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Archaeology of Ancient Egypt

Archaeology of ancient Egypt means that people go and dig in the ground to find very old things that people who lived in Egypt a very long time ago used. These things are like old toys, clothes, jewelry, and buildings.

The people who lived in ancient Egypt had a different way of writing, so archaeologists also look for old writing called hieroglyphics. Hieroglyphics are like pictures that people used to write words and tell stories.

When archaeologists find these things, they study them very carefully to learn more about how the people in ancient Egypt lived, what they wore, what they ate, and how they wrote. It's like going back in time and getting to see what life was like a very long time ago!