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Meet 25 of the Ancient Egyptians’ Most Significant Gods and Goddesses, From the Falcon-Headed Horus to the Sky Deity Hathor
"Divine Egypt," a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features nearly 250 artifacts representing the rich ...
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The First Person Obsessed with Ancient Egypt Was Himself an Ancient Egyptian
Prince Khaemwaset, born in the 12th century BCE, was an archaeologist of his own already ancient civilization. You could call ...
Archaeologists identified the tomb owners by reading titles carved on walls and lintels. The names are Amun-em-Ipet from the ...
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This New Exhibition Explores the Lives of Ancient Egyptian Makers
Archaeologists have unearthed troves of artwork from ancient Egypt, from intricately decorated coffins to colorful wall ...
The large relief is one of only two known pieces of art that depict illustrations of the seasons. Now it’s gone.
Centuries ago, the Nile River split into two and inadvertently created an island—fulfilling a piece of ancient Egyptian ...
A 4,000-year-old pharaonic painting has vanished from Egypt’s famed Saqqara necropolis, the latest artefact to disappear in ...
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Ancient Egypt's Karnak Temple Once Rose from the Nile River, Serving as a Tribute to Deities
Learn about the history of Karnak, an ancient Egyptian temple complex that was likely positioned on an island as a way to ...
"The port was active during the time of Cleopatra and before at the beginning of the dynasty," noted the archaeologist behind the discovery.
After the artifact went missing from Cairo's Egyptian Museum in early September, authorities began carefully tracking down ...
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