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2016 February

AND THE WINNER IS ...

Jeff Burzacott February 28, 2016

Was 'Oscar' inspired by Ptah?

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Coffee.

Modern Ancient Egyptians

Jeff Burzacott February 27, 2016

What would their art be like today?

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In ancient Egypt cats were worshipped as gods.

Jeff Burzacott February 25, 2016

All the internet memes say so. But is it really true?

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"It is full of treasures ... the discovery of the 21st century."

Jeff Burzacott February 22, 2016

Tantalising news about the 'secret chamber' in Tutankhamun's tomb.

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A stunning relief saved by tomb robbers

Jeff Burzacott February 17, 2016

Yes, you read it right; saved BY tomb robbers!

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Happy Valentine's Day.

Jeff Burzacott February 14, 2016

Here is the perfect design for today: ancient Egypt + Valentine's Day + Star Wars.

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Stunning.

Jeff Burzacott February 13, 2016

Stunning. An afternoon in Egypt, captured from space by Commander Scott Kelly.

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Your face when you realize you have slept through the alarm clock and you are going to be late... in the afterlife!

Jeff Burzacott February 11, 2016

Nemy's Middle Kingdom coffin has a naive charm about it. 

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Grand Designs

Jeff Burzacott February 9, 2016

Karnak Temple's Great Hypostyle Hall, the symbolic place of the birth of life.

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Tutankhamun's walking stick

Jeff Burzacott February 6, 2016

It's something that has puzzled me for years. This should have been the last thing the king would have wanted in his tomb.

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This photo was taken on November 8, 2015 during the excavation and restoration of the Old Kingdom boat. (c) Czech Institute of Egyptology / V. Dulikova.

Pyramid-Age boat discovered at Abusir

Jeff Burzacott February 2, 2016

And it may lead to an even bigger find: a long-missing royal tomb.

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Let's call her "Eve"

Jeff Burzacott February 1, 2016

She was the first of her kind; the earliest datable wooden servant girl, ca. 2150 B.C.

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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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Mar 25, 2017
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Mar 25, 2017

I love that we know the Great Sphinx so well, we can pick it from just the silhouette.

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Intact Middle Kingdom tomb discovered in Aswan
Mar 24, 2017

Shemai was the younger brother of Sarenput II, the powerful governor of Elephantine.

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The Dream Stela restored
Mar 4, 2017

The Ministry of Antiquities is working to preserve Thutmose IV's fanciful story.

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Mar 4, 2017
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