I chose to travel back to archaeology’s heyday‚ the 1920’s‚ and interview internationally renowned archeologist Sir Leonard Woolley about one of the greatest archeological discoveries ever made‚ The Royal Cemetery of Ur‚ in particular the ‘Royal Tombs’ of this ancient Mesopotamian City. What an epic assignment! It was mid-January 1928 when I found myself sitting
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attempts of clearing the site were somewhat crude whereas other attempts were reasonably well done. In ‘The Monuments of Upper Egypt’‚ written by Auguste Mariette in 1877‚ Mariette states “In blowing up the debris with gunpowder‚ we discovered a human mummy”. This primary source is evidence of the crude methods of his attempts of clearing a site. The expression ‘blowing up’ suggests that he was reckless. The blowing up method was used in his first discovery‚ so this question arises‚ was this reckless
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Egyptians had with animals. The jackal was a representation of the god Anubis. Scholars believe that the jackal was associated with Anubis was because Anubis is the god that opens the road to the afterlife‚ and jackals were seen to be roaming around the tombs and deserts. Almost every god that was worshiped was represented by an animal and these animals characteristics were then attributed to the
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Howard Carter was a British Archaeologist and Egyptologist who rocketed to fame when he discovered the pristine tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922. This discovery and his work in Egyptology made a huge impact on the world of archaeology. Carter was born in Kensington‚ London‚ in 1874. His father was a fairly successful artist‚ and Carter himself was talented. He grew up near Didlington Hall‚ the mansion of the Amherst family‚ which contained a decent collection of Egyptian artifacts which sparked
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Trip of a Lifetime in Machu Picchu Located on the middle of the tropical mountain forest ‚Machu Picchu can lose people who love breathtaking archaeological beauy in a trance. The touching ancient ruin is the site of an historical Inca City lying on the Andes in Peru‚ above 2430 meters from sea level. Due to the landscape‚ you have 2 options to arrive the destination. Firstly‚ tourists who are crazy about adventurous trip can hike on mountain trails and secondly‚ for who are falling in love with
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is not documented due to the fact that the statuses of women in china were often lowered‚ the evidence of lady’s Hao life come from the items that were in her tomb. Lady Hao led numerous military campaigns against the tribes Tu‚ Ba‚ Yi and Qiang. When they found her tomb they were unaware that it was a tomb of a woman they figured the tomb was of a prince or a man of royalty. She was the third wife of King Wu Ding. She was important in Chinese culture because during this time period it was every
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to 1070 BC‚ Ancient Egyptians had perfected the art of mummification (Weitzman‚ 2012). By now‚ Ancient Egyptians realized the pyramids were attracting robbers so they started burying the elite in society or those who could afford it‚ in underground tombs. (Dollinger‚ 2001). This is a short video‚ which explains the mummification process. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k47Sbhesu8 play video of mummification process for around 1 minute). Continuing on‚ Ancient Egyptians believed that even after death
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Ancient Egyptian Architecture The Nile valley has been the site of one of the most influential civilizations which developed a vast array of diverse structures encompassing ancient Egyptian architecture. The architectural monuments‚ which include the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza‚ are among the largest and most famous. In Ancient Egypt and other early societies‚ people believed in the omnipotence of Gods‚ with many aspects of daily life were carried out with respect to the
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weight. In 1968‚ while performing an x-ray of Tutankhamen’s mummy‚ scientist found bone fragments in his skull leading to the conclusion that he was murdered by blunt force trauma. (Lovgren‚ 2006.) However‚ later research lead some to say that the most famous pharaoh likely died of a leg injury which was complicated
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analysis‚ was lead by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquites‚ head Zahi Hawass and investigated five generations of Kings. The 11 mummies‚ including King Tut‚ were tested from 2007 to 2009‚ underwent extensive examination‚ involving X-rays and gene analysis. The family line went as far back as King Tuts’ great-grandfather‚ and down to two fetuses buried in Tut’s tomb‚ that he fathered. Using DNA to trace and confirm science‚ the results were King Tut died from Malaria‚ but also had a hereditary
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