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Photos: Ancient Egyptian Tax Receipt & Other Texts
By Owen Jarus last updated
Several ancient and medieval texts at McGill University Library and Archives are being deciphered. One of the most interesting texts is a receipt for a huge land-transfer tax.
Photos: Ancient Egyptian Tomb with Pyramid Discovered
By Owen Jarus last updated
Archaeologists have discovered a tomb in Egypt that would have had a pyramid at its entrance and held the sarcophagus of a scribe named Horemheb.
Tens of Cat Mummies and 100 Cat Statues Found Near Ancient Egyptian Pyramid
By Owen Jarus last updated
Ancient Egyptians seem to have been "cat people," or at least cat mummy people.
Hundreds of ancient Egyptian sarcophagi, cat mummies and gold-leafed statues unearthed at necropolis
By Tom Metcalfe last updated
Archaeologists have unearthed a trove of artifacts at the necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo.
Tomb of ancient Egyptian mercenary commander found in Egypt
By Owen Jarus last updated
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,600-year-old tomb buried at Abusir, Egypt belonging to a man of high status named "Wahibre-mery-Neith," a "commander of foreign mercenaries."
Ancient game board could be a missing link tied to the Egyptian Book of the Dead
By Stephanie Pappas last updated
A game board bridges the gap between old and new in ancient Egypt.
13-foot-long 'Book of the Dead' scroll found in burial shaft in Egypt
By Owen Jarus last updated
A funerary temple belonging to Queen Nearit has been discovered in the ancient Egyptian burial ground Saqqara next to the pyramid of her husband, pharaoh Teti.
Book of the Dead: The ancient Egyptian guide to the afterlife
By Owen Jarus published
The "Book of the Dead" served multiple functions, including helping ancient Egyptians in the afterlife.
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