Egypt

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• SOURCE: New York Daily News
  8/31/2021
  

  Don't Buy Egyptian Antiquities – Even Fakes

  by Erin L. Thompson

  Buying antiquities without due diligence into their provenance feeds a black market for looted archaeological objects. 

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• 7/18/2021
  

  1920s "Tutmania" and its Enduring Echoes

  by Gill Paul

  A remarkable confluence of events and circumstances launched a cultural mania for ancient Egypt in Britain and the US with the 1922 discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. 

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• SOURCE: History.com
  7/12/2021
  

  Why the Nile River Was So Important to Ancient Egypt

  Read an overview of the centrality of the river to Egyptian civilization and the history of efforts to harness the life-sustaining and destructive capacity of the Nile. 

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• SOURCE: New York Review of Books
  5/3/2021
  

  Ancient Egypt for the Egyptians

  New books and a documentary consider the entanglement of colonialism with the rise of academic Egyptology.

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• SOURCE: NPR
  3/29/2021
  

  The History Of The Suez Canal

  The Suez Canal, according to Zachary Karabell, has been a nexus for past great power conflicts, anticolonialist struggle, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Now it shows the vulnerability of global capitalism's supply chain infrastructure. 

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian
  1/21/2021
  

  Archaeologists Unearth Egyptian Queen’s Tomb, 13-Foot ‘Book of the Dead’ Scroll

  For the first time, archaeologists at the Saqqara necropolis have excavated coffins, estimated at 3,000 years old. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  11/15/2020
  

  Egypt Unearths New Mummies Dating Back 2,500 Years

  A recent excavation has produced the largest discovery of artifacts of the year at the Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara. 

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• SOURCE: UC Santa Cruz
  3/4/2020
  

  Elaine Sullivan Uses 3D Technologies to Peel way the Layers of History

  Professor Elaine Sullivan's publication is among the first to include interactive 3D models that can be navigated both spatially and temporally. 

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  2/23/20
  

  A Bittersweet Homecoming for Egypt’s Jews

  A rare ceremony at an ancient synagogue brought 180 Jews back to Egypt, decades after they were pressured to leave. But few Egyptians knew about it, highlighting government ambivalence.

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• 11/26/19
  

  The History Behind the Rocket Used in the Latest Attack Against Israel

  by Gideon Remez

  Israel wielded a similar "mega-rocket" against Egypt 50 years ago. How Soviet advisers dealt with it.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  3/9/19
  

  Woodrow Wilson and ‘the Ugliest of Treacheries’

  by Erez Manela

  After World War I, America was supposed to lead the fight against colonialism. What happened?

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• 2/24/19
  

  What Can One Ecologist Teach Historians?

  by John Gaudet

  Ecology can help substantiate historical changes that might otherwise go unnoticed.

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  2/4/19
  

  Egypt Unveils Dozens of Newly Discovered Mummies

  Archaeologists in Egypt uncovered a tomb that consisted of a number of chambers that dated from 323 B.C. to 30 B.C. that were accessible through a corridor and sloping set of stairs.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  9-25-18
  

  The Newest Curse of the Mummy: Bad Drainage

  Engineers and archaeologists working together to save an ancient riverside temple in Egypt have discovered rare treasures, including a sphinx.

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• SOURCE: Press Release
  4/6/18
  

  Historian tells the forgotten story of America’s first female Egyptologist

  Missouri University's Kathleen Sheppard painstakingly spent two years transcribing the scholar's letters.

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• SOURCE: Newsweek
  2-3-18
  

  Ancient Egypt: Mysterious 4,400-Year-Old Tomb Reveals Rare Paintings in New Excavation

  The tomb is thought to have belonged to “Hetpet,” a high-ranking female official.

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• SOURCE: CBS News
  12-9-17
  

  Egypt discovers 3,500-year-old tombs in ancient city of Luxor

  The tombs, located on the west bank of the river Nile in a cemetery for noblemen and top officials, are the latest discovery in the city famed for its temples and tombs spanning different dynasties of ancient Egyptian history.

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• SOURCE: Newsweek
  10-5-17
  

  Ancient Egypt: 1,800 Years-old Pet Cemetery Filled With 100 Skeletons Discovered

  The cemetery, dating from the first and second centuries A.D., was discovered in the Roman port town of Berenike, established in Ptolemaic Egypt between 285-246 B.C.

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• SOURCE: ynetnews.com
  9-13-17
  

  Textbook featuring Israeli flag raises ire in Egypt

  Study book for eight graders shows the Israeli flag instead of the Palestinian one on a map of the Middle East, causing the Education Ministry in the country to order the removal of the controversial page from the book and bar it from further distribution while it investigates the matter.

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• SOURCE: Newsweek
  6-22-17
  

  Ancient Egyptian Writing: New Symbols Reveal Development Of Hieroglyphics

  A new discovery may hold some clues as to how carved images evolved into a formal writing system.