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Researchers recreate ancient Egyptian blues

A team of Washington State University-led researchers has recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used…

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Scientists recreate lost recipes for a 5,000-year-old Egyptian blue dye

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Private equity’s best days are over, says Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris

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Tomb art suggests Egyptian sky goddess wore the Milky Way galaxy

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 The deities of ancient Egypt oversaw virtually every aspect of existence, with gods and…

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Egyptian billionaire Sawiris says ‘Tory incompetence’ forced him to quit UK

Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris has blamed “years of incompetence” by the Conservatives for tax changes that he says have driven…

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Pharaoh’s tomb is the biggest ancient Egyptian discovery since King Tutankhamun

Compared to his royal relatives, King Thutmose II doesn’t get much attention. Depending on the documentation, the monarch only ruled…

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Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody,' ‘spicy' and ‘sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the…

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What do Egyptian mummies smell like? Surprisingly pleasant.

Most people know what an ancient Egyptian mummy looks like, but they probably can’t tell you about how they smell.…

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The New Grand Egyptian Museum Is the Largest Archeological Museum in the World — What’s Inside

Following two decades of setbacks, the much-anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has opened its doors, giving the public access to…

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Archaeologists find the 4,000-year-old tomb of an overachieving Egyptian magician

A team of archeologists in Egypt have discovered the 4,000-year-old tomb of a renowned royal doctor who was likely a…

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