Archaeologists have discovered the "richly decorated" tomb of an ancient Egyptian dignitary that is filled with magic spells aimed at protecting against snake bites. The tomb, thought to date to the ...
Rev. ed. first published: London : British Museum Press, c2006. First ed. published 1994. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source ...
First ed. published in 1963 under title: Magic and medical science in ancient Egypt. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source ...
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Why a 4,000-year-old trick is still one of the best in magic
Long before stage magicians and card tricks, there was one illusion that started it all. In ancient Egypt, a man named Dedi ...
Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of archaeology’s most significant discoveries. Researchers found its petals covering ...
Ancient Egyptian women wore ornate back tattoos to protect them during and after childbirth, a new study suggests. The hypothesis follows examination of mummified remains of two women with tattoo ...
The so-called “tramp stamp” isn’t a sign of trashiness — it’s early women’s tradition. A recent discovery has lead researchers to believe that ancient Egyptian women were adorned with lower back ...
After five years travelling the other side of the world, a blockbuster exhibition on ancient Egypt complete with more than 10 mummy cases is on show in Leiden. Discovering Ancient Egypt, open this ...
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