Category: Ancient Egypt

There are many similarities and dissimilarities between the sculpture of the Kouros and the sculpture of Menkaure. The Kouros (plural, the Kouri) is an ancient sculpture which represents a large scale, hard stone, freestanding, nude Greek man from the Archaic period (650 BCE- 480 BCE) (Dunham, 1). The Menkaure is a greywacke dyad statue representing…

Creation myths are used to explain ideas about religion, social structure, cultural values, and beliefs, as well as events in the natural world. In ancient cultures, they are often an accumulation of ideas about the world that people were seeing and experiencing. These myths can have similar themes and influences over each other, especially with…

Do curses really exist? Are there ancient spells that could still be in effect today? These are questions that could directly relate to the story of King Tutankhamun, the Egyptian pharaoh. While his death took place centuries ago, the mysteries surrounding what happened to him and those who have disturbed his resting place continue. There…

Howard Carter followed methods to ensure that the contents of Tutankhamuns tomb were accurately recorded. He first had a team set including Harry Burton the Photographer and others to help him carefully remove the artifacts from the tomb. Carter gave each artifact a reference number and photographed the artifact in situ then both with and…

According to National Geographic, in an issue released in 2010, a group of scientists carried out CT Scans on Tutanankhamuns body in 2005. This analysis confirmed that King Tut was not killed due to a blow to the head, as many people believed. The analysis revealed that the hole in the back of his skull…

Who is the most powerful woman that comes to mind when you consider ancient Egypt? Perhaps the first name that comes to mind is Cleopatra. Cleopatra was without a doubt a significant ruler admired by her people and feared by her adversaries. Even though ancient historians had negative things to say about her, we now…

Ordinary citizens in ancient Egypt lived and worked in much the same ways as the average European of the eighteenth century, more than 4,000 years later, but ate better and enjoyed more variety in their food. (Brier, Hobbs 1) Honey and grains were a big part of ancient Egyptian life. The Nile was especially important…

The experience of Ancient Egypt was one of the greatest at human history. So some designs in science, mathematics, architecture etc. It was because of Egypts timeline that Greece and Rome grew into strength then exhibited some affection. After all it would be entertaining to find these Pyramids which were the tallest structures in the…

Section 1 (Single Artefact) The Scorpion macehead, from the Horus temple at Hierakonpolis (Dynasty 0, Protodynastic period). Limestone. You never noticed that interesting antique lamp in your relatives house before& Thanks to your College studies, you are able to identify this object as the famous Scorpion macehead recently stolen from Oxfords Ashmolean Museum. Explain to…

1.0 Introduction Historical spaces are significant as they allow individuals to thoroughly comprehend and make sense of current spaces. Kevin McCloud, a British designer states, I cannot look at modern buildings without thinking of historical ones (Brainy Quote, 2002). Ancient monumental spaces can be discerned from 2600 BCE in Egypt, where the first identified architect…