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Travel Focus: The Crystal Mountain of Egypt

Situated between the Bahariya Oasis and the Farafra Oasis in Egypt is the Crystal Mountain, known in the local language as Gebel Izaz. This is a popular tourist spot due to the presence of natural crystals. Crystal Mountain To be clear, Crystal Mountain is not actually a mountain made of crystal. Instead, it is a ...

Armin Auctor

Eqypt's Crystal Mountain.

Mummified Animals Discovered by Accident in Egypt

When people think of Egyptian mummies, they typically think of the practice as a means of preserving human corpses. But the ancient Egyptians mummified not only human beings but also animals. Recently, a team of researchers uncovered an Egyptian tomb that housed several mummified mice, cats, falcons, and other creatures. Mummified animals The animal mummies date ...

Armin Auctor

Is Ramses the Great Fake News? Looks Like It

New archaeological evidence indicates that Pharaoh Ramses II may not have been the Ramses the Great we all thought he was. The archaeological evidence is from an Egyptian excavation 200 miles east of the Libyan border. With these new findings, it has helped bust the formidable reputation of one of the country’s most famous pharaohs. ...

Troy Oakes