Talk:Dwarfs and pygmies in ancient Egypt

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A fact from Dwarfs and pygmies in ancient Egypt appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 September 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in ancient Egypt, dwarfs were assisted by guenons and worked as royal zookeepers and jewellers?

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The language in this article is based on at least two sources that date from before the end of WWII, including one from Germany in 1941. The conflation of Pygmies, a distinguishale population, with dwarfs is also problematic. The two terms are used interchangeably. I'd like to see more about specifially the Pygmies involved, Mbuti, Biaka, or even Andaman Islanrders. 2001:1C00:1E20:D900:D108:E292:4ECE:682B (talk) 14:26, 7 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

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