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    Abydos Cemetery Analysis

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    into two cemeteries‚ U and B. Cemetery U includes the famous tomb U-j‚ which belonged to a powerful unknown ruler whose influence is thought to have possibly extended as far as Lower-Egypt. Cemetery U contrasts with Cemetery B mainly because the elite

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    physical body has a vital spiritual force‚ which they called ka. If the physical body was properly preserved and the tomb furnished with all the various objects of regular life‚ the ka could return and continue its life despite the death of the physical body. The Egyptians also had other means of burial practices. Many of the pharaohs were buried in hidden temples. A famous discovery is the one of King Tutankhamen. King Cheops of the Fourth Dynasty chose a plateau in Giza for his pyramid. He

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    Tutankahmun Essay

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    PRACTICE ESSAY- “TUTANKHAMUNS TOMB WAS CURSED”. There are those who think that tutankahmuns tomb was cured. Seemingly mysterious events surrounded the opening of the tomb. A number of people associated with the opening of then died shortly afterwards and some unusual events were associated with the opening of the tomb and the death of certain individuals‚ like lord Cameron. However others are more sceptical about the idea that the tomb was cursed. Some think that many of these deaths were not

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    Mariette’s research methods were made easy as he had an ability to interpret practically anything. His ability to decipher hieroglyphics and codes led him to many discoveries. An example of the use of Coding in his excavation is the tablet which lay near the Sphinx. This tablet had the path to the Temple of Serapeum but in hieroglyphics. Mariette deciphered the text and discovered one of the most sought for sites in the history of archaeology. Auguste Mariette’s excavation methods in clearing

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    a particular scene‚ the most interesting to me was when Theron and his pirates broke into the tomb where Callirhoe was. The entire scene to me was funnier (although I prefer more funny rather than the comparative adjective‚ funnier) than any of the other content within this book. I enjoyed the line‚ “’Some pirate you are-afraid even of a woman’ –Theron”‚ following the discovery of Callirhoe in the tomb and his exchange between his pirates and himself. This was something I truly was not expecting

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    revolved around mummification. Tombs and coffins were also part of the Ancient Egyptian beliefs. These rituals and beliefs make up the most important part of death in ancient Egypt‚ the after life. Mummification was an important part of death in Ancient Egypt which stretched back to very early Egyptian history. Very early in Egyptian history‚ people were buried in shallow graves in the desert. The hot desert sands would preserve the body before it decomposed. Mastaba tombs came along around 3100 BC

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    The History of the flute

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    at least 35‚000 years ago was discovered in Hohle Fels cave near Ulm‚ Germany.[15] The five-holed flute has a V-shaped mouthpiece and is made from a vulture wing bone. The researchers involved in the discovery officially published their findings in the journal Nature‚ in August 2009.[16] The discovery was also the oldest confirmed find of any musical instrument in history‚[17] until a redating of flutes found in Geißenklösterle cave revealed them to be even older with an age of 42.000 to 43.000 years

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    Heinrich Schleimen

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    the marvelous city. During Schliemann’s search for the vast city of Troy‚ he discovered numerous of cities‚ jewels‚ and unearthed tombs that were full of gold. With each one of the objects that he unearthed‚ Schliemann was able to associate it with a verse from Homer’s Iliad. He knew every line from the Iliad‚ and used it as a guide to find Troy. Even though his discoveries were absolutely jaw dropping‚ many believed that they were not authentic artifacts‚ due to his reputation around the academic world

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    King Tut Research Paper

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    the age of 17. King Tut died at such a young age that he didn’t recieve his own pyramid. He‚ instead‚ got a tomb. His death mask was extremely rare. It was made of pure gold. After the discovery of King Tut’s tomb‚ many terrible events occured. Many supersticious people believed it was "The Curse Of The Mummy." This "curse" began because Lord Carnarvon‚ the man who discovered King Tuts tomb‚ died shortly after. He became ill because a mosiquito bit him on the cheek and it was broke open and shortly

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    archaeologists worldwide are still unravelling their secrets till today. How did ancient craftsmen do something never done before‚ creating an 8000-strong armies of clay infantry‚ archers‚ cavalries and generals? Modern science is making astonishing discoveries and headways into the secrets of the terracotta warriors. The mysteries and the secrets surrounding the science of creating the terracotta warriors‚ the unification of China and the history of the Qin Dynasty were the reasons that drive the interest

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