An article about Imhotep who designed the Djoser’s Great Step Pyramid. What initially began as the greatest Mastaba turned into a new beginning for pyramids in Egypt.
Posts Categorized: Ancient History
Mummies Revealed
About a documentary called Mummies Revealed in which scientists mummify a cadaver to test their theories on Egyptian mummification…unfinished tombs and secrets left behind on how hieroglyphs were added to the walls…Lenin mummified in Russia…Very enjoyable documentary.
Alexander the Great’s Lost Tomb
Alexander the Great exerted his influence with a legend that claimed his body imbued caretakers with his power. For all his power in life, Alexander the Great could not control the fate of his body after death.
The Real Cleopatra
Religious rituals carried Cleopatra’s message: I am a deity, Caesar is a deity, and our child is the product of a divine union. There’s more to Cleopatra than the Romans would have you believe.
5,000-year-old tomb near Lahun pyramid
The find, down crumbling steps in sand covered desert rock, debunks a prior understanding by archaeologists that the site dates back only to 12th dynasty pharaoh Senusret II who ruled 4,000 years ago Read original article on Reuters More to come up about the mass amounts of discoveries in Egypt over the last 5 years!
The Bust of Nefertiti
So they’ve discovered that the bust of Nefertiti has a second layer…An older, wrinkled layer.
Cleopatra VII : The Scientific Queen of Egypt
Mathematician, chemist, philosopher; Often times when we think of the famous Egyptian ruler, we think of her relationship with Marc Antony, her ‘drug use’, and her promiscuity, but according to an article I read yesterday on Discovery’s website, it may appear that this woman may have been more of a scientist standing tall among other [...]