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Ancient Egypt's retainer sacrifice revealed in skulls
Forensic analysis of 1920s excavations shows evidence that early pharaohs may have killed servants to accompany them to the afterlife.
Ars Technica · 3m
Penn Museum Opens 4,300-Year-Old Tomb Chapel
Penn Museum's Egypt galleries open Dec. 12 with ancient tomb chapel.
PhillyVoice · 1m
Ancient Egyptian warhorse given royal burial 3,000 years ago
Archaeologists in Egypt's Nile Delta discovered a complete horse skeleton buried with care, revealing military life in a New Kingdom fortress.
CBS News · 1m
What ancient Egyptian glue was really made of
Tiny samples from coffins and tomb walls reveal cow glue, antelope collagen, and seed proteins from a sacred tree.
Ars Technica · 1m