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Scientists unveil a surprising new timeline for ancient Egypt

New scientific work is quietly redrawing the master timeline of ancient Egypt, shifting key dynasties and even the start of ...

Unveiling of Grand Egyptian Museum, an emblem of longevity and scale of Egypt’s civilisation

The museum campus – the largest devoted to a single civilisation – took more than 20 years to build. Read more at ...
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Ancient Egypt: History, dynasties, religion and writing

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments, ...
The Times of Israel

Egypt set to open grand Giza museum, more than two decades in the making

CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — With much pomp and circumstance, Cairo is due to inaugurate on Saturday the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum, widely presented as the crowning jewel of authorities’ efforts to ...
Greek Reporter

Queen Nefertiti, the Powerful Ruler of Ancient Egypt

Queen Nefertiti co-ruled with Pharaoh Akhenaten, whose reign transformed ancient Egypt's religion and gender roles in the ...
Hyperallergic

Discovery of an Industrial Brewery in Ancient Egypt Rewrites the History of Beer

Egyptian Middle Kingdom wooden model of beer making in ancient Egypt now at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California (2007) On the northern edge of the ancient necropolis at Abydos, ...