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A pharaoh who ruled southern Egypt 3,576 years ago was captured in battle against a foreign dynasty occupying the north and ceremonially executed, a study found. Experts from Egypt CT-scanned the mummy of pharaoh Seqenenre Tao — known as ‘the Brave’ — and revealed new details about the injuries that led to his death. He appeared to have been … Read more
Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old brewery that could produce thousands of litres of beer in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos. The site, in Egypt’s Sohag Governorate, likely dates back to around 3,100 BC, the tourism and antiquities ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Dr Matthew Adams, one of the leaders of the Egyptian-American … Read more
Hiccups could be a symptom of Covid, doctors have claimed. Medics who treated an infected man who had hiccups for two weeks believe his symptoms were a ‘rare presentation’ of the illness. Experts say Covid can attack the diaphragm — the muscle that controls breathing — causing it to spasm, leading to hiccups. Hiccups have also been … Read more
Fall like an Egyptian… Stunning video footage shows skydivers dropping in on the Pyramids at Giza Yair Gallardo, 43, jumped from an Egyptian Air Force C-130 over the Pyramids He and his team were granted permission for the jump into the historic site The Mexican daredevil free fell with the team until the pyramids were … Read more
Archaeologists digging at the ancient Egyptian site Taposiris Magna unearthed 16 burials in rock-cut tombs, with one containing a mummy bearing a tongue made of gold. The team speculates that after the person’s tongue was removed during embalming it was replaced with the object so the deceased could speak to Osiris in the afterlife. The … Read more
Love Island’s Arabella Chi displays her peachy bottom in a thong bikini and a tie-up tee in wistful throwback snaps By Clare Mccarthy For Mailonline Published: 17:21 GMT, 1 February 2021 | Updated: 17:21 GMT, 1 February 2021 She recently told how she has learned to love her peachy bottom after being told ny top … Read more
An ancient funerary temple is among the new trove of ‘major discoveries’ that have been unearthed by archaeologists in Egypt. The temple of Queen Neit, who was the wife of King Teti, the first king of the Sixth Dynasty that ruled Egypt between 2323 BC and 2150 BC, was found by a team of archaeologists … Read more
A tombstone dating back more than 1,400 years ago was uncovered accidentally by a park worker in southern Israel clearing a nature trail. The stone, dated to the late 6th or early seventh century, is inscribed in Greek and reads ‘Blessed Maria, who lived an immaculate life,’ with her death date listed as February 9. … Read more
The alphabet was invented by illiterate Canaanite miners in ancient Egypt who turned elaborate hieroglyphs into basic letters 4,000 years ago, a study claimed. In 2006, Egyptologist Orly Goldwasser argued that symbols on artefacts from a temple in the Sinai are prototypes of the letters that we use to read and write today. While it had … Read more
Rita Ora has reportedly been axed as the face of the latest EE and Apple campaign. The singer, 30, starred in the augmented-reality ad to celebrate the launch of the Apple 12 Pro in November, but hit the headlines shortly after when she was caught flouting strict COVID-19 rules twice. It’s now said that she has been ‘quietly … Read more