Long-lost mummies reveal new secrets about ancient Egyptian princesses

New study shows royal women received extensive weapons training and ‘completely challenges traditional view’ they lived idle ...

Chiseled Egyptian princesses knew their way around weapons

Weapons are also commonly discovered in these tombs, but not only next to royal men. In some cases, archaeologists have also found combat implements buried with ancient Egyptian women. Historians and ...
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A 4,300-year-old mummy covered head to toe in gold was found sealed in an Egyptian shaft

Archaeologists working at Saqqara, Egypt’s sprawling ancient necropolis, pulled a 4,300-year-old mummy from a sealed limestone shaft and found the body encased in gold leaf from head to toe. The ...
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Egyptian diggers found mummies fitted with golden tongues inside a Roman-era tomb

A joint Egyptian and Spanish archaeological team working at the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus has recovered golden tongue ...
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Egypt uncovers chamber of mummies, sees life for tourism

QUOTE: 2017 has been a historic year for archaeological discoveries. It's as if it's a message from our ancestors who are lending us a hand to help bring tourists back. MINYA, Egypt — Egypt has ...
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Archaeologists Unearth a Papyrus Fragment From the ‘Iliad’ Tucked Inside the Wrappings of a 1,600-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy

In the ancient Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus, archaeologists recently discovered a 1,600-year-old tomb with several mummies inside. Some of them were decorated with gold leaf or geometric ...