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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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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

Avatar photo 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

Avatar photo 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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