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Scientists Are Using CT Scanners to Reveal the Secrets of More Than Two Dozen Ancient Egyptian Mummies
For the first time, researchers were able to see inside the mummies in the Chicago Field Museum's collections. Their findings ...
Newly Discovered Burial Chamber of Egyptian Priestess Sheds Light on Overlooked Era
The 3,900-year-old tomb of priestess Idy is revealing new insights into women’s roles in Egypt’s Middle Kingdom.
Greek Reporter7d
Queen Nefertiti, the Powerful Ruler of Ancient Egypt
Queen Nefertiti co-ruled with Pharaoh Akhenaten, whose reign transformed ancient Egypt's religion and gender roles in the ...
CNN on MSN4d
Scans help solve a 3,000-year-old mystery of a high-status Egyptian woman
Scans of mummies at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History uncovered new details about how they were prepared for the afterlife and helped solve a baffling mystery.
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'Extraordinary' Tomb of Ancient Egyptian Called 'Lady of the House' Found 4,000 Years After Her Death
The ancient tomb was found buried in a cemetery in Assiut, Egypt around 240 miles south of Cairo Gabrielle Rockson is a staff ...
The Independent on MSN6d
Archaeologists perplexed to find strangely modified sheep horns in ancient Egypt
The history of this practice has been traced back to ancient Egypt in previous studies, however, its exact origin remains a mystery. Signs of skull modification seen on ancient sheep skull dated to ...
Is famous Tutankhamun mask actually someone ELSE? Mystery over ‘cursed’ relic as ‘clue proves it wasn’t meant for him’
One of the highlights of the museum is a 3,200-year-old sculpture of Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II. Tourists and history ...
Greek Reporter7d
Tutankhamun’s Golden Mask Belonged to Someone Else, New Analysis Suggests
New research suggests Tutankhamun’s iconic golden mask may have originally belonged to another royal figure, possibly Queen ...
Artnet8d
Egyptian Tomb Brimming With ‘Exquisite’ Jewelry Comes to Light
An ancient tomb has been found by Egypt’s South Asasif Conservation Project containing 11 burials and "exquisite" jewelry.
US-Egyptian archaeological team uncovers 4,000-year-old tomb near Luxor with jewelry, other artifacts
An archaeological team from the U.S. and Egypt has discovered a 4000-year-old tomb near Luxor with 11 intact burials and ...
The Forward1d
They created a musical about the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. Today’s activists are listening
Pro-Palestinian and other modern activists are resonating this new musical about a group of Egyptian college students during ...
‘Saturday Night Live’ to Trump: ‘We’ve been with you all along’
The first episode of “Saturday Night Live" since the election of Donald Trump struck a somber tone at the beginning.