The opening of three Egyptian sarcophagi, or stone coffins, shown live on an American reality-TV program, created a sensation on some social-media and news outlets. For many archaeologists and heritage specialists around the world — and especially those in Egypt — the episode raises serious questions and concerns. Archaeology as a discipline and Egypt as …
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The Hyksos, this name is known by all the Kemet’s enthusiasts. These mysterious people who invaded the northern part of Kemet. They were a confederacy of nomad Semitic tribes, possibly from Western Asia and they were known from the Kemites as Aamu, but also as Aat-t which means invaders, plague bearers or rebels. Most scholars …
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A tomb belonging to a soldier called Djehuty Shed Sou has been discovered in Dra’ Abu el-Naga, a site located on the West Bank of Luxor city the ancient Thebes, the historical and religious capital of Kemet in Upper Kemet. The information has been announced by the Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani. According to …
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Last Sunday, Discovery Channel broadcasted a two-hour special presented by the “explorer” Josh Gates and the Egyptian Egyptologist Zahi Hawass. As expected they have unveiled the mummy of an individual who lived in Kemet. According to the information they gave us, it is the mummy of a high priest. The day before the show, we …
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Discovery Channel is going to broadcast a two-hour special that will be presented by the “explorer” Josh Gates and his team. During that show, they plan to open a sarcophagus for the first time on live TV. And According to them, that sarcophagus could date back to the first Pharaohs around 3,100BC. But if we …
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Archaeologists have uncovered more than 100 ancient inscriptions carved into rock at Wadi el-Hudi, where the ancient Egyptians mined amethyst. In addition to the carved-rock inscription, the researchers also found 14 stele (inscriptions carved on a stone slab or pillar) and 45 ostraca (inscriptions written on pieces of pottery). Analysis of the newfound inscriptions is underway. So …
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Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 3,000-year-old port where stones were transported to be used in the building of temples and obelisks. The Antiquities Ministry said Tuesday the port was located near the Gebel el-Silsila archaeological site in upper Egypt, near the southern city of Aswan. It says the port dates back to the 18th dynasty, which …
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Dr. Maria Nilsson and John Ward from Lund University led a Swedish-Egyptian mission that uncovered a New Kingdom sandstone workshop and several sculptures. The site is located at Gebel el-Silsila, an archaeological site in Aswan, in the south of the country. Among the major artifacts discovered, there is a large criosphinx which is a ram-headed …
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