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Egypt’s Ancient Dead

Researchers long thought the prehistoric mummies of Egypt were created by accident. But mounting evidence suggests people had a hand in preserving these ancient dead. Photograph courtesy Museo Egizio Science & Innovation PUBLISHED August 15, 2018 The mummy lays delicately … Continue reading

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Egypt’s Daily Life – Working to Stay Alive

Every kind of work deserves respect –                                                                   … Continue reading

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EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE = HOUSING

  The Pyramids and temples had architecturally something in common, but the houses standing side by side along the Nile on the West Bank near Luxor today  – DON’T! More from Egypt soon Brigitte    

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EGYPT – MAKING A LIVING CAN BE A CHALLANGE

More from Egypt soon   Brigitte

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RAMSES II – A MATTER OF SIZE

It is hard to imagine that Ramses II has ever been laying down instead of standing up, dominating the scene, and towering over his world…..but there is an exception. During my first visit to Egypt part of our tour was … Continue reading

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EGYPT – TRAVEL LIGHTLY!!!!

The definition of a Globetrotter is someone who travels widely and often. So after I travelled for three weeks from Aswan in Upper Egypt, via Luxor, via Cairo to Alexandria in Lower Egypt  I thought I qualified    – but there was a … Continue reading

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