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Ancient Egypt
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Tetisheri Pyramid and cemetery discovery

The American-Egyptian South Abydos Project team has completed the restoration of the Tetisheri Pyramid, the last such structure to be built for an Egyptian queen. It was erected as a memorial to the queen by her grandson Ahmose I, founder…

Left Aerial view of the temple mound at Girsu, looking south, with the walled sacred precinct in the distance. above An Old Akkadian administrative clay tablet from Tablet Hill at Girsu (c.2350 2200 BC), listing quantities of barley.

Minerva
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Lost Sumerian palace uncovered in Iraq

Known today as Tello, Girsu is one of the oldest cities in the world.

Current Archaeology
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World News: Luxor, Napoleon, and Neanderthals

A round-up of some of the latest stories in Archaeology around the world, including a previously unknown city uncovered in Luxor, a tree from the Battle of Waterloo, and research into how Neanderthals spoke and heard.