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Egypt: A diverse country rooted in 6,000 years of history
No travel destination in the world offers the diversity of Egypt. The country unquestionably belongs to a social and cultural ...
Ancient Egyptian mummies still smell nice, study finds
Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have ...
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An Artifact From Egypt’s Great Pyramid Was Just Found In A Cigar Box In Scotland
In 1872, two British men took three artifacts from the Great Pyramid of Giza. These are the only known items ever removed ...
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Ancient Egyptian Coffins Found Sealed With Mummified Lizards, Sacrificed as Part of Offerings During Religious Ceremonies
Ancient Egyptian Coffins Found Sealed With Mummified Lizards, Sacrificed as Part of Offerings During Religious Ceremonies Six ...
Ancient Egyptian breadcrumb found in museum store
A crumb of bread entombed thousands of years ago alongside an ancient Egyptian mummy has been discovered among a collection ...
Nubian kings ruled Egypt for less than 100 years. Their influence lasted centuries.
Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...
Jewish Journal9d
What the Mezuzah Marks in the Current Moment
Putting up a mezuzah in one’s doorway is a timeless and meaningful means of asserting proud Jewish identity. When it was ...
Smithsonian Magazine10d
A Five-Pound Hunk of the World’s Oldest Known Synthesized Pigment Was Found in Nero’s Palace
The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian roots and its rediscovery by Renaissance ...
sandraappiah11d
$1.2B Grand Egyptian Museum housing Egypt’s most precious relics will finally open on this date
The Grand Egyptian Museum spans an astonishing 500,000 square meters, twice the size of the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Workers Who Built Egypt's Giza Pyramids Received Beer Rations — But Amount Is Uncertain
A claim that they received 4 to 5 liters of beer a day has appeared in social media posts, popular articles and books for ...
Ancient Sudan: Enduring Heritage – Bring on the one-eyed warrior queens
With artefacts on loan from the British Museum, this modest show reminds us of the astonishing heritage of a country now ...
Human Rights Watch15d
Letter to UK Foreign Secretary to Secure Release of British-Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah
Alaa, a British citizen, has spent most of the past decade in prison in Egypt and is a key concern for our organisations. Despite having completed his unjust and arbitrary five-year sentence on 29 ...