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Archaeologists Were Searching For a Lost Sanctuary—and Re-Discovered a Treasure Trove of Ancient Statues
After its original discovery in 1885, an ancient statue sanctuary in Cyprus was subsequently covered in sand and lost to time ...
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250 Ancient Mummy Coffins and 150 Bronze Statues Discovered in Egyptian Necropolis — See Some of the Treasures
A trove of ancient artifacts was revealed by Egyptian archaeologists this week and includes 150 bronze statues and 250 coffins dating back 2,500 years. The treasures were recently found at the ...
A Look Inside the Grand Egyptian Museum, Which Opens in July
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, will host its grand opening on July 3, ...
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Why So Many Egyptian Pharaohs Have Their Noses Broken Off?
Curator Edward Bleiberg, in charge of Ancient Egyptian artefacts at Brooklyn Museum, said that he believes the reason so many statues had been disfigured was not due to wear and tear but another ...
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Rebuilding an Ancient Egyptian Statue Is a Huge Challenge
The colossal statue of the ancient Egyptian King Psamtik I was discovered in pieces—over 1,900 of them. Rebuilding it, at least partially, can help archaeologists identify his pose and the size ...
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Archaeologists dig up 3,000-year-old statue of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II
CAIRO, March 13. /TASS/. Egyptian archeologists hoisted the torso of a huge statue of Pharaoh Ramses II from a muddy ditch in northeastern Cairo, a TASS correspondent reported on Monday.
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The World’s Most Anticipated Museum Is Finally Open. (Well, Mostly.)
Image Situated at the heart of Cairo, the beautiful Beaux-Arts Egyptian Museum has long showcased one of the world’s great collections of antiquities. Image A limestone statue of the pharaoh ...