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[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/science/ancient-egypt-birds.html by Franz Lidz 6/6/23 The New York Times] | [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/science/ancient-egypt-birds.html by Franz Lidz 6/6/23 The New York Times] | ||
A century ago, archaeologists excavated a 3,300-year-old Egyptian palace in Amarna, which was fleetingly the capital of Egypt during the reign of the pharaoh Akhenaten. Situated far from the crowded areas of Amarna, the North Palace offered a quiet retreat for the royal family. | A century ago, archaeologists excavated a 3,300-year-old Egyptian palace in Amarna, which was fleetingly the capital of Egypt during the reign of the pharaoh Akhenaten. Situated far from the crowded areas of Amarna, the North Palace offered a quiet retreat for the royal family. | ||
=====How ancient Egyptian cosmetics influenced our beauty rituals===== | |||
[https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/ancient-egypt-beauty-ritual-artsy by Julia Wolkoff 3/3/20 CNN] | |||
The mysteries of the ancient Egyptians are vast, but their beauty tricks are no secret. Makeup might seem like a modern phenomenon – one that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry – but cosmetics were equally important to daily life in the ancient world. From the earliest era of the Egyptian empire, men and women from all social classes liberally applied eyeliner, eyeshadow, lipstick and rouge. | |||
