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Baboon mummy DNA from ancient Egypt reveals location of mysterious port city not on any maps
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe skull of a mummified baboon recovered from ancient Thebes (modern-day Luxor), Egypt that was...
Mummified baboons found in Egypt have puzzled scientists for 118 years. Now we finally might know...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSpecimen 90001206, held by the Musee des Confluences, Lyon, France: Skull and linen wrapping of a...
Why are so many ancient Egyptians buried at the Saqqara necropolis?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Step Pyramid with a blue sky in the background. Saqqara is an archaeologist's dream, being home...
Ancient Egyptians raised baboons — and sometimes plucked out their teeth, study says
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe ancient Egyptians, as it turns out, were up to a bit of monkey business. They raised baboons in...
Napoleon stranded a bunch of scientists in Egypt and now we have modern archaeology
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJoaquin Phoenix played "Napoleon" in Ridley Scott's last biopic.Apple TV+ Napoleon Bonaparte brought...
10 of the best things to do in Luxor, Egypt
The Independent UK via AOL· 9 months agoTrade Red Sea resorts for a historic holiday to majestic temples and pharaoh tombs in Egypt’s eastern city. Lapping the banks of the crocodile-peppered...
'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' is rich in mythology. Here are the real-life African and Indigenous...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Panther cult of Wakanda worships Bast, based on the Egyptian feline goddess of the same...
Ancient zodiac paintings on Egyptian temple see the light of day after 2,200 years
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis zodiac sign depicts Sagittarius. While the zodiac signs at Esna were known before cleaning was...
Vintage photos show what it was like to visit Egypt 100 years ago
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 7 months agoTourists ride camels in the 1920s.Bettmann/Getty Images Egypt has been a tourist destination for...
31 ancient temples from around the world, from Göbekli Tepe to the Parthenon
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Parthenon Temple on a bright day on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Ancient people built...