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Long-awaited opening of the world’s biggest $1bn mega-museum housing ‘cursed’ coffin is delayed AGAIN over war tensions
THE opening of a mega-museum – home to the famous “cursed” coffin – has been postponed again over war tensions. Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum will be home to more ...
Tarkhan Dress: World's oldest known outfit was worn to an ancient Egyptian funeral 5,000 years ago
More than five millennia ago, an Egyptian weaver created a simple, tailored linen dress, likely not realizing just how long ...
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'First of its kind' 4,000 year old Egyptian tomb discovered by archaeologists
The eleven bodies were believed to have belonged to an important family in the Middle Kingdom period when pharaohs Amenemhet ...
Joel Shapiro, Celebrated Post-Minimalist Sculptor, Dies at 83
His stick-figure sculptures conveyed a surprising depth of emotion, hinting at the threat of imbalance. He also produced more ...
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Tutankhamun’s Iconic Gold Death Mask Is Getting a New Home Near the Pyramids of Giza
Soon, the elaborately decorated artifact will be transferred to the brand new Grand Egyptian Museum, joining more than 5,000 ...
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How Modern Science Reconstructed Egyptian Blue and Unveiled Its Ancient and Future Secrets
It doesn’t matter what the rest of it is, which was really quite surprising to us,” said John McCloy, director of Washington ...
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Brown: WOW! Summer fun and adventure at Penn Museum
The Penn Museum has been involved in archaeological research in Egypt for more than a century. Most of the material in the ...