11 search results for "abydos"
Abydos: Egypt’s First Pharaohs and the Cult of Osiris
In the field of archaeology, a great number of extraordinary finds make headlines either because of their actual significance or because of the sensational circumstances surrounding them. Some discoveries, however, come to us piecemeal; they are never breaking news because their significance comes only gradually, the result of years of sustained work, dedication and... »
Study: 5,100-year-old Egyptian medicinal wine
Ancient Egyptian medical papyri show that resins and herbs were added to wine, beer and water for use as pain relievers, laxatives, diuretics, or aphrodisiacs. Herbs have been detected in wine from the tomb of one of ancient Egypt’s first rulers, many centuries before the civilization’s known use of herbal remedies in alcoholic beverages, according... »
Five essential steps for the successful restoration of archaeological sites
Image via Wikipedia A lecture on the restoration and preservation of Middle Eastern heritage was delivered at the American University of Kuwait(AUK) on Sunday. Dr. Jere Bacharach, Director Emeritus at the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies and a world-renowned Middle East studies scholar, spoke during the occasion. Dr. Bacharach outlined five essential... »
What the end of convoys means to Egypt tourists
Image by Getty Images via Daylife For the past 10 years, if you wanted to see the treasures along the Nile and you didn’t want to go by boat, you had to travel in an armed convoy. Not any more. Things should be very different now. At Luxor, the end of the convoys should mean a... »
Tattooing in Ancient Egypt
Image via Wikipedia Originally published by Smithsonian.com in January 1, 2007, I found this article posted two days ago on the Brief and to the Point blog. The interview by Cate Lineberry is really interesting and I want to pass on the information regarding the practice in Ancient Egypt, as explained by Joann Fletcher, research... »
A program to protect Abydos
The most famous of all the monuments in Abydos is the well- preserved temple of Seti I, which has some of the finest reliefs of any period to be found in the Nile Valley. It has seven separate sanctuaries, dedicated to Seti I himself and to Osiris, Isis, Horus, Amen, Mut and Khonsu. Their... »
5,000-year-old cemetery found near Abydos
A team of Egyptian experts have discovered a cemetery that dates back to the early Pharaonic dynasties (about 5 thousand years) south of Cairo. The necropolis was discovered in the area of Um Al Geaab, in the south of the archeological zone of Abid, province of Sohag, about 500 kilometers from the Egyptian capital. The cemetery... »
New Evidence on Egypt's Pyramids Construction
Marine fossils in the limestone blocks that make the Pyramids and other famous monuments indicate that ancient Egyptians carved those blocks and transported them to the building sites, according to a new study. The researchers analyzed the mineralogy, as well as the chemical makeup and structure, of small material samples chiseled from the Sphinx Temple,... »
Wild ass tamed, buried with Egyptian king
Paleoscientists discovered the skeletons of 10 donkeys nestled in three mud graves dating back 5,000 years ago when Egypt was just forming a state. Researchers speculate the donkeys were associated with the tomb of either King Narmer or King Aha. King Narmer is known for unifying Upper and Lower Egypt and creating the world’s first... »
Kmt Magazine Spring 2008
In his most recent (November 2007) visit to Egypt, Dennis Forbes gives us a visual testimony of the remarkable progress – both in restoration of the monuments as well as improved modern facilities for tourists – the country has achieved in recent years. KMT A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt (Volumen 19 Number 1 Spring... »
