most were built as tombs for the country's pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods. However, the most famous are in Egypt, including the spectacular Pyramid of Gaza ...

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The ancient world was replete with a myriad of fascinating civilizations, many of which are no longer remembered.

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As part of the Sky History programme Bradley Walsh: Egypt’s Cosmic Code, he travelled to the country after hearing “this ...

The 25th Dynasty originated in Nubia, in what is today Sudan, and ruled over ancient Egypt between 744 and 656 BC.

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Amethyst was fashionable in the Middle Kingdom. Archaeologists discovered jewelry belonging to Middle Kingdom queens and princesses in pyramids at a site called Dahshur around 25 miles south of Cairo.

The Grand Egyptian Museum will house an 11-metre statue of Ramses II and over 100,000 artefacts, including Tutankhamun’s treasures.