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Researchers claim Tutankhamun’s burial mask may have originally been made for a woman – but there is reason to doubt

Since the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt over 100 years ago, the contents have been examined countless times. But new details continue to surprise archaeologists.

The Conversation

Ken Levine reveals why everyone hates you so much in Judas

11 years after closing Irrational, Levine is finally opening up about his next game.

PC Gamer

Eyeliner "as a form of resistance"

Author Zahra Hankir on the cosmetic's cultural history from Nefertiti and Mahsa Amini to Amy Winehouse and Cholas

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Book Review: ‘Eyeliner' examines the staple makeup product's revolutionary role in global society

Zahra Hankir's "Eyeliner: A Cultural History" takes readers on a global investigation of how the cosmetic product is used worldwide

The Independent UK

‘There are three of us in my relationship: my partner, my eyeliner and me’

Wearing it has long been an act of defiance, seduction – and even a way into the afterlife. The remarkable story of eyeliner, makeup’s sharpest weapon

The Guardian - UK

Mummy dearest: priceless Egyptian treasures go on display at Australian Museum in Sydney

Curated by Egypt’s self-styled Indiana Jones, Ramses & the Gold of the Pharoahs features sarcophagi, mummified crocodiles and a royal coffin that never left Egypt until this year

The Guardian - AU

Contaminations, revisions, reinventions: how cultures, ancient and modern, have influenced each other

Martin Puchner’s Culture: A New World History examines “the history of humans as a culture-producing species”. At the core of this statement lies the humanities, which emerges as a collective discipline “through a desire to revive a newly recovered past – more than once”.

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30 lost burials archaeologists are still searching for

The burials of famous people provide enduring archaeological mysteries. Here are 30 of the most acclaimed "lost" tombs.

LiveScience

Elite Bronze Age tombs laden with gold and precious stones are 'among the richest ever found in the Mediterranean'

The obvious wealth of the tombs was based on the local production of copper, which was in great demand at the time to make bronze.

LiveScience

Never mind Cleopatra – what about the forgotten queens of ancient Nubia?

Jada Pinkett Smith’s new Netflix documentary series on Cleopatra aims to spotlight powerful African queens. “We don’t often get to see or hear stories about Black queens, and that was really important for me, as well as for my daughter, and just for my community to be able to know…

The Conversation

Do we need this take on Cleopatra?

Netflix's "Queen Cleopatra" has its moments but do we really need another take on this superstar of history?

Salon

Which ancient Egyptian dynasty ruled the longest?

The 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt, which reigned from about 1550 B.C. to 1292 B.C., was the longest lasting.

LiveScience

Akhnaten at the ENO review: hallucinatory revival of Philip Glass opera is blistering and bold

Akhnaten is an eccentric kind of performance art, simultaneously gaudy and glamorous, mysterious and nonsensical

Evening Standard

King Tutankhamun: Life, death and mummy of ancient Egypt's boy pharaoh

Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh whose lavish tomb became world-famous upon its discovery in 1922.

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Archaeologists think they've finally found long-lost tomb of Egypt ruler Queen Nefertiti

Egyptologists believe they have finally found the long-lost tomb of ancient Egyptian ruler Queen Nefertiti who ruled the empire between 353BC and 1336BC - but has never been found

The Guardian - UK

Tutankhamun’s burial chamber may contain door to Nefertiti’s tomb

Hidden hieroglyphics could suggest the king is buried within a much larger structure housing the Egyptian queen

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tutankhamun: Egyptians Bid to Reclaim their History

It's one of the 20th century's most iconic photos: British archaeologist Howard Carter inspecting the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun in 1922 as an Egyptian member of his team crouches nearby shrouded in shadow. It is also an apt metaphor for two centuries of Egyptology, flush with tales of brilliant foreign explorers…

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Tutankhamun: Egyptians bid to reclaim their history

Qurna (Egypt) (AFP) - It's one of the 20th century's most iconic photos: British archaeologist Howard Carter inspecting the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun in 1922 as an Egyptian member of his team crouches nearby shrouded in shadow.

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Lost treasures Egyptians want back

Qurna (Egypt) (AFP) - For decades, Egyptians have dreamed of bringing back some of the glories of their ancient civilisation scattered across museums and private collections across the world.

The Guardian - UK

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A secret day out at the seaside; a celebration of wildflowers; dinosaurs, spies and children with superpowers

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