Is the Grand Egyptian Museum worth visiting? What you can see – and what’s missing – before it fully opens
The Hetepheres collection now sits among the thousands of incredible artefacts at the newly-opened Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM ...
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The first Ancient Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb since Tutankhamun's has just been discovered
Hidden for over 3,500 years, the lost tomb of King Thutmose II has been unearthed in the Theban Necropolis near Luxor ...
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Sekhmet: The Bloodthirsty, Lion-Headed Goddess Of War And Healing In Ancient Egypt
According to Egyptian legend, the goddess Sekhmet was created by Ra, who wanted her to destroy humans who were disobedient to ...
From Chaucer To Playboy: The Evolution Of The Bush
An investigative look at the evolving cultural discourse around pubic hair — from ancient history and feminist movements to today's celebration of the bush.
Ancient pharaoh’s tomb unearthed in Egypt, first since Tutankhamun’s in 1922
The tomb of Thutmose II, who ruled about 3,500 years ago, was discovered by an Egyptian-British team near the Valley of the ...
Ancient Skull Unearthed in Egypt Reveals a 30-Million-Year-Old Apex Predator
Hidden beneath Egypt’s desert sands, scientists uncovered a nearly complete skull of Bastetodon, a 30-million-year-old ...
Egypt announces first discovery of a royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's was found over a century ago
Archaeologists in Egypt have found the tomb of King Thutmose II — the first discovery of an ancient royal tomb since King ...
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Egyptian Coins Feature Cleopatra
A cache of 337 coins bearing Cleopatra VII’s image sheds new light on the age of the Temple of Taposiris Magna—and the ...
'Fearsome' New Leopard-Sized Predator From 30 Million Years Ago Revealed
The team named the new genus Bastetodon partly in reference to the cat-headed ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, in honor of ...
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2,200-Year-Old Fruit Baskets Found in Underwater City of Heracleion, Egypt
Fruit baskets -with fruit still inside- that are more than 2,200 years old were found in Heracleion, the ancient underwater city of Egypt.
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Ancient Greek Kouros Statue Brought to Light by Waves in Kusadasi, Turkey
A big fragment of an ancient Greek kouros statue that belongs to the Archaic period was exposed by waves in Kusadasi, Turkey.
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Egypt: A diverse country rooted in 6,000 years of history
No travel destination in the world offers the diversity of Egypt. The country unquestionably belongs to a social and cultural ...