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Two ancient Egyptian sarcophagus covers seized in Jerusalem
The smuggled artefacts were seized by the Israel antiquities authority at a shop in the old city of Jerusalem
Nevine El-Aref , Tuesday 3...
I'M KNEELING in a narrow strip of green fields that separates the Nile river from Egypt's western desert, watching Angus Graham and his team hammer what look like huge metal tent pegs into the...
Hatshepsut ruled Egypt in the 15th century BC in a relatively long and prosperous reign. Despite her success as a female pharaoh, she is often depicted as a man in statues...
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This topic really brings back a happy memory for me and reminds me of the best day I ever had in Luxor!I first visited Luxor with my sister.She had already been before with her husband a couple of...
Hibeh archaeological site on the east bank of the Nile lies in a particularly impoverished area of Egypt, three hour’s drive south of Cairo. For the past 9 months a gang has been systematically and...
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Whatever gave people the idea Carter & Carnarvon, Belzoni, ect, were archeologists, and the former rich archeologists at that.
Looting/archeology it's all a matter of one's perspective, if it puts...
A wooden statue of a king, a private offering chapel, a monumental building and remains of over 80 animal mummies found by a University of Toronto-led team in Abydos, Egypt reveal intriguing...
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Great link and what a fab find, you don't come across many wooden statues from Pharaonic times.
According to police, a man invited 11 of his relatives to help him dig under his house for archaeological finds in Nag Hammadi approximately 80 kilometres Northwest of Luxor.
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The page came up for me (maybe you have a Russian problem!).
Que???
The link was to a Russian news site (in English) which was quoting a report on EGY news (in Arabic) in Egypt!
Ng Tze-chuen, a 59-year-old dentist, is teaming up with Egypt's former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass in a bid to delve deep into the last surviving wonder of the ancient world - the Great Pyramid...
“While political parties are wrestling to reformulate the constitution and members of parliament are competing to gain as much media attention as they can. While politicians...
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The actual footage starts at 5:00. The author of that blog post made a mistake.
One of my favourite goddesses is Seshat, and I always considered her emblem to be a cannabis leaf! Then today, a google alert led me to an article that upheld my suspicions - OK, not written by an...
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Interesting theory but..... no evidence of Cannabis indica or Cannabis sativa have ever been found in any analysed mummy nor is it mentioned in any of the medical papyri that have come down to us.
Sorry if this type of question has been asked before, I have looked through older posts but I can't find any relevant recent answers.
T'Other half is doing last part of his university course. Like a...
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I have previously given old copies of Lonely Planet and other guidebooks to guides-in-training I know, for the content (though admittedly limited, better than the nothing they usually have access...
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