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Ancient Egypt Meets the 21st Century at the New Grand Egyptian Museum
Egyptologist Huub Pragt and Smithsonian Journeys traveler Kellie Mecham share first impressions from their visit to the ...
Archaeologists Found a Surprise Hiding in an Ancient Egyptian Tomb—A Second Body
After 20 years of fieldwork in the mountains of Gebel Asyut al-Gharbi—located near the ancient Egyptian city of ...
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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 ...
Egyptian priestess’ burial chamber unearthed after 4,000 years: ‘Sensational discovery’
A burial chamber containing the remains of an ancient Egyptian priestess has been unearthed after nearly 4,000 years. Named ...
At the Met, Black Artists Salute an Enduring Affinity With Egypt
A shimmering dream on the Nile has inspired creativity from the Harlem Renaissance to Kara Walker to Beyoncé. But how much can you play with the past?
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USF professor confirms Egyptians drank hallucinogenic cocktails in ancient rituals
Through advanced chemical analyses on an Egyptian vase at the Tampa Museum of Art, Davide Tanasi confirmed the vase last held ...
Ancient tomb with jewelry and copper mirrors unearthed by U.S.-Egypt team near famed city of Luxor
Archeologists from Egypt and the United States unearthed an ancient tomb with 11 sealed burials near the famed city of Luxor, ...
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Scans help solve a 3,000-year-old mystery of a high-status Egyptian woman
Scientists at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History have peered beneath the wrappings of ancient Egyptian mummified human ...
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Archaeology breakthrough after voice of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy is recreated
A 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy’s wish that he would one day speak to the gods as much as he had in life was fulfilled by ...
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USF study confirms Egyptians drank hallucinogenic cocktails in ancient rituals
TAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 15, 2024) – A University of South Florida professor found the first-ever physical evidence of hallucinogens ...
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Egyptians drank hallucinogenic cocktails in ancient rituals, study confirms
Scholars for the first time identified chemical signatures of the components of a liquid concoction contained in a Bes mug. A new technique helped identify a sample flavored with honey, sesame seeds, ...