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2015 August

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Only Ancient Egypt Fans See It

Jeff Burzacott August 28, 2015

Who does Barbara Streisand remind you of in this photo?
Learn more about the famous woman that Barbara is channelling here.

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Merry Christmas!

Jeff Burzacott August 26, 2015

Soon you can once again go snap-happy inside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

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A rare royal treasure left behind

Jeff Burzacott August 25, 2015

Tomb robbers foiled Senusret II's attempts to arrive in the afterlife unscathed.

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Could you cut it?

Jeff Burzacott August 24, 2015

Could you sever the cord that had sealed Tutankhamun's golden burial for 3,000 years?

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The king wasn't disappointed

Jeff Burzacott August 23, 2015

On the 17th April 1940, the sarcophagus of King Amenemopet was opened in the presence of modern Egyptian King Farouk. Inside were the remains of a golden burial 2,900 years old.

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The king had trust issues

Jeff Burzacott August 19, 2015

Thankfully the Pyramid Texts gave the king peace of mind, 24/7.

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Wig envy. It's a thing.

Jeff Burzacott August 18, 2015

In ancient Egypt, wigs were a real fashion statement and status symbol.

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Nefertiti's famous bust, now in Berlin. Could the Queen herself lay on the other side of a false wall in Tutankhamun's tomb?

Nefertiti's famous bust, now in Berlin. Could the Queen herself lay on the other side of a false wall in Tutankhamun's tomb?

The joint tomb of Tutankhamun AND Nefertiti.

Jeff Burzacott August 15, 2015

The Egyptian Government responds to the speculation.

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Does anyone have £15,732,600?

Jeff Burzacott August 11, 2015

Because that's what we need to save Sekhemka.

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What should we call it?

Jeff Burzacott August 9, 2015

Ramesses II's mortuary temple, the Ramesseum, isn't a mortuary temple at all. We've been labelling it wrongly for years.

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Happy International Cat Day!

Jeff Burzacott August 8, 2015

And this is the sort of worship that cats have come to expect.

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Love the Mena House Hotel? You can thank the Suez Canal

Jeff Burzacott August 6, 2015

Or rather, one particular royal guest attending the 1869 opening.

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For all creatures great and small

Jeff Burzacott August 3, 2015

Meet the small team making a big difference to the animals in Egypt.

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Satisfy your passion for ancient Egypt.NILE Magazine June-July 2017 is out now. Inside:- The Tomb-1000 years of robbery and reuse.- Egypt's first ever funerary garden discovered.- World Museum's new ancient Egypt gallery.- Art and Archaeol…

Satisfy your passion for ancient Egypt.
NILE Magazine June-July 2017 is out now. Inside:
- The Tomb-1000 years of robbery and reuse.
- Egypt's first ever funerary garden discovered.
- World Museum's new ancient Egypt gallery.
- Art and Archaeology meet: the two worlds of Susan Osgood.
- The Royal Tombs of Ancient Egypt.
- Aswan's powerful governors.
- On This Day in Egyptology history.
- Plus much more.

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