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Lion Statue

Thinking with Things: The Oxford Collection by Oxford University

Jan 23, 20173:35Education

On whether there were ever lions in Egypt. Today, there are no lions roaming wild in north Africa, but evidence from ancient Egypt suggests that lions once did. Could this Egyptian pottery lion, dated to 2,325 – 2,175 BC...

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Lion Statue is an episode from Thinking with Things: The Oxford Collection by Oxford University. On whether there were ever lions in Egypt. Today, there are no lions roaming wild in north Africa, but evidence from ancient Egypt suggests tha...

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