10 h. ago Experts reconstruct the face of ancient Egyptian priestess after 2,800 years

Meresamun was a high-ranking priestess who had the ability to calm the gods with her singing voice, and a new reconstruction has revealed her face for the first time in millennia

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11 h. ago Meet ancient Egypt's answer to Taylor Swift! Scientists reconstruct the face of an Egyptian priestess whose singing soothed the gods 2,800 years ago

The 'elegant' face of an ancient Egyptian priestess whose singing was said to be able to calm the gods can be seen for the first time in 2,800 years.

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4 d. ago Manchester Museum asks visitors if Egyptian woman’s body should be taken off display

Asru, who lived 2,700 years ago, has been on display for two centuries but museum is trying to ‘decolonise’ exhibitsOne of Europe’s leading museums is asking visitors if it should continue to display the body of an ancient Egyptian woman 200 years after it was brought to the UK by cotton merchants, as it “decolonises” some of its most famous exhibits.Manchester Museum, which in May was named 2025’s European museum of the year, is running a consultation on the future of Asru, a woman who lived in Thebes, the ancient city in the location of modern-day Luxor, 2,700 years ago. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Experts reveal why ancient Egyptian Queen statues were removed from history and 'ritually deactivated'

It was believed Queen Hatshepsut's successor waged a personal vendetta against her upon her death but the dismantling of her statues is now believed to be for a different reason

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2 w. ago 'Horrifying fate' of ancient Egyptian mummy unveiled after thousands of years

An ancient Egyptian mummy has revealed a terrifying strain of bubonic plague that was present thousands of years before the infamous Black Death swept across Europe

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2 w. ago Remains of 11 people found in eerie 'first of its kind' 4,000 year old Egyptian tomb

The ancient Egyptian tomb was discovered in the South Asasif necropolis in Luxor, Egypt, and is the first of its kind to be found in the area, dating back nearly 4,000 years

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