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Rosetta Stone

When I first encountered the term Rosetta stone, I thought it was a precious stone, like a diamond or something of the kind. Hoo boy, was I sooo wrooong... Rosetta stone is an artifact they discovered in...

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The Curse of Tutankhamen

One of the most famous riddles of history is that of King Tut, which anyone who dared to defile his tomb would die quickly and mysteriously. In 1905, Howard Carter, an English Egyptologist, was sponsored...

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Edfu Temple63

Ancient Egypt News

This hub introduces the main blogs covering news about Ancient Egypt and Egyptology. My name is Kate Phizackerley and I run one of the blogs (News from the Valley of the Kings) but there are a number of...

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Typical Day for an Egyptology Grad Student81

No Bullwhip Required: Becoming an Egyptology Student

Interested in becoming an Egyptologist, but not sure how? This article, written by a real live Egyptologist, lays it all out!

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Gerald Gardner73

What exactly is Wicca, the Goddess, Witchcraft, and why is it so frowned upon in today's society?

Wicca, the Goddess, Witchcraft, paganism, New Age ... how does it all fit together? "One slight problem with Witchcraft is that we don't know what it is. You might know; I might know; he, she or they might...

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A Titanic Mummy's Curse

She lived in Ancient Egypt, in about 1600 B.C., as a high-priestess in the Temple of Amon-Ra. When she died, she was buried in a coffin with, on the outside, her image in gold and enamel...

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