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Step Inside the World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum, Newly Revamped for its Bicentennial
Turin's Museo Egizio is celebrating its bicentennial with a gallery redesign, new exhibits, and commissions from contemporary ...
4 Secret Tablets in a Tomb May Be the First Evidence of the World's Oldest Alphabet
Four small, clay tablets, unearthed in 2004, are finally gaining attention as possibly the first evidence of an alphabet, but ...
The Maravi Post22h
5 more have been rescued after tourist yacht sank in Egypt’s Red Sea
Egypt's Red Sea - The Maravi Post ...
The Advocate1d
The boy king comes to the Louisiana Art & Science Museum to celebrate a fellow Ancient Egyptian
Tutankhamun was only 9 years old when he came to power as Pharaoh of Egypt in 1332 B.C., which is well within the age range ...
CNN1d
2,000-year-old ritual mug reveals ancient Egyptians drank hallucinogenic beverages, scientists say
Researchers have discovered the residues of psychedelic drugs, bodily fluids and alcohol inside a 2,000-year-old mug, ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
Why the Discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb Was the Most Significant Archaeological Find of the 20th Century
The intact burial—unearthed on this day in 1922—contained a "wonderful" cache of objects linked to the ancient Egyptian ...
Ancient Egypt breakthrough as treasure trove found in 3,800-year-old tomb near Luxor
During excavation at the South Asasif necropolis near Luxor, the team uncovered the remains of 11 individuals, including five ...
Face of King Tut's grandmother is reconstructed using her 3,400-year-old remains
A photoshop artist reconstructed the face of Queen Tiye, the grandmother of King Tut, from her 3,000-year-old mummified ...
Researchers claim Tutankhamun's burial mask may have been made for a woman—but there is reason to doubt
Since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt over 100 years ago, the contents have been ...
Fallen rocks hid forgotten chamber of ancient Egyptian temple — until now. Take a look
The temple near Sohag was rediscovered in the early 1900s but remained largely ignored until recently when a joint team of Egyptian and German archaeologists began excavating the site, Egypt’s ...
Albany Herald2d
KYLE DOMINY: On the discovery of mummies and the cleaning of sheds
The excavation team was silent in the dark, submerged hallway. Only the dim light of a lantern illuminated the sealed doorway ...