The ancient Egyptians ate goose, and it has been popular in Europe since the Middle Ages.
But the ancient Egyptians would also, it is said, ritually bury redheaded men alive.
The ancient Egyptians used copper saw blades more than 5, 000 years ago to cut both wood and stone.
Although the ancient Egyptians were well-known for their mummification practices, other cultures also used special embalming procedures to preserve their dead.
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The largest Christian population in the Middle East is the Egyptian community of Copts - Christians descended from the ancient Egyptians.
The 36-ton blocks do not touch and were installed the way the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids, by tipping blocks into sand.
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The ancient Egyptians fashioned conical hives out of hardened mud.
The image that comes to mind when I think of this battle is that of a serpent swallowing its own tail, like the mythological Ouroboros of the ancient Egyptians.
Violence as entertainment has existed for thousands of years, from the ancient Egyptians watching re-enactments of the murder of their god Osiris to the Romans' gladiator games, said Bushman.
For weeks, the scientists painstakingly removed the organs from the donor, wrapped the body in bandages treated with "chemicals" the ancient Egyptians would have used, and recorded the process.
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In fact, way back in 1861, they were experimenting with a lock based on a mechanism that was first used by the ancient Egyptians more than 4, 000 years ago.
Brewed from a concoction of natural herbs, true absinthe includes three crucial elements: anise, fennel and Artemisia absinthium (grand wormwood, used as a remedy since the time of the ancient Egyptians).
When you hear the word "mummy, " you might think of the ancient Egyptians who preserved their rulers by drying out their bodies and wrapping them in bandages treated with special chemicals.
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The ancient Egyptians are synonymous with excellent engineering.
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"We know that the ancient Egyptians had extensive trade routes and it is entirely possible that both medicinal plants and the knowledge to use them effectively were traded between regions and countries, " Dr Metcalf said.
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The book is both a primer on the history of sweets dating back to the time of the ancient Egyptians and an homage to the American candy brands that became icons of the 20th century.
While few would go to the lengths of the ancient Egyptians, whose desert cemeteries include several thousand animals and at least 2m mummified birds in the catacombs of the sacred ibises, the modern burial ritual is still an elaborate affair.
For some ancient Egyptians, the idea of mixing sex and religion may have been extreme, a problem priests discussed by way of a fictional story.
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They have been the choice of footwear for everyone from ancient Egyptians to California beach bums to Northwestern University's women's lacrosse team during a 2005 visit to the White House.
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