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Finds in the Valley of the Kings

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On a recent archeology blog (Archaeorama), Dr. Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s premier archeologist discusses a few finds in the Valley of the Kings. One...
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A mysterious, old inscription

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This particular mystery comes from an old graveyard (and notice that, in the latest writing style, this paragraph...
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Postcards from ancient times: Egyptian alphabet and Hittite hieroglyphs

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Your friendly, neighborhood Word Geek has recently come across some postcards from ancient times and will now share them with her readers. These cards...
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Spelling errors and souvenirs from overseas

After feuding unsuccessfully with the computer over whether or not it would accept some scanned postcards, I’ve decided that the answer is...
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Segesser hide paintings: pictures worth thousands of words

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Several of my columns have focused on ancient scripts. This one is going to focus on something that is definitely...
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How to write your name in Meroitic hieroglyphs

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One of the latest books the Word Geek purchased tells about the land south of ancient Egypt, a place with many names. Sometimes it was called Kush...
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A second visit to conditional entropy: A comparison of Indus script and Egyptian

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Readers interested in the symbols on Indus seals may wish to take a look at a graph created by Richard Sproat...
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Merchandising King Tut

Since the Word Geek finally managed to get a picture to show up in her columns, she thought one last mention of King Tut’s name would be...
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What is a pharaoh and why not call him a king?

The Word Geek generally prefers calling a spade a spade. But the ancient king of Egypt was called a pharaoh for a reason. Nobody else’s king was...
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King Tut's other name

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The Word Geek managed to see King Tut at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco this past weekend, thanks to her very...
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