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ancient Egypt was dominated, as is today, by the combination of lack of rainfall and the Nile River. The Greek historian Herodotus called Egypt the "gift...

Egyptian deities are often portrayed as having animal heads in art; as an example, Anubis is often portrayed in statuary as having the body of a human...

The earliest era in Egyptian history is called the Predynastic period. The neolithic ended in Egypt around 4400 BCE with the appearance of the Amratian...

culture of Egypt has thousands of years of recorded history. Ancient Egypt was among the earliest civilizations in Africa. For millennia, Egypt maintained...

Search Egypt Egypt is in the north of Africa. It borders the Arabian Peninsula to the northeast. It has a Mediterranean coast to the north and a Red Sea...

Egyptians had the tradition of mummifying bodies. Mummifying is a method to preserve a dead body to avoid its decomposition. First, they washed the body...

Egypt was one of the earliest countries to use a postage meter. For a short period in 1922 a Moss (New Zealand) machine was used by the National Bank...

What does one think of when one hears the phrase "Ancient Egypt"? Likely, something about pyramids and sand. However, there is a lot more to the rich...

Following the completion of the Suez Canal by Ismail Pasha in 1869, Egypt became an important world transportation hub. In 1866, the Assembly of Delegates...

the beginning of man, one of the first to come to mind are the Ancient Egyptians. Their culture still affects us to this day. You can find references from...

Egypt and the Egyptians — the debut personal photo exhibition of Viktor Pinchuk, held at the House of Artists (Simferopol) from 3 to 17 June 2005. For...

critical material resources, particularly iron and straight timber, caused Egypt to import these items using wealth from its natural resources of gold, and...

Egypt has a history almost older than any other civilization on Earth, a history that stretches back many thousands of years. Evidence of human existence...

The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt. There are over 100 pyramids in Egypt. Most were built as tombs for...

Egyptian Empire is generally believed to have begun around 3000 BC and lasted until 300 BC. Unlike later civilizations the clothing of ancient Egypt was...

Egypt and Egyptians III — the ninth personal exhibition of the traveler and photographer Viktor Pinchuk, held in the exposition hall of Russian Cultural...

considered Egypt's oldest historical document, dating from the end of the 5th dynasty (twenty-fifth century BC). It gives a list of the kings of Egypt, starting...

Postage stamps and postal history of Egypt...

Writing was important to Egyptian society not only as a means of recording facts and debts but by the Ramesside period, also as a means of cultural expression...

Egypt was a popular tourist destination from the 1st century AD onward. The mysterious monuments, long considered the oldest in the world, were considered...