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Ancient Egyptian official’s tomb and 100+ ushabti figures found at Saqqara

An ancient tomb, a network of burial shafts, and hundreds of funerary objects have been found at Saqqara, Egypt, during the first excavation season in a new area west of the Bubastion necropolis. The Egyptian archaeological mission working in Sector A has uncovered the Old Kingdom tomb of Sekhentiu-Ptah...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/egyptian-officials-tomb-and-ushabti-figures-at-saqqara/

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🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: Egypt Remembers: Where are the Ancient Accounts of the Great Exodus?
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/great-exodus-002295
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🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: Tracing the Legacy of Egyptian Blue: From Ancient Artifacts to Modern Insights
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-technology/egyptian-blue-001745
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🚀 EXPLOSIVE DISCOVERY: The Outstanding Story of Osiris: His Myth, Symbols, and Significance in Ancient Egypt
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/human-origins-religions/story-osiris-how-first-ruler-egypt-became-god-underworld-008953
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Ancient Egyptian paint had surprising ingredients and was more complex than thought, study finds

Ancient Egyptian artists used animal glues and plant-based materials in their paints, according to a new study of 14 artworks dating from 1425 BCE to 400 CE. The study, published in Science Advances, examined 28 tiny samples from painted objects held by three European museums

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/egyptian-paint-had-surprising-ingredients/

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🔥 TRENDING NOW: The Mystery of Egyptian Tomb KV55 in the Valley of the Kings
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/mystery-egyptian-tomb-kv55-valley-kings-002608
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Nebamun continues slowly but surely. This is my slowest stitch, because of all the counting and colour changes. But nonetheless I'm making progress with this column, the bird is almost complete (just missing the bottoms of its legs) and you can see that it is siting on some eggs. I'll be starting on the papyrus fronds soon.

Pattern by Scarlet Quince, now sold by Paine Free Crafts.

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💫 AMAZING REVELATION: 3,300 Years Ago Ancient Egyptians Collected and Revered Ancient Fossils Now Known as the "˜Black Bones of Set'
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/black-bones-0010546
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🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: Mysterious Cocaine Mummies: Do They Prove Ancient Voyages Between Egypt and Americas?
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/egyptian-mummies-0011354
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Ancient Egyptians Performed Skull Surgeries to Understand and Treat Cancer

https://buymeacoffee.com/newscafe/ancient-egyptians-performed-skull-surgeries-understand-treat-cancer
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🎯 VIRAL STORY: Naupa Iglesia: An Egyptian Portal in the Andes?
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/naupa-iglesia-007198
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Sesame and moringa seed proteins have turned up in ancient Egyptian paint layers for the first time, alongside glue made from cattle, donkey, horse, and possibly antelope. The binders were stranger than anyone assumed. #Archaeology #Paleoproteomics #AncientEgypt https://www.anthropology.net/p/sesame-and-moringa-proteins-turn

Ancient Egyptian tomb reveals how burial practices changed from individual burials to stacked mummies

A tomb in the Theban Necropolis near Luxor offers a detailed record of how ancient Egyptians reused burial spaces over several centuries. A new study of Chamber 3 in Tomb TT 209 shows a shift from separate burials in coffins to dense, stacked deposits of mummified bodies...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/egyptian-tomb-individual-burials-to-stacked-mummies/

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💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 📜🔍 Egyptologist Ilona Regulski breaks down how to read Egyptian #hieroglyphs.

The system uses #pictures that represent concrete objects, consonant #sounds, and phonetic #guides that clarify meaning. Viewers can learn to identify #reading direction based on the orientation of #animal signs, along with why ancient #pronunciation remains an open question.

👉 https://www.openculture.com/2026/08/why-reading-egyptian-hieroglyphics-is-easier-than-you-think.html

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