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Does This Peculiar Statue Found at an Ancient Egyptian Temple Really Depict Cleopatra?
Experts on the hunt for the queen's tomb believe that they’ve found a small bust of her—but not everyone agrees ...
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Two arrested in Egypt after attempting to steal hundreds of ancient artifacts from the bottom of the sea
The men obtained all of the antiquities by diving to the bottom of the sea, it said. Some 448 objects were taken by the men, the ministry statement said, including 305 coins, 53 statues ...
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63 Ancient Tombs Have Emerged in Egypt, With Long-Lost Treasures and Statues Inside
An archaeological find on the northern coast of Egypt revealed over 60 newfound tombs, some from roughly 2,600 years ago. The excavation of the tombs found funeral pyres, gold-foil statues and ...
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Colossus of Memnon
This truly colossal statue and its companion are all that remains of a huge mortuary temple built by the pharaoh Amenophis III (Amenhotep) in the 14th century B.C. The temple, which the pair of ...