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Ancient Egypt

the Golden calf. Illustration: depositphotos.com

We did not leave Egypt

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The story of the Exodus includes within it a collection of unrelated folk stories, various authors have added more legends to the core, the story itself, which is of priestly origin, contradicts large parts of the Bible that indicate a Canaanite origin
This image shows the sky goddess Nut, covered in stars, held aloft by her father, Shu, and towering over her brother with her back to the earth. On the left the rising sun (the falcon-headed god Re) sails up Nut's leg. On the right the setting sun sails down its arms to the outstretched arms of Osiris, who will recreate the sun in the underworld during the night. Credit: EA Wallis Budge, The Gods of the Egyptians, Vol. 2 (Methuen & Co., 1904).

Secrets of the stars: Scientists reveal the hidden role of the Milky Way in ancient Egyptian mythology

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New research reveals how the Milky Way emphasized the role of Nut, the Egyptian sky goddess
The pyramids at Giza in Egypt. Illustration: depositphotos.com

An unknown hidden chamber has been discovered in the Great Egyptian Pyramid of Giza

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Already in 2016, the measurements gave reason to assume the existence of a hidden space near the Chevron stones above the entrance. Now scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have used ultrasound endoscopy to make an important contribution to confirming this assumption.
Canaanites and the Shesu leader who were allegedly captured by the ancient Egyptian army, from the collection of mosaics of Ramses III from the state of Habu, compiled by Niv Logsi. From Wikipedia

First genetic study of its kind: the Canaanites constantly mixed with populations that came from Iran and the Caucasus

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The periodic table of tomorrow's professions - from the Egyptian hieroglyphs through the emoji language towards a new language

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The earliest evidence of aquaculture 3,500 years ago - in the eastern Mediterranean

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Illustration: pixabay.

And in a dream I saw

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The pyramids at Giza. From Wikipedia

The pyramid effect

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A picture of the statue together with the diggers who found it (caption: The volunteers in the excavation that found the Egyptian statue, from the right - Elena Swat from South Africa, Brian Kovacs from the United States and Valentin Sama-Rojo from Spain. The three diggers are returning volunteers, meaning that this is not their first year in Hazor). Photo: Shlomit Bacher

Parts of a statue of an Egyptian official were discovered in Tel Hazor

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The scarab amulet found by the students. Photo: Dina Gurni, Antiquities Authority

An Egyptian amulet about 3,300 years old was discovered in Tsipri by female students

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A 3,700-year-old scarab seal discovered in Tel Dor. Photo: Tel Dor excavations

A rare scarab seal, belonging to a senior official in the Kingdom of Egypt in the 13th dynasty of pharaohs (17th-18th centuries BC) was found in Tel Dor

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. Scarab seal of King Thutmose III. Next to the king's name is a sphinx. Photo: Clara Amit, courtesy of the Antiquities Authority

The influence of Egyptian culture on ancient Jewish culture is evident

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A bowl from the Early Bronze Age 1 (3500 BC). Photo: Yuli Schwartz, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority

Evidence of Egyptian settlement from about 5,000 years ago is being uncovered these days in central Tel Aviv

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A statue of Pharaoh Yahamas (Amosis) I. Photo: Wikimedia

The forecast: extreme weather in ancient Egypt

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The parts of the coffin lid after initial cleaning at the excavation site in the Jezreel Valley Photo: Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority

A rare discovery: a 3300-year-old Canaanite tomb containing Egyptian objects was discovered in the north

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Inside the Colosseum in Rome. Photo: Daniel Lohmer / Shutterstock.com

Empires fell because of two reasons: social disparity and overexploitation of natural resources; Modern culture is not immune

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Beads found in Egypt, made from a meteorite rich in iron. Photo: The Open University of Great Britain

The accessories of ancient Egypt - meteorites

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The Valley of the Kings in Giza, Egypt, view from the outside, from a XNUMXD rendering by Dassault Systèmes

Dassault Systèmes brings back to life the city of the dead in Giza

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The moment of opening the coffin of Tut Anach Amon. Howard Carter on the left next to him is the Egyptian water bringer who discovered the steps that led to finding the tomb. From Wikipedia

Howard Carter, the man who revealed the treasures and the death of Tut Ankh Amon

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The cover of the book "The Little University of the Sciences" by Ran Levy

Five medical treatments that are hard to believe have been done in the past

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Thor movie poster

From Thor to the pharaonic Sanfero: the theory of the ancient astronauts

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A section of the Santorini volcano that still protrudes above sea level. Photo: from Wikipedia

A study sheds new light on the dating in the time of the pharaohs

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The cat goddess discovered in an Egyptian temple

A divine kitten stirs up the Egyptians

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Domestication of the cat - when and how did it happen?

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The technology of death

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