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Ancient Egypt

A convoy of vehicles transporting royal mummies is seen in Cairo, April 3, 2021.

Mummies of ancient Egyptian kings and queens move to a new resting place in ‘Pharaohs’ Golden Parade’

As part of the multimillion-dollar event, the 18 kings and four queens were transported from the Egypt Museum in Tahrir Square along the River Nile to their new home at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, south of the capital.

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What we can learn from the ancient Egyptian practice of beekeeping

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Treasure of Egyptian antiquities

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The Living on Earth Almanac

This week facts about the solar lighting of the statues to the sun gods, deep in the temple of Ramses the Second in Abu Simbel (ah-BOO sim-BELL), Egypt.

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Analyzing ancient egyptian paperwork

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Researchers at Stanford University are analyzing some ancient scribbles: they’re looking at the paperwork of some Egyptians born more than 2,000 years ago. Correspondent Lonny Shavelson reports.

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