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4 hours ago

A Bodybuilder's 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Stele Heads to TEFAF

Ben Weider founded the International Federation of BodyBuilders and introduced Arnold Schwarzenegger to the world, significantly shaping fitness culture in the 20th century.
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fromHarvard Gazette
1 day ago

When Egyptians made blue - Harvard Gazette

Egyptian blue, the first synthetic pigment, revolutionized art and materials, created around 3100 B.C. through advanced Egyptian pyrotechnology.
fromMail Online
2 weeks ago

Mystery of 'second Sphinx' deepens as new footage reveals hidden clues

The footage captured by Trevor Grassi shows dozens of square shafts carved into bedrock, many extending deep underground but primarily filled with sand, raising new questions about what may lie beneath the surface.
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Design
fromArchDaily
2 weeks ago

Cities of the Dead: 10 Projects Exploring Burial Architecture

Cemeteries reflect cultural attitudes towards death, embodying social and political significance through their design and organization.
Science
fromMail Online
2 weeks ago

Second Sphinx row erupts as scientists turn on each other

A public dispute has arisen between researchers over claims of a hidden second Sphinx beneath the Giza Plateau.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Donald Trump of ancient Egypt': Ramses II's ego is on full display in new exhibition

Ramses II, Egypt's most ambitious pharaoh, remains remarkably preserved after 3,000 years, yet is overshadowed by Tutankhamun's fame despite his greater achievements and legacy.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month ago

Blockbuster show on ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II opens in London

A major exhibition featuring over 180 ancient Egyptian treasures from Ramses II's reign opened in London near Battersea Power Station, running through May 31, with proceeds funding Egyptian archaeological research and conservation.
London
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month ago

Blockbuster show on ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II opens in London

A major exhibition featuring over 180 ancient Egyptian treasures from Ramses II's reign opened in London near Battersea Power Station, running through May 31, with proceeds funding Egyptian archaeological research and conservation.
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Donald Trump of ancient Egypt': Ramses II's ego is on full display in new exhibition

Ramses II, Egypt's most ambitious pharaoh, remains remarkably preserved after 3,000 years, yet is overshadowed by Tutankhamun's fame despite his greater achievements and legacy.
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fromIndependent
1 month ago
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An Irish Goodbye... from Cairo: 'You'd be surprised how often you visit the pyramids when you actually live here'

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1 month ago
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An Irish Goodbye: 'You'd be surprised how often you visit the pyramids when you actually live here'

fromIndependent
1 month ago
London food

An Irish Goodbye... from Cairo: 'You'd be surprised how often you visit the pyramids when you actually live here'

fromIndependent
1 month ago
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An Irish Goodbye: 'You'd be surprised how often you visit the pyramids when you actually live here'

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1 month ago

Is it Safe for US Citizens to Travel to Egypt Right Now?

Egypt maintains Level 2 travel advisory despite regional Iran conflict, with flight disruptions possible due to Middle East airspace closures.
History
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
1 month ago

43,000 ostraca found at one site shed light on social history of Egypt

Excavations at Athribis in Lower Egypt uncovered 13,000 ostraca, bringing the total to 43,000 fragments—the largest collection at any single Egyptian archaeological site, spanning from the 3rd century BCE to the 11th century CE.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month ago

Ancient Egyptian 'Tipp-Ex' discovered on papyrus at UK's Fitzwilliam Museum

The corrective fluid analysed using light infrared photography revealed a mixture of huntite and calcite, while images made using a 3D digital microscope show that there also are flecks of yellow orpiment, probably to make it blend in better with the fresh papyrus, which would have originally been pale cream in colour.
Typography
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
1 month ago

Coffins of Amun's singers, sealed papyri found at Luxor

The coffins are elaborately painted in vivid polychrome. They were stacked in layers and carefully arranged so the 22 coffins fit into the constricted space. They were placed in 10 horizontal rows and the lids separated from the body of the coffin to maximize the limited space. There are no personal names on most of the coffins, but there are titles. The most common title found in the coffin is Singer of Amun or Chantress of Amun.
History
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fromCN Traveller
1 month ago

Is it safe to travel to Egypt now?

The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to multiple regions in Egypt including northern South Sinai, eastern Ismailiyah, and most of the Western Desert, with specific exceptions for tourist destinations and designated roads.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

3,300-Year-Old Papyrus Reveals How Ancient Egyptians Fixed Drawing Mistakes

Ancient Egyptian artists used a white pigment mixture of calcite and huntite to correct and reshape painted figures on a 3,300-year-old papyrus.
World news
fromConde Nast Traveler
1 month ago

Is it Safe to Travel to Egypt Now? Advice for US Citizens

Multiple Middle Eastern airlines suspended operations due to regional airspace closures, with the US Ambassador advising Americans in Israel to exit via Egypt.
fromOpen Culture
1 month ago

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: From the Walls of Babylon to the Sewers of Rome

Seven were the strings of the lyre (unless there happened to be eight or nine), seven were the gates of Thebes, and seven were the "wandering stars" in the night sky (if you count the sun and moon). The identity of the wonders was less important than the length of their list, and indeed, additions and changes were proposed since the beginning.
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fromLondon Unattached
1 month ago

Ramses and the Pharaohs' Gold- NEON Review

A London exhibition displays 180 ancient Egyptian artifacts from Ramses II's reign, featuring immersive multimedia experiences and virtual reality tomb explorations at Battersea Power Station's NEON venue.
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Long-lost Egyptian scroll fuels debate over real-life biblical giants

An ancient Egyptian papyrus held by the British Museum has been cited as possible evidence supporting some of the Bible's most controversial claims about giants. The 3,300-year-old document, known as Anastasi I, has been in the museum's collection since 1839 and has recently resurfaced on the Associates for Biblical Research, renewing interest in its possible links to biblical accounts. The papyrus describes encounters with the Shosu people, said to stand 'four cubits or five cubits' tall, up to eight feet in height.
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fromMail Online
2 months ago

Mystery of Egypt's pyramids deepens as hidden megastructure revealed

More than 200 scans from multiple satellites, including Italy's Cosmo-SkyMed and the US-based Capella Space, showed uniform results suggesting massive pillars about 65 feet in diameter wrapped in spirals and plunging nearly 4,000 feet deep. Those pillars appear to end in 260-foot cubic chambers beneath all three pyramids and the Sphinx, which Biondi described as 'huge chambers' measuring roughly 260 feet in length and width.
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fromArtnet News
2 months ago

Who Is Zahi Hawass, the Controversial Face of Modern Egyptology?

Zahi Hawass is a charismatic, media-savvy Egyptian archaeologist who led major projects, popularized discoveries, and champions further excavations including a likely undisturbed Nefertiti tomb.
History
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Father of alien archaeology says pyramids not built by human hands

Erich von Däniken claimed extraterrestrials aided ancient civilizations in building pyramids, but archaeological evidence attributes pyramid construction to organized human labor.
Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month ago

2,000-year-old inscriptions found in Valley of the Kings offer fresh insight into Indian presence in Ancient Egypt

Nearly 30 inscriptions in ancient Indian languages discovered in Valley of the Kings tombs provide evidence of Indian presence in Egypt between the first and third centuries AD.
History
fromTime Out London
2 months ago

A new 'Cleopatra' immersive experience in London will be all about Ancient Egypt

Cleopatra: The Experience opens at Immerse LDN as a 3,000 square metre, nine-gallery immersive exhibition tracing the late Ptolemaic dynasty with artefacts, AR, VR and staged environments.
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Mysterious symbols spanning the globe hint at a lost civilization

His investigation began after identifying recurring giant T-shapes, three-level indents, and step pyramids carved into ancient stones worldwide. 'These specific symbols that are built in different size proportions, and the symbols are found in ancient stones around the world, are not supposed to exist; no cultures are supposed to have any cross-platform,' LaCroix explained. The symbols appear in locations ranging from Turkey's Van region to South America and Cambodia.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
2 months ago

Complete gilded Book of the Dead on display for the first time

A rare, nearly complete gilded Ptolemaic Book of the Dead is publicly displayed at the Brooklyn Museum, showcasing Egyptian funerary art and practices.
History
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
2 months ago

Mesopotamian Art and Architecture: The Birth of Art and Architecture in the Ancient World

Mesopotamian art and architecture began over 7,000 years ago, evolving from northern sites into Sumerian innovations and sustained through multiple ancient Mesopotamian periods.
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