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What is the ancient Egyptian 'Eye of Horus'?
The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The ...
Archaeologists Dug Under an Ancient Greek City—and Found a 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Settlement
On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...
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From Hercules to Alexander the Great: The Miraculous Births of Antiquity
Miraculous births of figures like Jesus, Horus, Heracles, and Alexander the Great are found in ancient myths across different ...
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Clay Artifacts Found in King Tut’s Tomb May Have Been Part of a Ritual Honoring the Egyptian God Osiris
The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...
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Bad News for Historians – New Discoveries about Merneith Challenge Traditional Concepts of Pharaonic Power – Nothing is as We Thought
One thing that sets her apart? She wasn’t linked to the iconic Horus Falcon—the classic pharaonic stamp of approval. This ...
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Mysterious trays from Tutankhamun’s tomb reopen debate about the pharaoh’s funerary rites
Two studies that examined these clay objects, until now thought to be the bases for other elements, argue that they were ...