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What did Cleopatra, Egypt's last pharaoh, really look like?
By Owen Jarus published
"Cleopatra's skin color has nothing to do with her accomplishments, which are immense."
X-ray scans reveal 'hidden mysteries' in ancient Egyptian necropolis paintings
By Owen Jarus published
New scans reveal that Ancient Egyptian artists flubbed a tomb painting depicting royalty.
Evidence of ancient hydraulic engineering discovered along Nile
By Owen Jarus published
A 600-mile-long network of stone walls along the Nile served as an ancient water management system.
King Tut's likeness revealed in vivid new facial approximation of ancient Egyptian pharaoh
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Researchers created a facial approximation that reconstructs what the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun may have looked like.
2,300-year-old Egyptian mummification workshops found at Saqqara
By Owen Jarus published
Archaeologists in Egypt found ancient mummification workshops — one for humans and one for animals — at Saqqara.
Ancient Egypt: History, dynasties, religion and writing
By Owen Jarus last updated
Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years.
Ancient Egyptian queen's bracelets contain 1st evidence of long-distance trade between Egypt and Greece
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
The silver used to make an ancient Egyptian queen's bracelets came from Greece, a new analysis finds, offering insight into the Old Kingdom's trade networks.
Ancient Egyptian children were plagued with blood disorders, mummies reveal
By Hannah Kate Simon published
A look at 21 ancient Egyptian mummified children reveals that one-third of them had a blood disorder known as anemia.
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