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Archaeologists Find Hidden Chambers in Pyramid of Egyptian Pharaoh

by Rhea Nayyar October 8, 2023October 6, 2023

The eight rooms were likely used to store funerary equipment for Sahura, the second pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty.

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2,500-Year-Old Mummified Lizards Found in Ancient Egyptian Coffins

by Rhea Nayyar April 24, 2023April 24, 2023

Using alternative imaging technology, the researchers were able to detect the reptilian remains without opening the animal coffins.

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Archaeologists Uncover 3,200-Year-Old Egyptian Cemetery

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie April 16, 2023April 14, 2023

The site served as a burial ground for the important city of Memphis and sheds light on the funerary practices of the Ancient Egyptian elite.

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4,000-Year-Old Mummy May Be Egypt’s Oldest

by Rhea Nayyar January 30, 2023January 30, 2023

The excavation project also yielded Old Kingdom-era amulets, stoneware, and daily-use tools.

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Forget “Mummy,” It’s “Mummified Person” Now

by Rhea Nayyar January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Some museums are opting for new language to describe the preserved individuals in their collections who were once living humans.

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Could This Be the First Recorded Gay Couple in History?

by Sarah Rose Sharp June 30, 2022July 5, 2022

The Ancient Egyptian tomb of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum, one of the most intricate in the Saqqara necropolis, shows the pair holding hands and embracing.

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What Did Cleopatra Smell Like?

Avatar photo 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

Avatar photo 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

Avatar photoAvatar photo 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.

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Should We Be Displaying the Dead Bodies of Preserved Ancestors?

Avatar photo 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

Avatar photo 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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