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U.S. returns parts of queen's temple, ancient gold coin and other rare smuggled artifacts to Egypt, officials say
The collection includes sarcophagus lids, a Greco-Roman portrait and fragments of what is believed to be a temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
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Egyptian Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Tombs Belonging to Three Senior Statesmen Who Helped Keep the New Kingdom Running
One tomb belonged to Amum-em-Ipet, who lived during the Ramesside period (as the 19th and 20th Dynasties, the last two of the ...
How a single battle—and one young pharaoh—turned Egypt into a superpower
Across the Levant in the 15th century B.C., cities were rising up against freshly-installed pharaoh Thutmose III. It would be ...
Egyptian archaeologists discover 3 tombs in Luxor
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered tombs dating back to the New Kingdom period (1550–1070 B.C.) and identified the names ...
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Egypt recovers trove of smuggled ancient artifacts from the US, officials say
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ... gold funerary masks and what's believed to be fragments of Queen Hatshepsut's ancient temple were among the 25 items accepted in Cairo on Monday.
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Egypt recovers queen Hatshepsut relics antiquities from the US
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ... The collection also includes parts of a temple believed to belong to Queen Hatshepsut, small statues made of ivory, bronze, and stone, and a ...
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Egypt’s pharaohs welcomed summer with this fabulous festival
Every year ancient ... the Temple of Luxor; and the mortuary temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu. The earliest evidence comes from the Red Chapel of Queen Hatshepsut (reigned 1479-1458 B.C ...