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EGYPTOLOGY
Along the banks of the Nile, a civilization flourished for thousands of years, raising monumental temples, carving images of gods and kings, and preserving its stories in stone. From the great pyramids of the Old Kingdom to the painted chambers of the Valley of the Kings, explore the lives, beliefs, and remarkable achievements of ancient Egypt, and the archaeological discoveries that continue to illuminate its past.
Who Made Kerma’s Blue?
The making and meaning of faience in ancient Nubia
A brilliant blue material, an ancient Nubian kingdom, and an archaeological mystery more than a century in the making. From Kerma’s excavations to the discovery of a faience workshop at Sanam, we investigate how the peoples of ancient Nubia made, transformed, and gave meaning to one of the Nile Valley’s most remarkable materials.
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