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The Cave Church

The Cave Church

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The Cave Church in Cairo is a massive open-air Coptic church nestled inside a cave – and it’s a must-see architectural gem on your Egypt itinerary. of The Coptic are the Egyptians all the Egyptians not only the Christians, the word derived from the ancient Egyptian phrase (Ht-Ka-Ptah) which means the place or House of

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The silence of death and the key of life1

The silence of death and the key of life1

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Between death and Life, the scary Statue of King Hor. He is looking at you!!! While being at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo try to avoid the eye-contact with that statue, that will make you feel like you had something wrong and you should confess😉🤗😁 Ka statue of King Hor Awibre From the tomb of

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Nilometer the 1st device for determining taxes

Nilometer the 1st device for determining taxes

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  A Nilometer in ancient Egypt was a structure for measuring the Nile’s clarity and water level during the annual flood season or “Akhet”. If the water level was low, there would be famine. If it was too high, it would be destructive. The Nilometer is an ancient instrument used to measure the waters of

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Mega discovery in Saqqara

Mega discovery in Saqqara

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The first ever complete papyrus discovered by Egyptians, it reaches 16 metres, the papyrus contains 113 spells from the Book of the Dead. Last May, an Egyptian archaeological mission was excavating in Saqqara’s Bubasteum necropolis, when they found something that they had never seen before. “What is this? Is it a roll? No, it is

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Winter solstice in ancient Egypt

Winter solstice in ancient Egypt

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Archaeologists have excavated a tomb from Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, between 2040 and 1782 BC, whose entrance faces the solstice sunrise. We explore how different civilizations have marked the year’s shortest day.     How did Egyptians celebrate the solstice? During the Winter Solstice, the Ancient Egyptians celebrated by decorating their homes with lush plants such

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A discovery of a Cemetry which has no identical counterpart in ancient Egypt.

A discovery of a Cemetry which has no identical counterpart in ancient Egypt.

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July 15th 2022 The discovery of a Cemetry which has no identical counterpart in ancient Egypt. The Cemetry of the foreign soldiers chief leader, the proof of the first real globalization in the ancient world. During the excavations which have been held in the monumental area of Abusir south of Giza, the monumental expedition there

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