Country hopes find will boost tourism industry, which has been suffering since 2011 uprising Egypt has announced the discovery of two small tombs in the southern city of Luxor dating back about 3,500 years, a find the government hopes will help revive the country’s ailing tourism sector. The tombs, located on the west bank of the […]
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Ancient Egyptian icon: Face by Joyce Tyldesley
Why did the bust of a queen carved more than 3,000 years ago achieve such fame when it was exhibited in 1924? Even with her blinded left eye, Nefertiti has come to epitomise female perfection. Uncannily symmetrical, and with the second most famous half-smile after the Mona Lisa, her image has been pressed into service to sell […]