15 Things You Should Know About Ancient Egypt’s Colossi Of Memnon and Amenhotep III
The two monumental stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III who reigned in the Egyptian 18th dynasty, also known as Colossi…
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Mystery in Stone: How Did the Ancient Egyptians Move Massive 720-ton Statues?
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In the middle of what is now Egypt stand two towering ancient statutes dubbed the Colossi of Memnon. Each of…
The Story Behind the Curious Sun Disk Worshipped in Ancient Egypt
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I was utterly gobsmacked when I read about the Sun Disk of Egypt. Akhenaten, an eighteen dynasty pharaoh, formed an…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Ancient Egypt’s Mysterious Aten Disk
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The story of Aten or the radiant disk of the sun is certainly a complex one. Ancient Egyptians started worshipping…
Ancient Artifacts From King Tut’s Tomb Presumed Lost Have Been Found in Museum Storage
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A box, containing items packed and sealed by Howard Carter the British archaeologist who entered the tomb of Tutankhamun in…
Archaeological Discoveries Unveil Sphinx Statues, Mummies and More in Egypt
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Dozens of mummies were discovered in the ancient Egyptian city of Aswan In 2017, archaeologists from Egypt and Italy launched…
Scientists Use Technology To Unwrap Exquisitely Preserved Ancient Egyptian Mummy
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Who was Amenhotep I? In the era of the New Kingdom, that is, during the heyday of the ancient Egyptian…
10 Ancient Egyptian Megastructures You Probably Didn’t Know About
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Everyone thinks of the Pyramids of Giza or the Valley of the Kings when it comes to Egypt. And it…
First Pregnant Ancient Egyptian Mummy Found—10 Things You Need To Know
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X-ray examination of the ancient Egyptian Hor-Djehuti mummy, kept in the National Museum in Warsaw, showed that the embalmed body…
Ancient Gadgets: The Instruments that Shaped Humanity
The ability to create and use tools was a defining mark in the evolution of humans. Over time, many of…
Archaeologists Unearth 3,000-Year-Old Lost Ancient Egyptian City
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The Egyptian archaeological mission led by the legendary Dr. Zahi Hawass has discovered sand-covered urban structures that are more than…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Egypt’s Valley of the Monkeys
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The Valley of the Monkeys is a closed alley adjacent to the Valley of the Kings. It is more commonly…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Ancient Astronomical Complex of Chanquillo
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The thirteen towers of Chanquillo are considered the oldest astronomical complex in the Americas. Thousands of years ago, complex cultures…
10 Things To See In Egypt That Are Not Pyramids
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There are quite a lot of fascinating monuments and structures in Egypt. However, tourists generally visit pyramids and leave the…
5 Things We Think Are Unique to “Modern Society” But Already Existed in Ancient Rome
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When we think about ancient civilizations and cultures, many of us wrongly believe that these ancient societies were far from…
Unwritten Mystery: 5 Things You Should Know About Ancient Egypt’s Lost City of Thinis
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Egypt’s ancient monuments are demanding. They necessitate attention and have been “fed” with the admiration and praise of people through…
9 Things You Should Know About the Crowns of Ancient Egypt
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According to various experts and egyptologists, pharaohs and monarchs were identified by their crowns. It was mandatory for them to…
This is Ancient Egypt’s Most Important Medical Papyri
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Ancient civilizations never cease to amaze with their knowledge of medicine. Whether we speak of Ayurvedic, Chinese, or ancient Egyptian…
5 Ancient Egyptian Wonders That Are Not Pyramids
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If you ask a person about the wonders of Egypt, he would likely think of the Pyramids of Giza before…
3 Striking Archeological Discoveries Made at the Saqqara Necropolis
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This city of the dead in stone and sand is the otherworldly counterpart of the living city of Memphis in…
3 Remarkable Discoveries Made Beneath the Great Sphinx of Egypt
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After surveying and excavating the Sphinx from 1925 to 1936, Emile Baraize discovered a tunnel starting at the rump of…
5 Baffling Discoveries Made Beneath Egypt’s Golden Sands
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The Ancient Egyptian civilization rightfully holds a place in the list of the most advanced, sophisticated, and developed civilizations of…