Swimming has been racialized for 3,000 years, but for most of that time it was Africans who were good swimmers, and Europeans who tried to keep up.
Egypt
Posted inArt
What the “Nefertiti Hack” Tells Us About Digital Colonialism
A hacked 3D scan of the famous sculpture shows how traditional models of heritage ownership might change in museums.
Posted inHistory
Discovery of an Industrial Brewery in Ancient Egypt Rewrites the History of Beer
To archaeologists, understanding the building of the Pyramids at Giza is a matter of scaling up the labor system seen earlier at sites like Abydos.
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Museum of Bible Returns 5,000 Artifacts With “Insufficient” Provenance to Egypt
The US Department of Homeland Security returned the artifacts to Cairo yesterday, concluding Egypt’s efforts to retrieve the items since 2016.
Posted inOpinion
Should We Be Displaying the Dead Bodies of Preserved Ancestors?
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.
Posted inIn Brief
The Oldest Pyramid in Egypt Reopens to the Public
The pyramid of Djoser, designed by Imhotep, was nearly crumbling when a restoration began in 2006.
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In Cairo, Artists Use Pixels, Cyborgs, and More to Examine Technology and Belief
A trio of exhibitions laud technology as a springboard and a tool, while also probing the way it can harbor a quiet threat.
Posted inIn Brief
Unique Painted Leopard Sarcophagus Unearthed in Egypt
Archaeologists are reconstructing pieces of a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus lid featuring a colored leopard face.
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Egypt Officially Criminalizes Climbing the Pyramids
Under new articles in the country’s antiquities protection law, climbing monuments and smuggling antiquities out of the country will result in high fines and jail sentences.
Posted inFilm
Youssef Chahine, the “Last Arab Optimist”
Hailed for his exuberance and fluid style, the Egyptian filmmaker graces big screens again at Il Cinema Ritrovato.
Posted inIn Brief
Egyptian Airport Officials Find Mummy Remains Smuggled in a Loudspeaker
Authorities intercepted the package on its way to Belgium after X-rays revealed dismembered body parts inside the equipment.
Posted inNews
The Metropolitan Museum Will Return Prized Gilded Coffin After Learning It Was Stolen
How did the Met not realize its prized 2017 acquisition was a looted object? “It was the perfect storm,” explains one cultural heritage law expert who consulted on the case.