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Lion's head pendant: An Egyptian board game piece repurposed into a religious object with baboons

An ancient Egyptian board game piece was repurposed centuries later in Sudan into a dazzling gold-and-amethyst pendant.

Egyptian mummy unearthed with literary text on abdomen in first ever find

Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt have unearthed a mummy with a passage from Homer’s “Iliad” ...

Archaeologists uncover massive artifact depicting pharaoh thought to have challenged Moses in Exodus

Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered a massive statue believed to depict King Ramses II, the pharaoh believed to be a ...

Archaeologists discover 7-foot-tall statue of legendary Egyptian pharaoh

This pharaoh wanted everyone to know it, too. Ramses II was responsible for many massive architectural projects across the kingdom, including sprawling temple complexes and extensive gold mining ...

Archaeologists Found a Sacred Egyptian Amulet in an Ancient Spanish Tomb

How did an Egyptian scarab make it all the way to the Iberian Peninsula in pre-Roman times?

U.S. diplomats depart; the new Grand Egyptian Museum

Senior career diplomats at the U.S. State Department are effectively being forced into retirement. It’s a loss of talent that ...

HRS: Everything Egyptian at the annual festival

Enjoy delicious and authentic Egyptian cuisine, music, art, and shopping at the always fun Spring Egyptian Festival. The ...

Lion's head pendant: An ancient Egyptian board game piece that was later repurposed into a magical religious object with baboons

An ancient Egyptian board game piece was repurposed centuries later in Sudan into a dazzling gold-and-amethyst pendant.