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An ancient Nekhen tomb painting in plaster with barques, staffs, goddesses, and animals - possibly the earliest example of an Egyptian tomb mural (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 17 Dec 2021

Primaeval Temples Of Egypt: Hidden Gods In The Sand

By Chris Morgan

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Temples have always fascinated people. Although their structure, design and meaning, are sometimes taken for granted, they seem to be magical religion made manifest. It seems to be one of mankind’s earliest instincts, this construction of a...
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An ancient Nekhen tomb painting in plaster with barques, staffs, goddesses, and animals - possibly the earliest example of an Egyptian tomb mural (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 17 Dec 2021

Primaeval Temples Of Egypt: Hidden Gods In The Sand

By Chris Morgan

Archaeology & Science

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Temples have always fascinated people. Although their structure, design and meaning, are sometimes taken for granted, they seem to be magical religion made manifest. It seems to be one of mankind’s earliest instincts, this construction of a...
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The Colossi of Memnon on the Theban West Bank. Antonio Beato. Brooklyn Museum. (Public Domain); An 18th century apothecary vessel with the inscription MUMIA. Deutsches Apothekenmuseum Heidelberg (Public Domain); Amy, Flinders Petrie's sister-in-law, buying antiquities at Abydos, circa 1899. © The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL, London. (Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin / CC BY-SA 4.0); One of the dahabeahs of Thomas Cook & Son, (Egypt) Ltd. Brooklyn Museum Libraries. Wilbour Library of Egyptology. (Ju — 13 Dec 2021

A History Of Egyptian Antiquities: Assessing Pivotal Highs And Lows Down The Centuries

By anand balaji

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Following the culmination of the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882, the British used their experiences in colonizing the Indian subcontinent to tackle the geo-political scenario in Egypt, opening the country to Western influences.Anglo-Egyptian War. The...
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The Colossi of Memnon on the Theban West Bank. Antonio Beato. Brooklyn Museum. (Public Domain); An 18th century apothecary vessel with the inscription MUMIA. Deutsches Apothekenmuseum Heidelberg (Public Domain); Amy, Flinders Petrie's sister-in-law, buying antiquities at Abydos, circa 1899. © The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL, London. (Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin / CC BY-SA 4.0); One of the dahabeahs of Thomas Cook & Son, (Egypt) Ltd. Brooklyn Museum Libraries. Wilbour Library of Egyptology. (Ju — 13 Dec 2021

A History Of Egyptian Antiquities: Assessing Pivotal Highs And Lows Down The Centuries

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Following the culmination of the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882, the British used their experiences in colonizing the Indian subcontinent to tackle the geo-political scenario in Egypt, opening the country to Western influences.Anglo-Egyptian War. The...
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Etched against the backdrop of the blue sky, the ruins of Laodicea crown the hills of west-central Phrygia in Turkey. (Image: © Micki Pistorius) — 10 Dec 2021

Lives And Losses Of Laodicea, Crown Of Phrygia

By micki pistorius

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In the west central part of ancient Phrygia in Anatolia, Turkey, the ruins of Laodicea crown the hill between the narrow valleys of the Asopus and Caprus rivers, converging into the Lycus river. Although the fertile plains of the Lycus river was...
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Etched against the backdrop of the blue sky, the ruins of Laodicea crown the hills of west-central Phrygia in Turkey. (Image: © Micki Pistorius) — 10 Dec 2021

Lives And Losses Of Laodicea, Crown Of Phrygia

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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In the west central part of ancient Phrygia in Anatolia, Turkey, the ruins of Laodicea crown the hill between the narrow valleys of the Asopus and Caprus rivers, converging into the Lycus river. Although the fertile plains of the Lycus river was...
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Chronos and his child by Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, National Museum in Warsaw, (17th-century) (Public Domain) — 01 Dec 2021

Beyond The Pillars Of Hercules: Megalithic People Of Kronos Reaching America

By Felice Vinci

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Plutarch's (46-125 AD) narrative in De Facie quae in orbe lunae apparet about continental Greeks could be the last memory, miraculously surviving the millennia, of prehistoric settlements of people coming from northern Europe, who reached the...
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Chronos and his child by Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, National Museum in Warsaw, (17th-century) (Public Domain) — 01 Dec 2021

Beyond The Pillars Of Hercules: Megalithic People Of Kronos Reaching America

By Felice Vinci

Archaeology & Science

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Plutarch's (46-125 AD) narrative in De Facie quae in orbe lunae apparet about continental Greeks could be the last memory, miraculously surviving the millennia, of prehistoric settlements of people coming from northern Europe, who reached the...
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A human head in an ancient wall at the Karahan Tepe site in Turkey. Source: Ancient Architects / YouTube screenshot — 22 Nov 2021

Taş Tepeler: Anatolia’s Land Of Great Transformation

By jim willis

Archaeology & Science

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Taş Tepeler means “Stone Hills” and refers to an area covering some 200 kilometers (124 miles) in ancient Anatolia, now Turkey, in the vicinity of present day Şanlıurfa. The Turkish Tourist Board has started to refer to the entire area as...
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A human head in an ancient wall at the Karahan Tepe site in Turkey. Source: Ancient Architects / YouTube screenshot — 22 Nov 2021

Taş Tepeler: Anatolia’s Land Of Great Transformation

By jim willis

Archaeology & Science

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Taş Tepeler means “Stone Hills” and refers to an area covering some 200 kilometers (124 miles) in ancient Anatolia, now Turkey, in the vicinity of present day Şanlıurfa. The Turkish Tourist Board has started to refer to the entire area as...
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