Case study A blue paint layer sample was collected from the wall decorations of the mortuary temple of Ramesses III (Medinet Habu. This temple is one of the largest memorial temples in Egypt. It measures 320 m in length (east to west) and about 200 m in width (north to south)‚ built with order of the Pharaoh Ramesses III (c.1184–1151 BC the 20th Dynasty). The micro-XRF spectrometer (SPECTRO‚ COPRA model) used to analyze the sample includes a side-window X-ray tube with Mo anode (Oxford Instruments
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The Rosetta Stone is one of the most prolific pieces of Art in the Egyptian history. The struggles that were contrived from this Stone were immeasurable. The difficult process of this decoding was recorded in the book called‚ "The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone". Many have tried to decipher the Rosetta Stone‚ yet many have failed. The Rosetta Stone has been prompted by the most intelligent people on the earth. Riddles of the Rosetta Stone were to be first deciphered by scholars of Napoleon’s group
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Newgrange is a large circular hill with a diameter of ninety three yards‚ a height of fifteen yards‚ and an area of around one acre. The pathway inside Newgrange is under sixty feet long and guides you to a room with three openings that lead to other‚ smaller chambers. This room is roofed by a trussed supported ceiling‚ that has not been repaired in anyway since it was discovered. The cairn that covers the tomb is calculated to weigh two hundred thousand tons. Out of the three recesses the one on
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The comparison between the Head of Senusret III and Khafre is that they both ruled Egypt. Both sculptures where found in temple where their tombs were located. Also‚ their sculptures were use as The differences between the Head of Senusret III and Khafre is that they were made in different time periods. The first phot which is the Head of Senusret III was made during the Middle Kingdom and the photo‚ Khafre was made in the Old Kingdom. Even though Senusret III and Khafre were both pharaohs of Egypt
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There are many theories on how the Stonehenge monument was created. Folklore depicts a story of wizardry‚ following the Arthurian legend. The old story states that the massive stones were magically transported from Ireland to England‚ where giants worked to assemble them. Regardless of the theory‚ Stonehenge is a Neolithic structure that stands in England to this day. It is estimated that it was 1500 years in the making. However‚ the questions remains how a civilization without modern technology
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Two Giants of Time The Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome are two of the greatest pieces of architectural and historical masterpieces. Both structures were created to be a place of worship not only for one but many different gods. These two buildings are 1‚280.2 kilometers apart but they had so much in common. Similarities in the two buildings is the vast number of columns built. The columns in Parthenon were carved out of blocks stacked on top of each other‚ whereas the ones used
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“Nefertiti” the size of the bust is 19 inches high. The representation of the bust is 3D. The bust was found in Thutmose’s workshop in Amarna‚ Egypt. It is now present at the Neues museum in Berlin. Nefertiti represents the civilization of the east bank of the Nile River which was during the new kingdom. The bust was created around 1340 BC. The crafter Thutmose created the bust in his workshop‚ but the reason why the bust was made is unknown. It’s assumed that it was made to be a model to be used
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In Diocletian’s Palace‚ the sphinxes were most likely the keepers of the Emperor’s last resting ground. Just like the pharaons of Ancient Egypt‚ the Emperor was attributed with divine origin and power. The Emperor called himself the son of Jupiter and that is exactly why he wished to decorate his last resting place-mausoleum with divine symbols‚ made of the same precious materials that the pharaohs once favoured. Unlike other Roman provinces‚ Egypt was considered as the private property of the Emperor
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Copper is one of the few metals that have been mined for more than 100 decades globally. According to M.G.C Wilson (1989) copper has been mined since the early 3000 BC in Cyprus. In the ancient times copper was used for making tools‚ weapons‚ ornaments and many household utensils. Copper is the third most widely used metal after aluminium (Al) and iron (Fe) because of its high durability (Doebrich et.al‚2009). In the Southern African region copper has been extracted by the early inhabitants long
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The Stonehenge original purpose may never be truly known but even so‚ archaeologists have thought up of theories to why this monument was erected. The most influential theories explain that the monument may have been to keep track of the movement of the sun‚ as a cemetery for the elite‚ a healing place‚ or a team building exercise. The Stonehenge is located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire‚ England. It is believed that construction started around 3000 B.C.‚ in the Neolithic Period‚ and lasted through
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