Ancient World

Auguste Mariette

François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette (French pronunciation: [ɔɡyst(ə) maʁjɛt]; 11 February 1821 – 18 January 1881) was a French scholar, archaeologist and Egyptologist, and the founder of the Egyptian Department of Antiquities, the forerunner of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.

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• ▸Divya Desam
• ▸History of the Shroud of Turin
• ▸Daisy Cave

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