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Buried for 3,000 years: Egypt’s Lost Golden City of Luxor reveals an ancient world frozen in time

For decades, archaeologists searching Egypt’s deserts mainly uncovered tombs, temples, and royal burial chambers. The stories of kings and queens survived in stone, while the lives of ordinary people slowly disappeared beneath the sand. That is partly why the discovery of the Lost Golden City of Luxor created such excitement…

The Times of India

In 1887, an Egyptian woman dug for fertilizer in the ruins of Amarna and uncovered the lost diplomatic network of the Bronze Age

While searching for fertilizer in 1887, an Egyptian woman made a startling discovery: baked clay tablets that would come to be known as the Amarna Letters. These documents unveiled ancient diplomatic communications, offering a fascinating glimpse into the relationships between Egypt and its neighboring cultures. The letters redefined the role…

The Economic Times

Egypt’s ‘lost golden city’ resurfaces after 3,400 years and it’s rewriting history

Archaeologists working near Luxor have identified the remains of a large royal city dating back around 3,400 years, offering a detailed look at daily life during one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful periods. The settlement was built under Pharaoh Amenhotep III and later inherited by his son Akhenaten, whose radical…

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Famed archaeologist Zahi Hawass says he's close to finding Nefertiti's tomb in new documentary

Zahi Hawass says he hopes to discover the tomb of Nefertiti before he retires, and he believes he's getting close.

LiveScience

Here’s What Nefertiti And Other Historical Figures Would Look Like Today (24 New Pics)

If you’ve ever wondered what historical figures would look like if they were alive right here and now, then look no further—Becca Saladin has you covered.

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3,400-year-old Egyptian town with links to King Tutankhamun unearthed near Alexandria

A newly unearthed settlement in Egypt’s north-western Nile Delta dates back around 3,400 years to the New Kingdom era and features a temple believed to have been dedicated to Pharaoh Ramesses II.

Euronews

'Major' ancient Egyptian town discovered — and it has a jug stamped with the name of Nefertiti's daughter

A settlement dating back around 3,400 years has been discovered near the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt.

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Tutankhamun: plain-looking mud trays in pharaoh’s tomb have been key part of complex afterlife rituals

More than 100 years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, new interpretations of the burial are still emerging. A recent article published in the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology proposes that a set of seemingly plain, functional objects are in fact a key…

The Conversation

A total solar eclipse from 2471 B.C. may have shaken Egypt's cult of the sun

"It is always difficult to establish if the eclipses were seen in the ancient past as bad omens or good omens."

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Mysterious artifacts from King Tut's tomb might have been used in 'awakening Osiris' ritual

Four trays and four staff found in Tutankhamun's burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings may have been used in an ancient Egyptian ritual, a new paper finds.

LiveScience

Researchers claim Tutankhamun’s burial mask may have originally been made for a woman – but there is reason to doubt

Since the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt over 100 years ago, the contents have been examined countless times. But new details continue to surprise archaeologists.

The Conversation

Rare tumor with teeth discovered in Egyptian burial from 3,000 years ago

An ancient Egyptian woman had an ovarian tumor with teeth and was buried with a possible healing object.

LiveScience

30 lost burials archaeologists are still searching for

The burials of famous people provide enduring archaeological mysteries. Here are 30 of the most acclaimed "lost" tombs.

LiveScience

50 amazing facial reconstructions, from Stone Age shamans to King Tut

New scientific techniques are helping us reconstruct people from the past in uncanny detail.

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King Tut's likeness revealed in vivid new facial approximation of ancient Egyptian pharaoh

Researchers created a facial approximation that reconstructs what the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun may have looked like.

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Who ruled ancient Egypt after King Tut died?

When the pharaoh Tutankhamun died young, his widow may have tried to remain on the ancient Egyptian throne, ancient letters reveal.

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Who was Tutankhamun? New research on pharaoh’s jewellery to be presented

Research suggests that some of the jewellery might have been taken by Howard Carter, a British archaeologist.

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King Tutankhamun: Life, death and mummy of ancient Egypt's boy pharaoh

Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh whose lavish tomb became world-famous upon its discovery in 1922.

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Who Were the Canaanites, the ancient Biblical people credited with inventing the alphabet?

The Canaanites were made up of different ethnic groups who lived in the ancient Land of Canaan, and they likely invented the world's first alphabet.

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