The last missing tomb from this wealthy Egyptian dynasty has been found
The tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II is the first royal crypt discovered in recent years, and scientists have new powerful tools to analyze it.
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Rival to Egypt, the Nubian kingdom of Kush exuded power and gold
Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival to Egypt. Kushite culture blended Egyptian customs into its own ...
Tomb of Egyptian pharaoh is first found in Luxor since Tutankhamun – here’s how we know who lay inside
Discovered in 2022, the site is some 1.2 miles away from the Valley of the Kings, where tombs for Thutmose I and III and Hatshepsut were planned. Women of the royal family had been found there, so the ...
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Malaria, smallpox, polio: Here's how we know life in ancient Egypt was ravaged by disease
The mention of ancient Egypt usually conjures images of colossal ... It even featured in the statues, monuments and graves of the Kingdom of the Pharaohs. By studying ancient specimens and ...
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Building Ancient Egypt, One Brick at a Time
Week 1: Red land, black land—the ancient landscape and building the first Egyptian kingdoms The River Nile has always been essential to life in Egypt—it has shaped the landscape and the course of ...
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Ancient Egypt: Lessons from the Past on Climate Change
Professors Nadine Moeller and Joseph Manning highlight how climate challenges impacted ancient Egyptian society ... affecting Egypt's Old Kingdom. This period saw a reduction in Nile River ...
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Tomb of Egyptian pharaoh is first found in Luxor since Tutankhamun—here's how we know who lay inside
Now, the location of his long-lost tomb, one of the last missing royal tombs, has been confirmed by the New Kingdom Research Foundation, a British-Egyptian archaeological team led by Piers Litherland.