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In the western world today, Egyptian mythology is roughly as well-known as Greek or Norse mythology. This, however, was not always the case. Two hundred years ago, even the foremost western experts on ancient Egypt knew relatively little about Egyptian myth and the vast majority of non-academic westerners knew nothing at all about the subject. ... Continue reading "When and How Did Modern Westerners Learn about Egyptian Myth?"
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Once upon a time in Giza. The Pyramids are difficult to photograph. You're close enough to touch them and yet they're so fucking big. Standing at the base and looking up the how did they make that? factor comes into play. The individual blocks themselves, made out of limestone, are the height of a tiktok influencer - make sure it's my best angle. Up the road from the Great Pyramid is a spot dubbed Panorama Point which is nearby the spot where that photo of the three pyramids lined up in a row is taken from.
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How many pyramids are there in Egypt? Most people only know the three at Giza, built by the pharaohs Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. Some also recall the stepped pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara and, perhaps, Sneferu's bent pyramid in Dashur. However, there are many more, ranging from the Red Pyramid, also
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A closer look at Europe's compounding China problems, and why a trade war is probably not imminent, but might be inevitable.
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