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“Egyptology: history, archaeology, and mythology of ancient Egypt. Research, discoveries, and analysis.”
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¿Sabías que la “Cabeza Azul” del Louvre atribuida a Tutankamón es una falsificación de los años 1920? 😲 Creada por Vincent Diniakopoulos, el vidrio moderno con mercurio reveló su verdadera historia.
#Egiptología #Tutankamón #ArteEgipcio #Falsificación #HistoriaDelArte #Louvre #AncientEgypt
✨ ¿Sabías que una mujer gobernó Egipto como faraón mucho antes de Cleopatra? 👑
Hatshepsut no solo llevó la corona, también construyó templos, inventó su propio mito divino y transformó

#Hatshepsut #AntiguoEgipto #Egiptología #MujeresEnLaHistoria #HistoriaAntigua #Kemet #DescubreEgipto
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One for Old Kingdom peeps...a new article published in the journal: African Archaeology Review on 27 September 2025 in #openaccess and includes Prof. Mgr. Miroslav Bárta amongst the authors:

Sex Estimation in the Egyptian Old Kingdom Population (c. 2700–2180 BCE) using Logistic Regression.

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Sex Estimation in the Egyptian Old Kingdom Population (c. 2700–2180 BCE) using Logistic Regression - African Archaeological Review
Sex estimation based on skeletal dimensions can be an important tool in the case of a missing pelvis, but is population specific. The aim is to present logistic regression models for sex estimation specifically for the Old Kingdom population (2700–2180 BCE) of ancient Egypt. The sample includes the skeletal remains of 162 adult individuals, 95 males and 67 females, from two burial sites (Abusir, Giza), whose sex could be estimated based on pelvic bone measurements and/or morphological features. A total of 38 cranial and 64 postcranial measurements were included. Sex estimation equations were developed using logistic regression to obtain probabilities for sex predictions. 26 final skeletal measurements were selected for use in the multivariate models. A total of 65 best performing models are presented. All are statistically significant at a 0.01 p-level and characterized by a combination of low error, high decisiveness, high accuracy, and sufficient coverage. Models incorporating lower limb measurements perform best, yielding almost no errors on the 95% certainty level. Sexual dimorphism in the lower limbs is best reflected by the physiological length of the talus, and in the upper limbs by the transversal head diameter of the humerus. The main advantages to logistic regression models are reliability and using probabilities to predict sex. Previous models used discriminant analysis and did not target the population of the Old Kingdom. Their comparison with the presented models shows population specificity over time, and the need for models designed specifically for Old Kingdom individuals.
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Authors: Petra Brukner Havelková, Marek Bukáček, Šárka Bejdová, Tereza Meinerová, Miroslav Bárta & Petr Velemínský

Link: doi.org/10.1007/s104...

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Sex Estimation in the Egyptian Old Kingdom Population (c. 2700–2180 BCE) using Logistic Regression - African Archaeological Review
Sex estimation based on skeletal dimensions can be an important tool in the case of a missing pelvis, but is population specific. The aim is to present logistic regression models for sex estimation specifically for the Old Kingdom population (2700–2180 BCE) of ancient Egypt. The sample includes the skeletal remains of 162 adult individuals, 95 males and 67 females, from two burial sites (Abusir, Giza), whose sex could be estimated based on pelvic bone measurements and/or morphological features. A total of 38 cranial and 64 postcranial measurements were included. Sex estimation equations were developed using logistic regression to obtain probabilities for sex predictions. 26 final skeletal measurements were selected for use in the multivariate models. A total of 65 best performing models are presented. All are statistically significant at a 0.01 p-level and characterized by a combination of low error, high decisiveness, high accuracy, and sufficient coverage. Models incorporating lower limb measurements perform best, yielding almost no errors on the 95% certainty level. Sexual dimorphism in the lower limbs is best reflected by the physiological length of the talus, and in the upper limbs by the transversal head diameter of the humerus. The main advantages to logistic regression models are reliability and using probabilities to predict sex. Previous models used discriminant analysis and did not target the population of the Old Kingdom. Their comparison with the presented models shows population specificity over time, and the need for models designed specifically for Old Kingdom individuals.
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Egypt Unearths Its ‘New Rosetta Stone’
Complete Canopus Decree Stela Discovered in Sharqiya by Egyptian Archaeologists. More details shorturl.at/W5SEJ @flintdibble.bsky.social @ticiaverveer.bsky.social @debborahdonnelly.bsky.social @egypto-lou-gist.bsky.social @hypatiaheuresis.bsky.social
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Step into the shoes of an #ancient scribe and immerse yourself in ancient #writing this weekend!
📍Guided tour of @britishmuseum.bsky.social
📜 Creative indulgence with illustrating #hieroglyphs
🫖Elevated hospitality by Honey & Co.

Last chance to join us on Saturday: www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
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Drawn to my attention by Dr Gabi Pieke. A new blog post from the Reiss Engelhorn Museen (www.rem-mannheim.de/_) on the Goddess Isis by Thomas Rinck.

www.rem-mannheim.de/blog/isis-ei...
Científicos secuencian por primera vez el genoma completo de un antiguo egipcio de hace 4.500 años, hallado en una vasija cerca de Nuwayrat. Su ADN revela vínculos con la Media Luna Fértil, lo que resalta las conexiones históricas de Egipto con regiones vecinas. #adn #egypt #kemet
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For those interested in The Satire of the Trades/The Teaching of Khety, a newly available PhD on this well known text, including consideration of new sources to add to what we know about this text.

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“The pyramid-chocolate mafia is hiding the truth from us: beneath the Egyptian pyramids lies a giant Toblerone. Why don't archaeologists mention it? Who wants to secretly eat it? We demand excavations NOW. #TobleroneGate #HiddenTruth #Giza #pyramids #Egypt #egyptoogy #tunnel #breakingnews #omg
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Online Course on reading letters from Lahun
📅 Tuesdays 11-25 March | 6pm 🇬🇧 8pm 🇪🇬 | Joseph Clayton

Read, in transliterated hieroglyphs, letters from Lahun, to see how people led daily lives in ancient Egypt, from delivery notifications to complaints about bosses.

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