# Egyptology News: The GEM is Open (and New Discoveries)

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Podcast: [The History of Egypt Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-egypt-podcast-436522)
Published: 2025-12-26T00:01:00+00:00
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The winter 2025/26 excavation season is underway, and lots of news is coming forth already. Let's explore the major finds! Chapters: The GEM is open 00:30. Scans at Menkaura's pyramid: 04:12. Discovery at Tanis: 07:31. Alexandria ship: 08:49. Amarna Plague? 10:39. Thera Tempest? 12:41. Karnak Re-Dated: 14:43. New Temple Discovery: 16:05. Sources: Menkaura pyramid scans: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096386952500012X Tanis discovery: https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/557221/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/-royal-ushabti-figurines-unearthed-in-Nile-Delta-T.aspx Alexandria ship: https://www.franckgoddio.org/shipwreck-k1/⁠ Amarna plague: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/736705⁠ Thera Eruption and Tempest Stela: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0330702⁠ Karnak re-dated: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/conceptual-origins-and-geomorphic-evolution-of-the-temple-of-amunra-at-karnak-luxor-egypt/12B8A406D84C46F89CDDD7A3DCDF297D⁠ Niuserra Valley Temple: https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/558520.aspx⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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