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Cairo's Museum of Egyptian Antiquities boasts 120,000 items - the world's largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities, including 27 mummies of the Royal Cache and the treasures of King Tutankhamen. in ancient Egypt, the pharaohs and their retinue were not the only ones to consign their bodies to mummification after death. Mummification was chosen by everyone who could afford it, because ancient Egyptians believed the process was the path to eternal life. They also mummified animals by the millions: falcons, baboons, crocodiles, and many other creatures - pushing some species to the brink of extinction. Why? The secret is revealed in the premiere broadcast of Museum Secrets: Inside the Egyptian Museum.
Archaeologists at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have discovered several ‘new’ artefacts.
The nine items – which include a sacred table, a limestone column...
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The egyptian museum is a treasure chest! While other items are hidden away unrecorded, the recorded items are misplaced :lol: There are lots of old registers that record a location for an item that...
Cairo's landmark Egyptian Museum to receive facelift
First phase of planned development project will see Halls 32 and 37 - both devoted to Old Kingdom antiquities - thoroughly cleaned and revamped;...
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Kewl - wonder if they'll wait 'til all the activity in Tahrir settles down?