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A new study by Dr. Or Graur, an astrophysicist from the University of Portsmouth, England, unveils the mesmerizing bond between the Milky Way and Nut, the

From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology

The Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text from the beginning of the New Kingdom, which is used as a guide to navigate the underworld.

A review of the archaeological evidence regarding the date of camel domestication, supporting the Biblical references to the camels of the Patriarchs.

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The following is an interview with Prof. Rita Lucarelli by Richard Marranca from Montclair State University about the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

By Bashir Muhammad Akinyele Let me first begin my lecture with giving thanks to the Creator of the heavens and the earth. A Creator that is called by many ancient names in this world, such as Yahweh, God, Allah, Dios, and Olodumare. But the oldest name for the Creator in human history is Amen-Ra. This word Amen-Ra for the Creator of the heavens and the earth comes from the Afrikan Nile Valley Civilization called ancient Kemet-known to the world as Egypt. Amen-Ra comes the world’s first writi...

A World Beneath the Sands by Toby Wilkinson 21/01/2021 - 22:29 Toby Wilkinsons colorful new book is a study of Egyptology between the first decipherment of hieroglyphics in 1822, and Howard Carters discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb (right), 100 years later, said James McConnachie in The Sunday Times. This period, known as the “Golden Age” of Egyptology, could “also be regarded as a very dark age indeed” - a time of plunder and skulduggery in which the worlds most powerful nations vied to ...

Photograph by DUBY TAL/ALBATROSS/ALAMY/ACI These letters are often expressed in language of extreme abasement. The puppet ruler of Gezer, in present-day Israel, wrote: “To the king, my lord, my god, my Sun, the Sun of heaven: Message of Yapahu, your servant, the dirt at your feet. I fall at the feet of the king, my lord, my god, my Sun, seven times and seven times.” Betrothals and brides In contrast, the letters written by the pharaoh’s equals, rulers of the great regional powers, are car...