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Tomb of ancient Egyptian prince discovered at Saqqara — and it has a giant 'false' pink door
The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in ...
A Researcher Found Hidden Messages on an Obelisk. They Weren’t Meant for Ordinary Eyes.
A researcher discovered hidden messages called hieroglyphic cryptographies on the Luxor Obelisk in France. Some of the hidden ...
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Ancient Rameses III Inscription Found Etched Into Remote Jordanian Mountainside
The power of Ramses III spread over key routes and was marked by rock inscriptions in his name—one has been found in Wadi Rum ...
What the ancient world can teach us about death
In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...
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The Mysterious 'Headless Pyramid' And Other Ancient Anomalies At Saqqara In Egypt
The Jones Road fire, about 90 miles south of NYC, was first reported Tuesday morning and has burned more than 12,000 acres.
Egyptologist in Paris Discovers Secret Messages on the Luxor Obelisk
The 3,300-year-old monument has sat in the French capital's center for almost 200 years, but no one else noticed these ...
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What is the ancient Egyptian 'Eye of Horus' — and why is it found in so many burials?
The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The ...
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Archaeologists found another Egyptian royal tomb—but who does it belong to?
The modern name comes from a Greek version of the ancient Egyptian name Abedju. The size of the 3,600-year-old limestone tomb chamber (shown from below and above) suggests that it was likely ...