The Secrets of an Ancient Death Ritual May Be Hidden in the Tomb of King Tut
The discovery of artifacts near the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun may be the oldest known evidence of a ritual known as the ...
Greek Reporter2 天
A Total Solar Eclipse in Ancient Egypt May Have Been the Reason Sun Worship Ended
New research says that a rare solar eclipse in 2471 B.C. may have sparked ancient Egypt's surprising shift away from sun ...
Space.com on MSN6 天
A total solar eclipse from 2471 B.C. may have shaken Egypt's cult of the sun
"It is always difficult to establish if the eclipses were seen in the ancient past as bad omens or good omens." ...
BBC2 年
Who were the ancient Egyptian gods?
The sun and the moon, in the timeless stone we'd carve. Great statues, such forms, we revere, we adore, The ancient Egyptian gods. Thoth was often shown with the head of a baboon or an ibis (a ...
Greek Reporter6 天
When and Why Did Hieroglyphs Stop Being Used in Ancient Egypt?
The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom in the temple of Philae is the last known use of hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt, but why did they stop being used?
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Ancient Egyptians Hunted Crocodiles Specifically So They Could Mummify Them, New Study Suggests
A new study found that one crocodile's mummification began "very rapidly after the death," which was caused by blunt force ...
State Information Service (SIS)15 天
Ancient military commander’s tomb unearthed in Egypt’s Ismailia
The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities unveiled a ground-breaking discovery in Tell ...
The Manila Times11 天
Apollo Art Auctions Presents: Fine Ancient Art & Antiquities - The Prince Collection
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