Ancient Egyptian pyramids weren't built for who we thought, study suggests
At the site of Tombos, archaeologists have found that less-affluent laborers may be buried with upper-class people in pyramid ...
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Penn archaeologists help uncover 3,600-year-old tomb of Egyptian pharaoh
The burial chamber for the unnamed ruler was found in January in a sacred city where little is known about its ancient ...
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Egyptian pyramids were built using an incredibly clever machine, new research suggests
Even with an advanced lifting mechanism, building the pyramids required an extraordinary level of organization and skill. Ancient Egyptian engineers likely designed and built these machines with ...
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Ancient Egyptian pyramids, thought to contain only the elite, may also hold low-class laborers
At the site of Tombos, archaeologists have found that less-affluent laborers may be buried with upper-class people in pyramid ...
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Luxor Temple: Head of Ramses the Great
Ramses II (the Great) was one of the most prolific builders of ancient Egypt. Hardly a site exists that he did not initiate, add to, complete, or build entirely himself. Some of the greatest ...
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Explore a Pharaoh's Boat
the pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid, by his son and successor Djedefre. For four and a half millennia, it lay undisturbed in its limestone sarcophagus. In 1954, Egyptian archeologist Kamal el ...
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Penn Museum undergoes largest renovation in its history to update Egypt, Nubia galleries
The museum's renovations in the Ancient Egypt and Nubia galleries are the second part of the Museum’s Building Transformation ...
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Ancient Egyptian beliefs and how they affected the construction of the pyramids
a reconstruction of a pharaoh and her soldiers is seen in the Egyptian desert. The pyramids were built so the Sun God could be reborn in the afterlife, as explained on the pyramid texts.