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Smithsonian Magazine on MSN14h
See a Stunningly Well-Preserved, 4,000-Year-Old Handprint Left Behind by an Ancient Egyptian Potter
The soul house, which dates to around 2055 to 1650 B.C.E., was originally excavated at Deir Rifa, a series of ancient ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN18h
3,400-Year-Old Grasshopper Artifact That May Have Been Stolen From King Tut’s Tomb Sells at Auction for More Than $450,000
While the artifact's provenance is unclear, many experts think the archaeologist Howard Carter took the item for himself ...
Funny Olde World on MSN20h
Scanning Pre-Dynastic Vases at the Petrie Museum
A research team gains rare access to the Petrie Museum’s pre-dynastic stone vases, aiming to scan and analyze these ancient artifacts for hidden clues about their construction. By capturing detailed ...