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While the Pyramids of Giza are iconic symbols of ancient Egypt's grandeur, attracting crowds from all over the world, a collection of 118 equally marvelous pyramids remains in the shadows, out of the public eye, standing witness to a glorious past. The historical significance, architectural allure, and mysterious stories behind these edifices have the potential
A new study has revealed that Howard Cater, the archaeologist well known for discovering the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, stole some of the treasures from the vault. In the fast few decades, there have been a number of rumours in Egypt, but a letter sent to him in 1934 seems to have proven them right. The letter, written to scholar Sir Alan Gardiner, said that he received an ancient amulet from Carter for translating hieroglyphs found on the tomb.
Ożarek-Szilke’s husband, an Egyptologist, was the first to notice as the father of three children. More scans and X-rays revealed that this woman had died pregnant. “This mummy provides new possibilities for pregnancy studies in ancient times, which can be compared with and related to current cases,” the scientists said in a study recently published in Journal of Archaeological Science, adding that “This specimen sheds a light on an unresearched aspect of ancient Egyptian burial customs and interpretations of pregnancy in the context of ancient Egyptian religion.” An Egyptian mum...