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How A 'Thousand-Year-Old Curse' Killed The Man Who Entered King Tutankhamun's Tomb In Egypt
Few stories intertwine history and myth as dramatically as the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb; and the fate of the man who sponsored its discovery
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Watch: From King Tutankhamun's Treasures To 50,000 Artefacts, What Is Inside $1 Billion Grand Egyptian Museum
It has 12 major galleries that display antiques installed chronologically from prehistoric times to the Roman era
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A 'Fourth Pyramid' Rises: Inside Egypt's New Grand Museum
Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is gearing up for a lavish opening on Saturday after two decades of delays.
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Egypt's Biggest Ever Museum Opens In November. Here's Why It Belongs To Your 2025 Travel List
GEM is being hailed as the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilisation, with over 50,000 artefacts chronicling the grandeur of ancient Egypt.
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20 Years And 1 Billion Dollars Later, The Grand Egyptian Museum In Giza Is Finally Opening On November 1
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will feature the full collection of Tutankhamun’s treasures
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Egypt Reopens Tomb Of Amenhotep III For Public After 20 Years Of Renovation
Egypt on Saturday opened a tomb of a pharaoh for visitors after more than two decades of renovation in the southern city of Luxor, as it prepares for the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
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Egypt Says Stolen Pharoah's Bracelet Melted Down, Sold For $4,000
Egyptian police said on Thursday they arrested a museum employee and three alleged accomplices after a priceless ancient gold bracelet was stolen from Cairo's Egyptian Museum, sold for about $4,000 and then melted down.
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Egypt Says 3,000-Year-Old Gold Bracelet Missing From Museum
A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet has gone missing from a restoration laboratory of Cairo's Egyptian Museum, the country's antiquities ministry said.
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Egyptian Conservators Restore King Tutankhamun's Treasures For New Museum
As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy pharaoh's golden mask in his hands.
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World’s Oldest Tailored Dress Found in Egyptian Tomb Dates Back Over 5,000 Years
Carbon-dated to 3482–3102 B.C., the Tarkhan Dress is the world’s oldest known tailored garment. Discovered in an Egyptian tomb near Cairo, it offers insights into early textile artistry and everyday life during Egypt’s First Dynasty. Experts believe the linen dress was worn in life before being used in burial, revealing a rare glimpse of anci...
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'The' Museum Is Opening In Egypt This July. Visa Fees For Indians, And Where To Stay
The Grand Egyptian Museum is fully opening to public from July 3, 2025, and here are the best places to stay if you go
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Wooden Diorama of Granary and Scribes Found in Ancient Egyptian Tomb of Meketre
A wooden diorama found in the tomb of Meketre, a high-ranking official in ancient Egypt, depicts a granary with scribes, highlighting Egypt’s reliance on grain storage and record-keeping. Discovered in 1920, the model is now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It shows a design to prevent theft and pest damage, with figures carr...
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2,300-Year-Old Dwarf Statuette from Alexandria Reveals Ptolemaic Art Insights
A 2,300-year-old marble statuette, discovered in Alexandria, Egypt, offers a rare insight into how dwarves were viewed during the Ptolemaic period. Blending Greek and Egyptian artistic traditions, the 4-inch figure portrays a muscular dwarf in motion. This cultural integration highlights the respect for dwarves in Egyptian society, associated with ...
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3,000-Year-Old Mummy With Bubonic Plague DNA Challenges Black Deaths Origins
The mummy, housed in the Egyptian Museum of Turin, Italy, is believed to be from the late Bronze Age.
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Ancient Egyptians Consumed Psychedelic Cocktails Mixed With Bodily Fluids, Alcohol
The research combined chemical and DNA analyses uncovered the first physical evidence of plants with psychotropic and medicinal properties in an Egyptian mug.
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How A 'Thousand-Year-Old Curse' Killed The Man Who Entered King Tutankhamun's Tomb In Egypt
Few stories intertwine history and myth as dramatically as the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb; and the fate of the man who sponsored its discovery
-
Watch: From King Tutankhamun's Treasures To 50,000 Artefacts, What Is Inside $1 Billion Grand Egyptian Museum
It has 12 major galleries that display antiques installed chronologically from prehistoric times to the Roman era
-
A 'Fourth Pyramid' Rises: Inside Egypt's New Grand Museum
Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is gearing up for a lavish opening on Saturday after two decades of delays.
-
Egypt's Biggest Ever Museum Opens In November. Here's Why It Belongs To Your 2025 Travel List
GEM is being hailed as the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilisation, with over 50,000 artefacts chronicling the grandeur of ancient Egypt.
-
20 Years And 1 Billion Dollars Later, The Grand Egyptian Museum In Giza Is Finally Opening On November 1
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will feature the full collection of Tutankhamun’s treasures
-
Egypt Reopens Tomb Of Amenhotep III For Public After 20 Years Of Renovation
Egypt on Saturday opened a tomb of a pharaoh for visitors after more than two decades of renovation in the southern city of Luxor, as it prepares for the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
-
Egypt Says Stolen Pharoah's Bracelet Melted Down, Sold For $4,000
Egyptian police said on Thursday they arrested a museum employee and three alleged accomplices after a priceless ancient gold bracelet was stolen from Cairo's Egyptian Museum, sold for about $4,000 and then melted down.
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Egypt Says 3,000-Year-Old Gold Bracelet Missing From Museum
A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet has gone missing from a restoration laboratory of Cairo's Egyptian Museum, the country's antiquities ministry said.
-
Egyptian Conservators Restore King Tutankhamun's Treasures For New Museum
As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy pharaoh's golden mask in his hands.
-
World’s Oldest Tailored Dress Found in Egyptian Tomb Dates Back Over 5,000 Years
Carbon-dated to 3482–3102 B.C., the Tarkhan Dress is the world’s oldest known tailored garment. Discovered in an Egyptian tomb near Cairo, it offers insights into early textile artistry and everyday life during Egypt’s First Dynasty. Experts believe the linen dress was worn in life before being used in burial, revealing a rare glimpse of anci...
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'The' Museum Is Opening In Egypt This July. Visa Fees For Indians, And Where To Stay
The Grand Egyptian Museum is fully opening to public from July 3, 2025, and here are the best places to stay if you go
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Wooden Diorama of Granary and Scribes Found in Ancient Egyptian Tomb of Meketre
A wooden diorama found in the tomb of Meketre, a high-ranking official in ancient Egypt, depicts a granary with scribes, highlighting Egypt’s reliance on grain storage and record-keeping. Discovered in 1920, the model is now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It shows a design to prevent theft and pest damage, with figures carr...
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2,300-Year-Old Dwarf Statuette from Alexandria Reveals Ptolemaic Art Insights
A 2,300-year-old marble statuette, discovered in Alexandria, Egypt, offers a rare insight into how dwarves were viewed during the Ptolemaic period. Blending Greek and Egyptian artistic traditions, the 4-inch figure portrays a muscular dwarf in motion. This cultural integration highlights the respect for dwarves in Egyptian society, associated with ...
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3,000-Year-Old Mummy With Bubonic Plague DNA Challenges Black Deaths Origins
The mummy, housed in the Egyptian Museum of Turin, Italy, is believed to be from the late Bronze Age.
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Ancient Egyptians Consumed Psychedelic Cocktails Mixed With Bodily Fluids, Alcohol
The research combined chemical and DNA analyses uncovered the first physical evidence of plants with psychotropic and medicinal properties in an Egyptian mug.
