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    Death and Herculaneum

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    and the manner of death is either homicide or suicide. How can digestion rates give information to forensic scientists about the time of death? Digestive rate help by the size of the meal and how long it was past digestion. What is mummification? Mummification is the drying of the body and its tissues. How can human bones give forensic scientists can indication of age? Describe some of the aspects that would give this information. Forensic scientists use the length of the bones and the condition

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    Egypt, Old Kingdom

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    believed in everybody having an afterlife. That is why they preserved the bodies of their dead rulers and provided them with things they would need in their new life.                 A common tradition for the Egyptians was to mummify a dead body. Mummification means to preserve the body. The pharaoh Tutankhamen was mummified. In 1922‚ our archaeologists found King Tutankhamen’s dead body. In 2700 B.C.‚ the Egyptians created the Egyptian Alphabet. The Egyptian Alphabet made things easier to read or write

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    World History- 1st Term Trimestral EARLY HUMANS List of early human achievements during the Stone Age * Invention of tools * Mastery over fire * Development of language * Polish stone tools * Make pottery * Grow crops * Raise animals Hominid Development Type | Found where | Brain size | Period | Notes | Australopithecines | Africa | 500 mc 3 | 4 to 1 million years ago | First humanlike creature to walk upright | Homo habilis | East Africa | 700mc 3 | 2.5

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    Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt Introduction: A long time ago‚ Ancient Egypt was a civilization ruled by pharaohs. Egyptians did not call their ruler a pharaoh‚ though‚ before 1554 BC during the 18th dynasty. Before that‚ pharaoh meant "Great House" in Egyptian and referred to the palace of the king. It was later added to the pharaoh ’s name as part of his title. The pharaoh was the high priest of all temples‚ the head of law and administration‚ and the commander of the army. The Egyptians believed

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    with the things that they would need for the afterlife. The pyramids where built as the final resting ground for the Pharaohs and his belongings. He would be placed in his tomb after mummification. All events from pyramid construction to the death of the pharaoh‚ led to the

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    Coffin of Pedi-Osiris

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    Over seven feet in length and bilaterally symmetrical‚ the anthropoid coffin of Pedi-Osiris‚ a priest of Osiris (Lord of the Underworld)‚ is an example of the Egyptian’s product of mummification. The front of the coffin features a large round face with black-lined eyes and eyebrows‚ with a large wig painted in the deep-blue hue of the stone lapis lazuli. The fake beard‚ as characteristic of most coffins at the time‚ is a symbol of high rank. Numerous beaded necklaces‚ painted just below the neckline

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    This snapshot is a depiction of a powerful dynasty that ruled Egypt 5‚000 years ago. The snapshot is a portrayal of the Egyptian civilization and its wonders. Just as many civilizations before it‚ the Egyptian civilization arose from the banks of a river; the Nile. The mighty river which flowed north from Africa to the Mediterranean Sea sparked the fire that started the powerful empire. Because Egypt was full of deserts. Many Egyptians was forced to live by the banks of the Nile. The Nile provided

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    had a whole different culture and they believed that there was an afterlife‚ “Osiris is killed by Set and his wife finds his dead body and is determined to give him a proper burial on Egyptian soil. This is where the myth about the afterlife and mummification came from.” (Hobbs). This revealed truths about nature‚ the universe and life after death for the Ancient Egyptian people. In those times‚ mythology answered all their questions about natural occurrences because time‚ clocks and science did not

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    Civilization & Philosophy

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    Civilization & Philosophy 27th September 2013 Task: Outline in about 500 words the major achievement of the Egyptian culture/civilization‚ preferably separated into ‘leading achievements’ and ‘miracle achievements’ Ancient Egyptian civilization lasted from 3.000BCE to 332 BCE and is only rivaled by China in this feat of length. This period can be roughly divided into the Old Kingdom (2649-2152)‚ the Middle Kingdom (2040-1640) and the New Kingdom (1550-1070) with so-called Intermediate Periods

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    Anubis, God of the Dead.

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    ages‚ his father was said to be Osiris‚ as he was the god of the dead‚ and his mother was said to be Nephthys. Anubis was identified as the father of Kebechet‚ the goddess of the purification of body organs due to be placed in canopic jars during mummification. Anubis was the guardian of the dead‚ who greeted the souls in the Underworld and protected them on their journey. It was he who deemed the deceased worthy of becoming a star. Ancient Egyptian texts say that Anubis silently walked through the

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