Ancient Egypt
Ancient brewers tapped antibiotic secrets
The ancient Egyptians and Jordanians used beer to treat gum disease and other ailments
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Is there a meaning behind the Egyptian Pyramids location? (video)
The Egyptians initially built pyramids near the capital, Memphis, but the Pharaohs, driven by an inexplicable force shifted operations north multiple times
What did Ancient Egypt really look like? A visual tour (video)
From the awe-inspiring pyramids of Giza to the colorful hieroglyphics adorning the walls of temples, ancient Egypt was a place of unparalleled creativity, innovation & sophistication
Great Sphinx of Giza may have been shaped by the wind
A theory that the Great Sphinx of Giza may have been a lion-shaped natural landform that the ancient Egyptians modified to form the stone-faced feline has been investigated, Arkeonews has reported.
Ancient Egypt artists altered their work, study shows
From subtly shifting the position of Ramses II's sceptre, to touch-ups on a necklace or headdress, ancient Egyptian artists were more creative than previously thought, according to a study published on July 12.
Swiss hand over stolen fragment of Ramses II statue
Switzerland on July 3 handed back to Egypt a fragment of a 3,400-year-old statue of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, which was stolen more than 30 years ago.
Carine Bachmann, director of the Federal Office of Culture, handed over the fragment to the Egyptian embassy in the capital Bern.
Egypt unveils ancient workshops
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed two human and animal embalming workshops, as well as two tombs, discovered in the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, the government said on May 27.
The vast burial site, at the ancient Egyptian capital Memphis, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to more than a dozen pyramids, animal graves and old Coptic Christian monasteries.
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Egypt finds mummified ram heads
Some 2,000 mummified ram heads dating from the Ptolemaic period and a palatial Old Kingdom structure have been uncovered at the temple of Ramses II in the ancient city of Abydos in southern Egypt, antiquities officials said on March 25.
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‘Surprising’ mummy ingredients discovered
The discovery of dozens of beakers and bowls in a mummification workshop has helped reveal how ancient Egyptians embalmed their dead, with some "surprising" ingredients imported from as far as Southeast Asia, a study said on Feb. 1.
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The age of the Sphinx: Was there a lost civilization behind the Egyptian Pyramids?
How old is the Sphinx?