Due to its location at the foothills of the Theban mountain, the monuments in this necropolis are extremely vulnerable to flash flooding.
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Evidence of textile workshops demonstrates that girls’ labour was valued enough to be documented in administrative records alongside adult workers.
An empty tomb, yet a groundbreaking find – archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the tomb of Thutmose II, a ruler overshadowed by his powerful wife, Hatshepsut.
The physical damage caused by their unusual working positions can be seen on the scribes’ skeletons.
A technique called portable X-ray fluorescence has helped Egyptologists identify changes and adjustments to details of tomb decoration that are invisible to the human eye.
Several studies have upended what we thought we knew about mummification using scientific dating techniques to reveal some fascinating – and surprising – insights.
Egyptians believed gold was the colour of the gods and gilding the dead expressed the idea that they acquired divine qualities in the afterlife.
When the 5,300-year-old mummy of Ötzi the Iceman was found 30 years ago, researchers found 61 tattoos on it. A scholar explains how tattoos have been a sacred part of many cultures across the world.
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Instructional Faculty in Communication, Arizona State University
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anthropologist / curator, National Museum (Národní muzeum) Prague
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Lecturer in Ancient History, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer in Egyptology, University of Manchester
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Postdoctoral researcher in Egyptology, Charles University
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Lecturer in Biomedical Egyptology, University of Manchester
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Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Assistant Professor, Polish Academy of Sciences
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Heritage, Adelaide University
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Lecturer in History and Archaeology, Macquarie University
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Research Fellow, The Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden University