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Impressive in size, design and content, the GEM’s opening may be tainted by politics and connotations of authoritarianism ...
Excavations in the Nile Delta have revealed multi-story tower houses, a granary, a ceremonial building, and eye-catching ...
Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...
Perched on a hill overlooking the town of Alès, the site, which was salvaged before construction on modern houses began, also ...
While the Grand Egyptian Museum hasn’t officially opened yet, it has been opening in stages over the last two years. Here’s ...
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, is now slated to open at the end of 2025. Here's how to get a sneak peek and what's on display.
Elephantine, a town at Egypt's southern frontier near modern-day Aswan, provides a unique window into the urban life of some ...
Although many statues of Hatshepsut were intentionally broken, the reason behind their destruction has nothing to do with her ...
Archeologists unearthed the tomb of a mystery pharaoh seven metres below ground level as the identity of the mummy baffles researchers. The discovery found in the depths of the ancient Mount Anubis in ...
Paper, invented in China around the 2nd century BCE, did not spread to the rest of the world until much later, as it remained ...
The 5,000-year-old manuscript was discovered in an Egyptian tomb and is believed to hold knowledge about the origins of ...
You can find Egyptian blue used to color many Egyptian artifacts, like this wall of hieroglyphics in ... The detailed recipes could help art conservators and heritage scientists better match colors ...