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The Story Behind This Female Pharaoh’s Broken Statues Is Way Weirder Than We Thought
Near the cliffs of Luxor, where ancient temples rise from the desert, a new discovery is changing how we understand one of ...
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The Ancient Egyptians Broke Statues Of The Pharaoh Hatshepsut To Deactivate Their Supernatural Powers, New Study Says
When archaeologists first started unearthing statues of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 1920s, they noticed ...
Queen Hatshepsut’s statues were destroyed in ancient Egypt – new study challenges the revenge theory
A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...
The curse of the last Nawab of Bengal
Siraj-ud-Daulah’s defeat in the Battle of Plassey was followed by the tragic deaths of all those who plotted his downfall ...
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Gambia: Imam Ratib Kah On 'Tamxarit' Prayers
The Imam Ratib of Banjul, Alhagie Cherno Kah, has spoken on the significance of Yawmul Ashura (New Year), and 10th day of Muharram, which will be observed on Saturday morning. The eve, which is Friday ...
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Inside Egypt’s Enigmatic $1 Billion Grand Museum
Boasting King Tut's treasures and countless other riches, anticipation for the Grand Egyptian Museum mounts as delays thwart ...
Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great’s grave. They’re perpetuating a German myth
Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. But the legend, which includes ...
Monomachos Crown: The 1,000-year-old crown honoring 'the one who fights alone' found by a farmer in a field
One of only three surviving Byzantine crowns, it depicts a man and two sisters who jointly ruled the empire in the 11th ...