaohs, along with hieroglyphic inscriptions. A joint ...

STORY: Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa's largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday. The project, dubbed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD, aims to provide energy to millions... But widens ...

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An underwater archaeological mission in the Nile River near Aswan, Egypt, recovered a handful of long-lost artifacts. When the building of the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s flooded the area, UNESCO ...

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A number of paintings, inscriptions, and other artworks of several pharaohs were found in Aswan, on the heels of previous inscriptions found before the construction of the Aswan High Dam. Reading time ...