The Short History of Engagement Rings–From Rome to Now
It’s become common practice for those in love to share an engagement ring as a token of their commitment to the other. But when did…
Egyptian
20 Major Egyptian Gods, Goddesses, And Their Family Tree
The nascent stages of ancient Egyptian mythology were presumably influenced by the natural surroundings and events affecting Egypt itself. For example, the cyclic pattern of the sun…
Archaeologists Excavate A Four-Towered Egyptian Fortress Dating From 6th Century BC
The power of the last dynasty of the native Egyptians (26th Dynasty) was snuffed out by the invading Persians – a political outcome often epitomized…
The Mysterious Nefertiti: History and Reconstruction
More than 1,300-years before the birth of Cleopatra, there was Neferneferuaten Nefertiti (‘the beauty has come’) – a powerful queen from ancient Egypt associated with…
Anubis: History And Mythology Of The Ancient Egyptian Jackal God
One of the most prominent gods in Egyptian mythology by virtue of the enigmatic visual flair, Anubis (or rather Anpu or Inpu in Egyptian language;…
Detailed animations reconstruct the design and evolution of the Karnak Temple Complex
Boasting a ‘perpetual’ construction process that spanned over two millennia (circa 21st century BC to 1st century AD), the ancient Karnak temple perimeter, mainly dedicated…
The mysterious case of the ancient Egyptian ‘Screaming Mummy’
An ancient mummy with its mouth agape and tensed visage, almost frozen in time that sadistically captures its terror and pain, is the stuff of…
Ancient Egyptians and Libyans possibly lived in harmony during Ramses’ reign
Pharaoh Ramesses II, also known as Ramses, in many ways epitomizes the might of the New Kingdom Period (circa 16th century – 11th century BC),…
DNA sequencing solves the 4,000-year old mystery of the ‘Two Brothers’ Egyptian mummies
The Two Brothers Egyptian mummies (dated from circa 1880 BC) exhibited at the Manchester Museum are considered among the oldest and best-known of all human…
Archaeologists come across the rare remains of a pregnant Egyptian woman at the Timna Valley mines
The Timna Valley mines in southern Israel, around 19 miles from the Gulf of Aqaba, are known for their copper ore – so much so…
