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An opulent ancient Egyptian tomb containing 5,000-year-old wine may have belonged to a long-forgotten female pharaoh
Researchers excavating Meret-Neith;s grave in Abydos, Egypt, say that the sheer extravagance they h…
Marianne Guenot
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Egypt unearths tombs and workshops where humans and sacred animals were mummified in the age of the pharaohs
The workshops unearthed near Cairo are where humans and sacred animals were mummified 2,400 years a…
Alia Shoaib
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2,000 mummified ram heads left in honor of Egypt's most powerful pharaoh are found inside an ancient temple
The mummified finds were discovered in the King Ramses II Temple of Abydos, located roughly 270 mil…
Bethany Dawson
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2,600-year-old pots of cheese found at the ancient necropolis of Egypt's pharaohs
The cheese, which researchers identified as halloumi, was found in a new round of excavations in th…
Alia Shoaib
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Largest-ever stash of mummy-embalming tools found in Egypt, may have been for lavish funeral 2,600 years ago
The discovery in Absuir, Egypt, is vast in its scale and could unpick some of the many mysteries of…
Marianne Guenot
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High-tech scanners 'unwrapped' a mummified Egyptian pharaoh, revealing a seemingly healthy 35-year-old with no clues for how he died
Amenhotep I had been so well preserved that scientists did not want to open his casing. Scanners ga…
Marianne Guenot
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A mummy discovered in a vast burial ground of Egypt's pharaohs could change how ancient history is understood
Analysis of the mummy of a nobleman from the Age of the Pyramids suggests that expensive resins and…
Alia Shoaib
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More wonders of the ancient world were revealed in 2021, including the mummies of Egypt's pharaohs, sunken Crusader treasure, and a Roman crucifixion
Insider's coverage of the archaeological breakthroughs included Egyptian mummies with tongues of go…
Bethany Dawson
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Archeologists discover 2 giant sphinxes at the lost 'Temple of a Million Years' built by a great pharaoh in Egypt 3,300 years ago
The limestone statues found in the 'Temple of a Million Years' in Luxor, Egypt, depicted King Amen…
Alia Shoaib
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A legendary 3,000-year-old 'lost golden city' of the Pharaohs has just been discovered in Egypt
The archaeology team began excavating the great city, known as the 'Rise of Aten,' in September 202…
Jacob Sarkisian
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More than 100 coffins, most containing mummies, found at an ancient burial site from the age of the pharaohs
The sealed sarcophagi and 40 gilded artifacts, buried 2,500 years ago, were unearthed at the necrop…
Naina Bhardwaj
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22 ancient Pharaoh mummies encased in glass pods and riding gold war chariots paraded through Egypt's capital in a spectacular procession
Each mummy was carried in a glass capsule with shock-absorbers so that the ancient royals didn't ge…
Sophia Ankel
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FEAR NO PHARAOH: Labor demonstrations have powered pay increases for 3,000 years. Here are 10 of the most impactful strikes - for better or worse.
Throughout history, laborers have used strikes to pressure their employers to provide better workin…
Allana Akhtar
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Ben Carson: Egyptians used the pyramids to store grain, not bury the pharaohs
According to a recent Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register poll released last month, 80% of likel…
Maxwell Tani
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Can ancient germs from dug-up Egyptian mummies trigger a plague or pandemic today?
Do ancient Egyptian mummies harbour deadly plagues ready to wreak havoc in the modern world? Here's…
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13 quick and easy ways to keep yourself cool during heatwaves without investing in an air conditioner
Discover creative ways to stay cool during heatwaves without an AC! From sleeping on the floor and …
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An Egyptologist thought a pyramid might have hidden rooms. It took almost 200 years and lidar to prove him right.
Using lidar, researchers found hidden storage rooms in Sahure's Pyramid. An Egyptologist first spec…
Jenny McGrath
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Sunken ancient temples were found in a mysterious underwater city, with Egyptian and Greek treasures
The temple was once part of a legendary city that disappeared after it sunk into the Mediterranean,…
Marianne Guenot
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9 things you think you know about ancient Egyptians that are actually wrong
Oft-repeated claims about ancient Egypt, such as the power of Cleopatra's beauty and the use of boo…