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Professor Aidan Dodson answers some of the burning qu
PYRAMIDS, obelisks, coffins and sphinxes are embedded in ...
How the Qin forged a great power from the fragments of the Warring States
Over the years, my best friend, who lives in Egypt, had invited me to stay with him more than once, always with the promise of extraordinary hospitality, but I always found reasons to decline. Sometim
I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w
A new exhibition explores the enduring artistry of ancient Egypt
Our bodies are vessels for life, but in death they undergo a cascade of chemical and biological changes
