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The Jordan Times on MSN1d
Pre-dynastic Egyptian artefacts reveal ‘strong’ Nile ties to southern Levant
Even before Egypt became a political and military power, during a predynastic period (6,210 BC-3,100 BC), archaeologists and ...
Smithsonian Magazine29d
Clay Artifacts Found in King Tut’s Tomb May Have Been Part of a Ritual Honoring the Egyptian God Osiris
The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...
Exploring Ancient Egypt: A Guide to the Must-See Historical Sites
With 120,000 artifacts, the Egyptian Museum is a must-visit place. It allows you to look back in history with the real ...
After Years of Delays, Egypt’s Most Ambitious Museum Project Finally Opens This Year—Here’s a Look Inside
Two decades after construction began, the Grand Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, will host ...
Archaeologists Dug Under an Ancient Greek City—and Found a 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Settlement
On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an archaeological site named for a mound roughly in the shape of a horseshoe, or ...
The New York Times22d
The World’s Most Anticipated Museum Is Finally Open. (Well, Mostly.)
(For now, Tutankhamen’s gold funeral mask, among the most iconic archaeological artifacts in the world, is still on display at the old Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square.) Also inaccessible was a ...
New York Post23d
Buried ancient Egyptian village thought to be erected by King Tut’s father 3,400 years ago includes history-making artifacts
among other eye-opening artifacts. The findings, which were published in the journal “Antiquity,” could reshape our understanding of Egyptian civilization. “The quality of the remains ...