Ancient Egypt: Facts, news, features and articles about the ancient civilization known for its pyramids, mummies and pharaohs
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'Cikai Korran came here and saw': Visitors from India graffitied dozens of Egyptian tombs 2,000 years agoAncient inscriptions written in Indian languages have been discovered on Egyptian tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
By Owen Jarus Published
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Ancient rock art depicting hunters and geometric shapes discovered in Egypt's Sinai Desert — and it spans a period of 10,000 yearsA rock shelter with rock art and inscriptions spanning millennia has been discovered in Egypt.
By Owen Jarus Published
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Sandals of Tutankhamun: 3,300-year-old footwear that let King Tut walk all over his enemiesAmong the sandals discovered in Tut's tomb is a pair whose insoles were decorated with images of the boy king's enemies.
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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5,000-year-old rock art from ancient Egypt depicts 'terrifying' conquest of the Sinai PeninsulaArchaeologists have found 5,000-year-old ancient Egyptian rock art in the Sinai Desert that depicts the conquest of the region.
By Owen Jarus Published
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Nefertiti's tomb close to discovery, famed archaeologist Zahi Hawaas claims in new documentaryZahi Hawass says he hopes to discover the tomb of Nefertiti before he retires, and he believes he's getting close.
By Owen Jarus Published
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Ancient Egyptian valley temple excavated — and it's connected to a massive upper temple dedicated to the sun god, RaThe newly excavated 4,500-year-old valley temple from ancient Egypt holds a "public calendar" and a roof for astronomical observation.
By Owen Jarus Published
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2,000-year-old shipwreck may be Egyptian 'pleasure barge' from last dynasty of pharaohsArchaeologists diving off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, have discovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old "pleasure barge" from the time of the Ptolemaic period.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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'Hot knives and brute force': King Tut's mummy was decapitated and dismembered after its historic discovery. Then, the researchers covered it up.Opinion Irreversible damage was done to the pharaoh’s body.
By Eleanor Dobson Published
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Ancient Egyptian pharaoh moved another ruler's body and stole his tomb, hundreds of funerary figurines suggestArchaeologists have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to work for the deceased in the afterlife — in a pharaoh's tomb.
By Owen Jarus Published
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