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Egypt, major discovery in Saqqara: tomb of Prince Userefra found

Important discovery in Egypt, in thearchaeological area of Saqqara, where the tomb of Prince Userefra, son of King Userkaf, the first king of the Fifth Dynasty, who ruled between 2500 and 2490 BCE, has been discovered. The discovery is the result of ...
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In Crema, an exhibition dedicated to Egyptomania, between painting and set design

The Museo Civico di Crema e del Cremasco returns to highlight the treasures hidden in its storerooms with the third edition of the Depositi esposti exhibition, inaugurating on Saturday, May 17 at 6 p.m. an exhibition dedicated toEgyptomania. A cultur...
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Egypt, extraordinary discoveries at Ramesseum: tombs, storerooms and the first school of ancient Egypt

Luxor continues to amaze. The recent excavation campaign around the temple of Ramesseum has uncovered startling new evidence of the intense religious, economic and administrative life ofancient Egypt. Conducting the excavations was a joint French-Egy...
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Outstanding discovery in Trento: fragments of a very rare Egyptian papyrus found

An extraordinary find enriches the archaeological holdings of Trento's Castello del Buonconsiglio. In the course of studying and cataloguing the Egyptian materials preserved in the museum, archaeologist Annamaria Azzolini and Egyptologist Barbara Gil...
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Important discovery in Luxor, Egypt: the tomb of Thutmose II, the last royal of the 18th Dynasty

After a century of research and speculation, comes one of the most important archaeological discoveries in recent years that opens a new chapter in the history ofancient Egypt: in fact, the tomb of Thutmose II, the fourth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty,...
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Administrative documents on pottery from ancient Egypt: the ostrakas of Oxyrhynchus

The Egyptological Collections of theUniversity of Pisa, part of the Athenaeum Museum System, preserve a most precious treasure for the study of Egyptian society: they are the ostrakas of Ossirinco, which represent an extraordinary body of historical,...
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Egypt, in Luxor Zahi Hawass discovers 1,500 decorated blocks and the remains of the temple of Hatshepsut

A joint archaeological mission led by the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities and Heritage and the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt has made obvious discoveries near the processional ramp of Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir El-Bahari in...
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Anghe Egyptians were getting high: traces of psychotropic substances found in an ancient vase

For the first time, researchers have found direct evidence of the use of psychotropic substances in ancient Egyptian spiritual rituals. The discovery, which is based on a series of advanced scientific analyses, offers new and concrete evidence regard...
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