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“Sensational” Egypt find offers clues in hunt for Cleopatra’s tomb

Two mummies of high-status individuals who lived at the time of Cleopatra have been uncovered at Taposiris Magna

Scientists analyze “mysterious black goo” used by ancient Egyptians to cover coffins and mummy cases

It is thought Egyptians used the fluid due to its black colour - which symbolized rebirth and regeneration through the God Osiris

After 3.300 years, King Tut’s coffin leaves his tomb for the first time ever

"The coffin is in a very bad condition, very deteriorated. We found many cracks, we found many missing parts, missing layers"

Mummy burial of Egyptian Priests found together with Afterlife “Servants”

The coffins that have been opened have undisturbed mummies with complete wrappings

Mummy returns: Voice of mummified Egyptian priest heard 3.000 years on (video)

Now research by academics at Royal Holloway, University of London, University of York and Leeds Museum has shed light on what Nesyamun sounded like

“Sea of the Greeks”: Tax & trade on the Nile Delta (video-photos)

Centuries of contact & exchange left their mark on both Greek & Egyptian culture, culminating in Alexander the Great’s conquest of Egypt

Hidden Chambers & Meaning: Is the Great Pyramid for a King or Priests?

How much do we REALLY know?...

Ancient Egyptians might have actively hunted crocodiles for mummification, research suggests

Animals were important spiritual conduits communicating between humans and their gods

Invisible ink on antique Nile papyrus revealed by multiple methods

The Egyptians would carefully roll up or fold together letters, contracts and amulets to a tiny size so that they would take up the least possible space

Mummy Brown paint pigment was made of real mummies

Not all artists who used Mummy Brown knew they were using a color made up of people who had lived and died thousands of years before them...

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