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Stela from El-Amarna, Egyptian King Akhenaten is seen with his wife Nefertiti and their daughters bearing offerings to the sun-disk Aten.

Apr 9 Blog

Akhenaten and Moses

By: Robin Ngo

Pharaoh Akhenaten, who abolished the Egyptian pantheon and instituted worship of a single deity, the sun-disk Aten, in the mid-14th century B.C., may have established the world’s first monotheism. Did this influence the birth of Israelite monotheism?

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Oct 24 Blog

Queen Nefertiti’s Tomb…Again

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Has Queen Nefertiti’s tomb been identified behind the burial chamber of Tutankhamun? It has been an ongoing debate since 2015 when Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves proposed […]

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Oct 14 Blog

Epilepsy, Tutankhamun and Monotheism

By: Noah Wiener

Tutankhamun died at a young age with a feminine physique. His closest relatives all shared similar features and fates. Imperial College London surgeon Hutan Ashrafian suggests that the royal family may have had an inherited disorder: frontal lobe epilepsy.

Aug 12 Blog

Queens of Egypt

By: Megan Sauter

Those who sat on the throne of Egypt, one of the mightiest kingdoms of the ancient world, wielded a tremendous amount of power. At a time […]

May 11 Blog

Third Scan Searches for Queen Nefertiti’s Tomb

By: Robin Ngo

A research team conducted the third investigation into whether Queen Nefertiti’s tomb is located on the other side of King Tut’s burial chamber.

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Jun 7 Blog

King Tut’s Dagger Made of Extraterrestrial Material

By: Robin Ngo

King Tut owned a dagger that was out of this world—literally. The blade of the dagger was made of meteoritic iron.

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Mar 23 Blog

Has Queen Nefertiti’s Tomb Been Located?

By: Henry Curtis Pelgrift

Where is Queen Nefertiti’s tomb? Radar scans performed in King Tutankhamun’s burial chamber suggest that additional chambers lie behind the north and west walls.

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Dec 30 Blog

Top 10 Biblical Archaeology Discoveries in 2015

By: Robin Ngo

As we ring in the New Year, let’s take a look back at the top 10 finds that fascinated us in 2015.

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Nov 4 Blog

Where is Queen Nefertiti’s Tomb?

By: Henry Curtis Pelgrift

An intriguing new hypothesis is the talk of archaeologists and historians in Egypt and around the world: Does King Tut’s tomb contain Queen Nefertiti’s crypt?

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Nov 3 Blog

Who Made the Bust of Queen Nefertiti?

By: Megan Sauter

Has the ancient Egyptian artist who created the famous bust of Nefertiti been identified?

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