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A photo showing the ruins of what once was a Roman residence in Luxor. There are sand-colored rock walls forming corridors and several rooms.

Ancient Roman residences with 'pigeon towers' discovered in Luxor, Egypt

By Owen Jarus published

Roman residences located near workshops and pigeon towers have been discovered in Luxor, Egypt.

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Here we see a photo of a section of the Book of the Dead. Hieroglyphics are on the bottom and illustrations of people doing funerary rites are on top.

52-foot-long Book of the Dead papyrus from ancient Egypt discovered at Saqqara

By Owen Jarus published

For the first time in 100 years, a full "Book of the Dead" papyrus has been uncovered at Saqqara.

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A view of a giant sand-colored cliff in Egypt, which tents and excavators at the bottom of the cliff.

Royal tomb discovered near Luxor dates to time when female pharaoh co-ruled ancient Egypt

By Owen Jarus published

The tomb dates from a period when ancient Egypt was co-ruled by the female pharaoh Hatshepsut and Thutmose III.

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A mummy found at the necropolis in Philadelphia, Egypt. Some of the mummies had portraits of the deceased buried with them.

10 times ancient Egyptian discoveries awed us in 2022

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

From mummies with gold-plated tongues to a pyramid built for a previously unknown queen, here are 10 spectacular discoveries about ancient Egypt from 2022.

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About 20 burials were found in New Damietta, Egypt, near the Mediterranean coast.

Protective gold idols and 'rejuvenating' amulets found in ancient Egyptian burials

By Owen Jarus published

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered about 20 ancient burials, some of which contain gold idols fashioned to look like the deities Isis, Bastet and Horus.

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This gold ring shows an engraving of Bes, the ancient Egypt god of fun, depicted as a dwarf.

Egyptian ring featuring 'god of fun' discovered in ancient burial

By Owen Jarus published

A mysterious burial from ancient Egypt contains gold jewelry, including three rings — one featuring the Bes, the god of fun — and a necklace.

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The birds shown in this image from the facsimile are rock pigeons, which can still be found year-round in Egypt.

Ancient Egyptian 'masterpiece' is so realistic, researchers identified the exact bird species it depicts

By Owen Jarus published

An ancient Egyptian painting is so detailed, researchers can determine which species of birds were featured in it.

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One of the newfound mummy portraits, seen here, is painted on a linen shroud.

Ancient mummy portraits and rare Isis-Aphrodite idol discovered in Egypt

By Owen Jarus published

For the first time in 50 years, archaeologists have discovered Fayum mummy portraits at an ancient Egyptian site.

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The remains of a gold tongue found on a mummy from ancient Egypt.

Gold tongues found in 2,000-year-old mummies in Egypt

By Owen Jarus published

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered several ancient mummies with gold tongues, which were thought to help transform the deceased into divine beings.

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The tomb's chapel, part of which is seen here. A statue of a governor was supposed to be placed in here, and the chapel is aligned in such a way that the statue would be bathed with sunlight during the winter solstice.

Tomb aligned with winter solstice sunrise excavated in Egypt

By Owen Jarus published

An ancient tomb whose chapel was oriented toward the sunrise on the winter solstice may be the oldest of its kind in Egypt.

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