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Live Science reports that an international team of researchers has finally resolved the mystery surrounding a controversial ...

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Replica statues of 25th Dynasty Egyptian rulers, also known as the Black Pharaohs. Credit: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0 Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra docuseries has caused an ...