After 1,600 years underwater, remains of the Lighthouse of Alexandria emerge ~humanities.history Article 869 words 35 votes
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Tutankhamun archaeological records go online in new searchable archive ~humanities.history Link 14 votes
Lighthouse of Alexandria rises again: giant blocks resurface after 2,000 years ~humanities.history Article 505 words, published Jul 1 2025 25 votes
The ancient Roman alternative to daylight saving time; An hour was not a consistent unit of time. In the summer it could be as long as 75 minutes and in the winter it sometimes lasted just 45 minutes. ~humanities.history Article 2081 words, published Mar 29 2024 20 votes
Thutmose II: First pharaoh's tomb found in Egypt since Tutankhamun's ~humanities.history Article 612 words 23 votes
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Ramses II’s long-lost sarcophagus has finally been identified ~humanities.history Article 457 words 26 votes
A discovery among the mummies reveals a sick, sad truth. Parasitic worms plagued these ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. ~humanities.history Link 8 votes
Millennium trader scored $40 million windfall in Egypt FX plunge ~finance economics Article 77 words 4 votes
Egyptians are buying and selling gold just to stay afloat ~finance economics Article 1557 words 9 votes
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Egyptian fractions and the greedy algorithm ~science mathematics Video 9:47, published Dec 12 2023 6 votes
Ancient Beat - A weekly newsletter about developments in the study of the ancient world ~humanities.history Article 896 words 9 votes
2,400-year-old baskets still filled with fruit found in submerged Egyptian city ~humanities.history Article 623 words 26 votes
Cosmic rays reveal 'hidden' thirty-foot-long corridor in Egypt's Great Pyramid ~humanities.history Article 824 words, published Mar 2 2023 8 votes
Intact ancient papyrus scroll uncovered in Saqqara, the first in a century ~humanities.history Link 5 votes
The real reason Egypt is moving its capital away from Cairo ~design urban planning Video 10:36, published Sep 7 2022 6 votes
Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after four years ~transport Article 926 words 21 votes
Massive container ship stuck in Suez Canal, blocking world's busiest shipping route ~transport Article 1162 words 44 votes
Meet some of the last papyrus makers in Egypt keeping a 5,000-year-old craft alive | Still Standing ~arts Video 8:01 9 votes
Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian author and women’s rights icon, dies ~books literature Article 656 words 7 votes
Environmental change may have played a role at the dawn of Egyptian history ~humanities.history Article 1224 words 10 votes
Preserving Egypt’s layered history reveals 'stories of the restoration of diverse locations around Egypt' ~humanities.history Article 422 words 5 votes
Egypt thought it dodged the worst of the pandemic. But now hospitals are being overwhelmed ~health healthcare Article 8 votes
Archaeologists discover paintings of goddess in 3,000-year-old mummy's coffin ~humanities.history Article 553 words 8 votes
Visualizing disinformation networks on Twitter: Watch six decade-long disinformation operations unfold in six minutes ~comp Article 2419 words 4 votes
Funk the Casbah! An Arab Funk Mix // Yas Queen Selectress • A selection of rare 60s, 70s and 80s songs from Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Iraq, Libya, and Algeria. ~music Link 8 votes
4,000-year-old mummies showed early signs of heart disease ~humanities.history Article 511 words 8 votes
A conversation with the team that made bread with 4500-year-old yeast from ancient Egyptian pottery ~food baking history Article 2433 words 13 votes