I am readiing "Ancient Lives" by John Romer, about the workers who made the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, it's quite good, It's amazing to me how much...
Here's a review of a new book on the Epic of Gilgamesh: http://www.brooklynrail.org/2007/7/books/nonfiction-east-of-classic Nonfiction: East of Classic by...
My problems with the Royal mummy caches. "... tomb plundering and the 21st Dynasty priests who gathered all the royal mummies they could find and secreted them...
Yes, I heard that some late period King robbed the tombs and had the mummies put in the caches. Seems probable to me. I can't remember which King they think it...
It's an interesting theory and it could shed doubt on all that we think we know about the Pharoahs. For instance, it is believed that they packed all their...
You are right. Obviously the Egyptians knew perfectly well that the physical property did not travel to the afterlife. I thought that the belongings went to...
You have a good point there with respect to the destruction of former temples. I can understand the Romans doing it, as they did, to destroy all remnants of...
Let me clarify, there are cases where the King's name was removed specifically to destroy their memory: Hatshepsut, Akhenaten. But most temples were destroyed...
The famous Pharonic "Nemes" head scarf was composed of blue and gold stripes. It can be found on head of the Sphinx, on the mask of Tutankhamun's mummy, etc. I...
I am convinced that the Christian beleif in in eternal life and judgement day comes from Egypt. Actually, much of Christianity is derived from Pagan beleifs...
Ancient urban sprawl surrounded Angkor Wat http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2148132,00.html The temple complex of Angkor Wat in north -west...
I guess not, at least I can't remember many pictures of tombs where people are wearing a Nemes headscarf. But you are right, headscarfs are very common in the ...
Mexican archaeologists find in the heart of Mexico City an ancient Aztec tomb: maybe the one of Emperor Ahuizotl. The find would be the first discovery of a...
http://news.aol.com/story/ar/_a/iceman-death-theory-shot-down/ 20070829140009990001 Iceman Death Theory Shot Down By NICOLE WINFIELD, AP Posted: 2007-08-30...
Recent Al-Ahram articles by Nevine El-Aref: The tale of a city The discovery of the eastern fortress of the New Kingdom military town of Tharo in North Sinai...
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/170080.php/There-may-have-been-a-second- There may have been a second Sphinx, claims Egyptologist From our ANI Correspondent ...
Ancient Egyptian temples consist typically of an impressive entrance in form of a massive pylon gateway, outer courtyards surrounded by columns, inner halls...
I got a glimpse of it, it seems to work reasonably well for very simple words and sentences, just like many other automatic translators. There is no...
"While there are many mysteries yet to be solved about Egypt's ancient pyramids, it is clear that they were not simply monumental tombs, at least in the eyes...
Like the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, declared war on death itself and searched obsessively for the secret of eternal...
New York Times September 20, 2007 In Egypt, a Rising Push Against Genital Cutting By MICHAEL SLACKMAN KAFR AL MANSHI ABOU HAMAR, Egypt — The men in this...
CAIRO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Egyptian archaeologists working in the tomb of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun have found baskets and intact clay pots apparently...
... Thaks, I don't quite understand when and where they found the baskets, I mean that tomb has been crowded with tourists for years... I was there last...
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