No comments The founding and continuation of a family line was important in ancient Egyptian society and early marriage was encouraged. “Take a wife while you are young, that she may make a son for you. She should bear for you while you are youthful. It is proper to create people. Happy he man whose […]
Pyramid Archaeologist Part 2
No comments Another site, at Painted Rock Reservoir near Gila Bend, Arizona, was found in 1959 by archaeologists from the University of Arizona. This small, flat- topped pyramid mound, dated between 900 and 1150 A.D., is theorized to have been used by American Indians for religious purposes. Ancient Egyptian Pyramids A maxi-pyramid mound in Collinsville, […]
Walking above the Valley, 1927 | Luxor – Walking Through Egypt
No comments Walking above the Valley, 1927 Annie Quibell Most of us feel the need of quietness in the Valley, above all other places, and when often it is very difficult to get it. If one goes with a large party and must stick to them, it is hopeless, but more independent travellers can do […]
Graeco-Roman Temples in Upper Egypt Temple of Hathor at Dendera
No comments Graeco-Roman Temples in Upper Egypt Temple of Hathor at Dendera Dendera (Greek Tentyra) is situated on the western bank of the Nile south of Abydos, where the river makes a great curve to the east. Hathor, the sacred cow, was the popular deity. Graeco-Roman Temples Evidence of actual temple building at Dendera dates […]
The Third Intermediate Ancient Egyptian Period 1069-525 BC
No comments Two thousand years after its inception, Egyptian civilization began to slide downhill after achieving the giddy heights of the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms. No longer was Egypt, in the eyes of the ancient world, an isolated Shangri La or Land of the Lotus Eaters; no longer were her pharaohs the god-kings manifest […]
A Clue at Meidum Pyramid Part 7
No comments Another conclusion derived from our evidence answers a much wider question of pyramid construction which has been much debated in the past. It concerns the problem of that stage in building operation when the outer casing was laid on and when it was dressed. Although, as we now know, the mantle of E3 […]
Temple of Luxor
No comments Temple of Luxor This beautiful temple was built on the east bank of the Nile by Amenhotep III, ‘The Magnificent’. With his wife Queen Tiv, whom he dearly loved, he ruled Egypt during the peaceful and stable 18th Dynasty. The temple was dedicated to the Theban triad: the great god Amon-Ra, his wife […]
Ancient Egypt Facts
No comments Facts and Secrets about Ancient Egyptian Musical Instruments It virtually appears unusual which you will need to learn because a lot because some of us do regarding ancient Egyptian musical as well as simultaneously come with minimal or perhaps not an concept of its actual nature. You come with texts, representations plus additionally […]
Temple of karnak at Luxor Facts Part 3
No comments Temple of karnak at Luxor Part Three Although the fourth pylon was constructed by Tuthmosis I, of sandstone faced with limestone, the restoration texts on the outer face are of Tuthmosis Iv, Seti II, Shabaka and Ptolemy VIII. It stands in front of a narrow transverse hall built by Tuthmosis I or III, […]
Ptolemaic Egypt (332 30 BC) Part 1/2
No comments Ptolemaic Egypt (332 30 BC) When Alexander marched on Egypt, the Egyptians had no reason to fear that this would be the beginning of the end of their status as an independent nation. Alexander promised to liberate them, and they put their full trust in him. Their shared hostility to the Persians bound […]
The Basilica at Dendera
No comments The Basilica at Dendera The ruins of this basilica are situated near the Birth-House of the temple of Hathor. It is built of sandstone. Some of the blocks from the Birth House were reused in its construction. The Basilica at Dendera This is one of the earliest Roman basilicas with a wide central […]
The Mexican Pyramids Facts Part 3
No comments Understandably this surprising discovery has led some archaeologists to suspect that all Amerindian pyramids might contain tombs; but the evidence for this is, so far, not very strong. No other tombs have as yet been found although tunnels have been driven through quite a number of the Mexican pyramids. The object of these […]
Temple of Luxor Facts
No comments Temple of Luxor This beautiful temple was built on the east bank of the Nile by Amenhotep III, ‘The Magnificent’. With his wife Queen Tiv, whom he dearly loved, he ruled Egypt during the peaceful and stable 18th Dynasty. The temple was dedicated to the Theban triad: the great god Amon-Ra, his wife […]
Tomb of Haremhab
No comments Tomb of Haremhab This is the tomb of the first pharaoh of non-royal lineage to construct his resting place in the Valley of the Kings. Haremhab was the general who seized control at the end of the 18th Dynasty and his tomb is one of the most remarkable, although the entrance is unimpressive. […]