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The Child Who Came Back from the Dead

After falling down the stairs and being declared dead, Dorothy Eady woke up with memories that didn’t belong to her—but to an ancient Egyptian priestess. Her story is one of the most chilling and ...
Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...
The moments when four ancient worlds faced disaster are brought to life in an epic new series exploring Rome, Egypt, the Aztecs and the samurai of Japan. Drawing on the beautiful art and artefacts ...
Behind architecture and ancient treasures lies state strategy built on mega-projects and foreign capital to shore up strained ...
There’s something about castles that tugs at the imagination. Maybe it’s the hint of romance in their towers, or the way they ...
The Grand Egyptian Museum is around 30 minutes’ drive from downtown Cairo and 2km from the Pyramids. You can book tickets and ...
This month’s official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum has sparked renewed calls to reclaim iconic ancient Egyptian ...
Treasures from Egyptian Museums in a major exhibition organised in collaboration with the Supreme Council of Antiquities ...
The ancient Egyptians devised a way to document thousands of years of history before the pyramids were built, members of ...
The Mega Moolah Goddess online slot blends one of the most iconic iGaming themes—ancient Egypt—with one of the world’s ...
Boston Museum of Fine Arts researcher Florence D. Friedman offered new interpretations of Egyptian King Menkaure’s fourth ...
A discovery within the Great Pyramid of Giza could soon reshape our understanding of ancient Egypt, according to tantalizing ...