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Archaeologists Dug Under an Ancient Greek City—and Found a 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Settlement
On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an archaeological site named for a mound roughly in the shape of a horseshoe, or ...
The ancient empire that civilization forgot
They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are restoring the legend of a forgotten superpower.
After museum’s destruction, Sudan counts ancient treasures among casualties of war
Since Khartoum’s recapture from paramilitary groups, curators have learned that the damage left behind is worse than anyone thought ...
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Preserving Nubian Culture in Egypt: A Commitment to Heritage and Identity
The Nubian people, indigenous to southern Egypt and northern Sudan, have a unique heritage characterized by distinct ...
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4,000 Years Ago, Nubian Women Were Carrying Loads—and Babies—Using Head Straps
The skeletons were found buried in the ancient Abu Fatima cemetery in Nubia (now a region in Sudan). Of the 30 skeletons, 14 ...
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Oldest Evidence of Tumpline Head Strap Use Identified in Sudan
The oldest known evidence of tumpline use was identified at a Bronze Age Nubian cemetery in modern-day Sudan, according to a ...
90-foot underwater ‘pyramid’ could predate Egyptian landmarks and Stonehenge by thousands of years — and rewrite history, scientists say
The enormous stone structure, complete with angular steps and flat terraces, looks uncannily like the ruins of a man-made ...
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From Cairo to Glendale: Egyptian Films Owning the Hollywood Arab Film Festival
The Hollywood Arab Film Festival is back from April 9 to 13 at Look Cinema, Glendale, and Egypt’s lineup is stacked. There’s ...
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International Workplace Group joins forces with El Gouna to open new Regus amid rising demand for hybrid working
Regus El Gouna is an impressive workspace complete with co-working spaces, private offices, meeting rooms and creative spaces ...
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The Children of Israel in Ancient Egypt: A Retrospective
It seems plausible that the beginning of the settlement of the children of Israel in the eastern Nile Delta—dated to ...
4,000-year-old burials in Sudan reveal world's oldest known evidence of head straps
Around 4,000 years ago, women in Nubia were using tumplines, a form of head strap, to carry around goods and young children.
The Reporter10d
Seismic Safety and Scientific Assessments of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam & Aswan High Dam
Concerns about the safety of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have been raised in the past, particularly regarding the potential devastation in the ...