Have an account? |
Text size: A A A
  • Tweet This
  • Facebook
  • RSS

Tag: Mummies

Unearthing Mummies

10/30 | In excerpt from A Thousand Miles Up the Nile, British Egyptologist Amelia Edwards (1831–1892) describes an excavation in the Necropolis of Thebes, when the Governor of Luxor invited Edwards and   Read more…

Posted in Archaeologists, Biblical Scholars & Works.

The Dawn of Egyptian Art Exhibit

06/20 | A new exhibit at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art highlights the grace and diversity of Egyptian art from the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods that set the tone for   Read more…

Posted in Cultural Heritage, The Ancient Near Eastern World.

Study Finds Ancient Egyptians Cared About Hair

08/29 | A study of more than a dozen mummies has found that ancient Egyptians used gels and other products to style elaborate hairdos, both in life and in death. The research,   Read more…

Posted in Daily Life and Practice, News, The Ancient Near Eastern World.