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Scientists reveal what ancient Egyptian mummies smell like - including notes of cheese, vomit and ...

The Daily Mail 14 Feb 2025
Researchers, wanting to understand how mummies smell after long periods in museum display cases and storage, collected samples of the odours emitted by nine of them at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
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From Mosques to Synagogues: Cairo’s Top 5 Religious Sites for Travelers

Egyptian Streets 13 Feb 2025
Full Day Egyptian Museum, Pyramids and Bazaar Guided Tour” will treat you to both Ancient Egyptian history and Islamic Cairo’s charming story ... The site is also famous for the discovery of the Cairo ...
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Trump's tariffs have an Arabic root. Here's how

The New Arab 05 Feb 2025
According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the word tariffs has roots in the interchange between Arab and European merchants, dating back to ancient times.
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The Meteorites by Helen Gordon review — secrets of space rocks

The Times/The Sunday Times 02 Feb 2025
In 1911 the British Egyptologist Gerald Wainwright cracked open the ancient tomb of a young boy in Gerzeh, 40 miles south of Cairo. Among the possessions that he carted off were two strings of iron beads ... Culture ... .
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Warming Up Your Winter Breaks: Exciting Adventure to Have around Egypt

Egypt Today 28 Jan 2025
From exploring ancient wonders in Cairo and sailing along the Nile to enjoying the Mediterranean charm of Alexandria or the crystal-clear waters of the Red Sea, Egypt is an ideal destination to make your winter break unforgettable.
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How the oldest known Hebrew book landed in a Washington museum

Beijing News 25 Jan 2025
The museum had recently acquired the manuscript - a rare Jewish prayer book - believing it to be part of the famous Cairo Geniza, a trove of ancient Jewish documents uncovered in a Cairo synagogue in the late 19th century.
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