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.
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Thutmose II: First pharaoh's tomb found in Egypt since Tutankhamun's
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Ramses II’s long-lost sarcophagus has finally been identified
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Why were Ancient Egyptians obsessed with cats?
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A discovery among the mummies reveals a sick, sad truth. Parasitic worms plagued these ancient Egyptian Pharaohs.
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Ancient Beat - A weekly newsletter about developments in the study of the ancient world
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2,400-year-old baskets still filled with fruit found in submerged Egyptian city
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Intact ancient papyrus scroll uncovered in Saqqara, the first in a century
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Environmental change may have played a role at the dawn of Egyptian history
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Preserving Egypt’s layered history reveals 'stories of the restoration of diverse locations around Egypt'
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Archaeologists discover paintings of goddess in 3,000-year-old mummy's coffin
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4,000-year-old mummies showed early signs of heart disease
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The Pyramids of Giza - Chapter 1: The charlatan and the gossip
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Untouched 4,400-year-old tomb discovered at Saqqara, Egypt
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