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The tomb complex of Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos during excavation. The Queen's burial chamber lies in the centre of the complex and is surrounded by the secondary tombs of the courtiers and servants. (Image credit: E.C. Kӧhler)

The Tomb of A Powerful Egyptian Queen from 3000 BC

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The Tomb of A Powerful Queen from 3000 BC shows that the ancient Egyptian queen Meret-Neith was an influential figure with high levels of authority.

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...

Illustration by Louis Figuier in Vies des savants illustres, depuis l'antiquité jusqu'au dix-neuvième siècle from 1866, representing the author's imagining of what the assault against Hypatia might have looked like

Hypatia – Greek Philosopher Mathematician Astronomer Killed By Fanatics

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Hypatia was a Greek pholosopher mathematician & astronomer from Alexandria, in the 4th century BC. She was admired for her ideas but was killed by Christian fanatics.

Tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutenkhamen Found and Opened

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On November 4, 1922, one of the most famous archaeological discoveries is made, when the tomb of young Egyptian Pharaoh Tutenkhamen (King Tut) was found by Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings.

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.

This chart depicts the evolution of the modern Latin alphabet from the earliest traces of alphabetic writing dating to the Middle Bronze Age according to archaeological findings. Matt Baker/Usefulcharts

Video – The History of the Alphabet

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Infographic video and blogpost on the History of Writing and the origin of the alphabet. From Egypt to Lebanon and rest of the world.

Alphabet Photo by Amador Loureiro on Unsplash

Podcast Episode 28 l The Alphabet

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A short overview of the development of writing and the history of the alphabet that we use today - from Mesopotamia and Egypt to Phoenicia and the rest of the world.