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Marble Bust Found in Egypt Sparks Debate Over Cleopatra VII’s Depiction
A marble bust discovered beneath a temple wall at Taposiris Magna in Egypt is believed by archaeologist Kathleen Martinez to represent Cleopatra VII. The statue, wearing a royal diadem, has drawn scepticism from experts, with Zahi Hawass suggesting a Roman-era origin instead. Found alongside the bust were 337 coins, oil lamps, a bronze ring, and ot...
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Shanghai Museum's 'Meow Night' Draws Crowds With Ancient Egyptian Cat Relics
Shanghai Museum has pulled in crowds this summer for an exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics including cat statues and other feline imagery, which on Saturday nights allows up to 200 visitors to bring along their own four-legged friends.
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Egypt Reclaims 3,400-Year-Old Stolen Statue Of King Ramses II
Egypt welcomed home a 3,400-year-old statue depicting the head of King Ramses II after it was stolen and smuggled out of the country more than three decades ago, the country's antiquities ministry said on Sunday.
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Excavations In Egypt Lead To 2,500 Year Old Mummies Being Discovered
In the ancient city of Saqqara in Egypt, archaeologists have unearthed 2,500-year-old coffins and bronze statues after excavation. The findings even include 150 bronze idols of Egyptian gods.
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Elizabeth Taylor or Cleopatra? This Deepfake Video Will Leave You Confused
A deep faked video replaced Elizabeth Taylor in the 1962 movie Cleopatra, with the real Egyptian queen, by scanner her statues to find out what she would have really looked like.
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"Rare" Bust Of Pharaoh Discovered Near Giza In Egypt
A "rare" bust of a statue of the pharaoh Ramses II has been discovered near Giza, south of Cairo, the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry announced Wednesday.
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Statue Of King Tut, Which Egypt Claims Was Stolen, Sells For $6 Million
A 3,000-year-old bust of Egypt's boy king Tutankhamen was auctioned off Thursday in London for nearly $6 million, despite claims by the Egyptian government that it was looted and smuggled out of the country.
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Cat Mummies, Animal Statues Discovered In Stone Tombs In Egypt
Seven sarcophagi, some dating back more than 6,000 years, have been discovered at a site on the edge of the pyramid complex in Saqqara, south of the Egyptian capital, archaeology officials announced Saturday.
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Copycat Sphinx Reappears In China, Egypt Calls It "An Insult"
A life-size replica of the Great Sphinx of Giza has reappeared in China - two years after it was torn down at the request of Egypt. The resurrection of the Sphinx has prompted a "furious" Egypt to file yet another complaint with UNESCO. Egypt had claimed, in 2014, that it could end up hurting the country's tourism industry, demanding it be taken do...
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8 Mummies Unearthed In Egypt's Ancient Tomb
Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed several mummies, colourful wooden sarcophagi and more than 1,000 funerary statues in a 3,500-year-old tomb near the city of Luxor hailed as an 'important discovery'.
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Colossal Statue of Amenhotep III Unveiled in Egypt
Archaeologists on Sunday unveiled a restored colossal statue of Amenhotep III that was toppled in an earthquake more than 3,000 years ago at Egypt's famed temple city of Luxor.
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Stolen statue of Tutankhamun's sister recovered in Cairo coffee shop
A precious statue of Ankhesom, the sister of ancient Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun, that was stolen from a museum this summer has been recovered, a minister said.
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Ancient Egyptian statue in UK museum moves on its own
Curse of the spinning statue! In some eerie news, a 4,000-year-old Egyptian statue has puzzled curators at Manchester museum after the relic started to mysteriously spin 180 degrees on its own.
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Marble Bust Found in Egypt Sparks Debate Over Cleopatra VII’s Depiction
A marble bust discovered beneath a temple wall at Taposiris Magna in Egypt is believed by archaeologist Kathleen Martinez to represent Cleopatra VII. The statue, wearing a royal diadem, has drawn scepticism from experts, with Zahi Hawass suggesting a Roman-era origin instead. Found alongside the bust were 337 coins, oil lamps, a bronze ring, and ot...
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Shanghai Museum's 'Meow Night' Draws Crowds With Ancient Egyptian Cat Relics
Shanghai Museum has pulled in crowds this summer for an exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics including cat statues and other feline imagery, which on Saturday nights allows up to 200 visitors to bring along their own four-legged friends.
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Egypt Reclaims 3,400-Year-Old Stolen Statue Of King Ramses II
Egypt welcomed home a 3,400-year-old statue depicting the head of King Ramses II after it was stolen and smuggled out of the country more than three decades ago, the country's antiquities ministry said on Sunday.
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Excavations In Egypt Lead To 2,500 Year Old Mummies Being Discovered
In the ancient city of Saqqara in Egypt, archaeologists have unearthed 2,500-year-old coffins and bronze statues after excavation. The findings even include 150 bronze idols of Egyptian gods.
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Elizabeth Taylor or Cleopatra? This Deepfake Video Will Leave You Confused
A deep faked video replaced Elizabeth Taylor in the 1962 movie Cleopatra, with the real Egyptian queen, by scanner her statues to find out what she would have really looked like.
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"Rare" Bust Of Pharaoh Discovered Near Giza In Egypt
A "rare" bust of a statue of the pharaoh Ramses II has been discovered near Giza, south of Cairo, the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry announced Wednesday.
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Statue Of King Tut, Which Egypt Claims Was Stolen, Sells For $6 Million
A 3,000-year-old bust of Egypt's boy king Tutankhamen was auctioned off Thursday in London for nearly $6 million, despite claims by the Egyptian government that it was looted and smuggled out of the country.
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Cat Mummies, Animal Statues Discovered In Stone Tombs In Egypt
Seven sarcophagi, some dating back more than 6,000 years, have been discovered at a site on the edge of the pyramid complex in Saqqara, south of the Egyptian capital, archaeology officials announced Saturday.
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Copycat Sphinx Reappears In China, Egypt Calls It "An Insult"
A life-size replica of the Great Sphinx of Giza has reappeared in China - two years after it was torn down at the request of Egypt. The resurrection of the Sphinx has prompted a "furious" Egypt to file yet another complaint with UNESCO. Egypt had claimed, in 2014, that it could end up hurting the country's tourism industry, demanding it be taken do...
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8 Mummies Unearthed In Egypt's Ancient Tomb
Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed several mummies, colourful wooden sarcophagi and more than 1,000 funerary statues in a 3,500-year-old tomb near the city of Luxor hailed as an 'important discovery'.
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Colossal Statue of Amenhotep III Unveiled in Egypt
Archaeologists on Sunday unveiled a restored colossal statue of Amenhotep III that was toppled in an earthquake more than 3,000 years ago at Egypt's famed temple city of Luxor.
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Stolen statue of Tutankhamun's sister recovered in Cairo coffee shop
A precious statue of Ankhesom, the sister of ancient Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun, that was stolen from a museum this summer has been recovered, a minister said.
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Ancient Egyptian statue in UK museum moves on its own
Curse of the spinning statue! In some eerie news, a 4,000-year-old Egyptian statue has puzzled curators at Manchester museum after the relic started to mysteriously spin 180 degrees on its own.
