ancient Egypt

Rosetta Stone at the British Museum. Image 360onhistory.com

Rosetta Stone Rediscovered – July 15-16, 1799

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The Rosetta Stone was rediscovered on July 15-16, 1799 by Napoleon's soldiers in Egypt. It is a stele inscribed with a decree, issued in 196 BC in Memphis.

Sopdet and Sahu (Sirius and Orion) shown in the left and right-hand boats, respectively, from the East Osiris Chapel on the roof of the temple in Dendera. (Sarah Symons)

The origin of the hour is because of the Egyptians

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Ancient Egyptians measured the first hour, and changed how we related to time.

The 52-foot-long scroll was found at Saqqara in May 2022. It contains chapters from the Book of the Dead. It was recently restored and translated into Arabic and is now on display at The Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The text is written in hieratic, a script derived from hieroglyphs.

Photos of stunningly preserved 52-foot-long papyrus of the Book of the Dead

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The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Egypt has released photos of a newly discovered Book of the Dead from more than 2,000 years ago. The papyrus was discovered in the city of Saqqara and the te...

Digitally scanned skull of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep 1.

Meet Amenhotep 1 – Egyptian Pharaoh

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Meet Amenhotep 1 - Egyptian Pharaoh whose mummy was digitally scanned to reveal his skull and some very good teeth.