There's nothing sadder than a bland bowl of lettuce! Surprisingly, this leafy vegetable had a strong sexual connotation in Ancient Egypt...
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The Egyptian hair loss recipe for very hated people
Egyptians developed their own 100% natural remedies to stop hair loss or promote it! Here's an ancient recipe for your worst enemy...
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My ‘Archaeo’ nails: archaeologists with moustaches nail art
I had a case of archaeological flu resulting in these 'archaeo' nails, a nail art with four exceptional protagonists: archaeologists with moustaches.
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How to & Tips: Peplo, a reenactment Greek dress or an easy party costume
If you don’t know how to get dressed for a costume party, you can use a plain bedsheet and become a classical Greek woman or a glowy goddess with your own DIY peplos (here with a makeup look by yours truly). I found this do-it-yourself idea while leafing an old monthly magazine dedicated to the ancient Greek world (a Focus History special issue). Despite the title of this insert (“The chiton in 4 moves”), this DIY dress looks like a peplos like those worn by Greek women up to 500 b.C., with a flap of fabric on the upper part of the body that was called “apoptygma“. Your bedsheet, about one-third, should…