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What Did Cleopatra Smell Like?

by Elaine Velie May 12, 2022May 13, 2022

Researchers are using chemical analysis to concoct the fragrance possibly worn by the last Egyptian pharaoh.

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From Ancient Egypt to Teotihuacán, Centuries-Old Palettes Illuminate the Role of the Painter

by Elaine Velie March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

Despite all of the ancient painted objects in our museums, it’s rare to see an actual paint set.

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Children’s Drawings, Grocery Lists, And Other Inscriptions Found On Ancient Egyptian Sherds

by Sarah Rose Sharp February 7, 2022February 8, 2022

Egyptologists have uncovered over 18,000 bits of broken pottery used as writing surfaces 2,000 years ago.

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How Academics, Egyptologists, and Even Melania Trump Benefit From Colonialist Cosplay

by Katherine Blouin, Monica Hanna and Sarah E. Bond October 22, 2020August 4, 2021

From khakis to pith hats, certain items of clothing have become enduring emblems of European colonialism and particular scholars who know these problematic histories choose to engage in the aesthetics of colonialism in their everyday lives.

Posted inOpinion

Should We Be Displaying the Dead Bodies of Preserved Ancestors?

by Christina Riggs October 20, 2020September 10, 2021

The bodies of ancient “mummies” made the news again this month, when Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism opened one of the recently unearthed 59 wooden coffins.

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Peeling Back the Messy and Myriad Layers of Tutankhamun’s Discovery

by Michael Press April 8, 2020April 7, 2020

Thorough and rewarding, Christina Riggs’s Photographing Tutankhamun illuminates the reasons behind our fascination with one of Ancient Egypt’s most famous tombs.

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Unique Painted Leopard Sarcophagus Unearthed in Egypt

by Hakim Bishara March 9, 2020March 6, 2020

Archaeologists are reconstructing pieces of a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus lid featuring a colored leopard face.

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Photography’s Potential as Art and Science in Documenting Ancient Egypt

by Michael Press November 19, 2019November 18, 2019

Signs and Wonders: The Photographs of John Beasley Greene features photographs that focus on ancient monuments and landscapes in Egypt and Algeria from the 1850s, rather than people.

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Egyptian Airport Officials Find Mummy Remains Smuggled in a Loudspeaker

by Zachary Small February 28, 2019

Authorities intercepted the package on its way to Belgium after X-rays revealed dismembered body parts inside the equipment.

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Ellie Ga’s Empire of Texts

by Max L. Feldman November 18, 2018November 16, 2018

Like Italo Calvino or Umberto Eco, Ga’s theme is a search for a truth that leaves signs everywhere, but remains out of reach.

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The Untouched 4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb of Mehu Opens to the Public

by Sarah Rose Sharp November 13, 2018

Untouched for nearly 4,000 years, the ornately painted tomb in Egypt’s Saqqara region, is in nearly pristine condition.

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From the Ptolemaic Kingdom, a Gilded Coffin to Die For

by Zachary Small October 5, 2018October 4, 2018

Created in the last century of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, Nedjemankh’s coffin reconfigures how we understand Ancient Egypt’s transition from autonomous empire to Roman province.

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