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10 stunning ancient Egyptian discoveries made in 2024, from hidden temples to hallucinogenic rituals Every year brings new discoveries from ancient Egypt and 2024 was no exception. In this countdown, Live Science takes a look at 10 fascinating discoveries from the past year.

Ten discoveries about ancient Egypt in 2024.

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Eight histories of disabled people in ancient Egypt Explore the lived experiences of disabled people in ancient Egypt and the ways they were incorporated into ancient society.

Very happy to have been invited to co-author a blog for the #BritishMuseum showcasing some #DisabilityHistory stories from the Museum's ancient Egyptian collections. This forms part of a continuing collaboration investing stories of disability at the BM.

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Great to see events like this held outside capital cities.

A collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts recovered from Ireland - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities A collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts was successfully repatriated from Ireland and arrived in its homeland yesterday, following the recent visit of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to Dublin.

Artefacts have been repatriated from University College Cork to the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square and after conservation, will be put on display as part of the effort to educate about ongoing artefact recovery by the Arab Republic of Egypt

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Archaeologist of the Year 2025 – Nominees - Current Archaeology Below are the three individuals nominated for 2025’s ‘Archaeologist of the Year’, whose achievements reflect the diverse work taking place within our field. Voting closes on 10 February and all the wi...

Thrilled to see Egyptologist Professor Joyce Tyldesley nominated for Archaeologist of the Year.

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Very excited to see ancient Sudan languages Meroitic/Old Nubian on the program this year.

Sudan Police arrested ten foreigners and captured many rare antiquities stolen from Khartoum and South Darfur prepared for smuggling

The artifacts include two statues with inscriptions, 7 copper jugs of different sizes, an ancient dagger and a pan.

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How a cup of tea led to a scientific publication that debunked the pyramid peppermint myth - Erasmus Magazine Peppermint has been used medicinally since ancient times in Egypt, and dried peppermint leaves have even been found in thousands-of-years-old pyramids. At least, that's what marketers of mint products...

Interesting article explains how the pyramid peppermint myth originated.
www.erasmusmagazine.nl/en/2024/11/2...