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    Tattoos and Society

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    female dancers from around 2000 B.C. display the same abstract dot-and-dash tattoos on their bodies as those found on female mummies from that time period. Through studies it shows the tattoos represent Bes‚ god of fertility and revelry. There are many female mummies displaying several line and dot tattoos‚ they are still visible on their bodies during examination. Many female mummies from the time period show similar tattoos in addition to ornamental scarring which is still popular in some parts of Africa

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    Observation

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    slight lisp she then came over to me and ‘hisst’. Child A then asked for more water by saying ‘I want more’ and holding her bottle to me. Child A then pulled up a stall and said ‘me sit’. Child A then herd the doorbell of the nursery and said ‘mummy here’ Child A then walked over to a pushchair and started to push it with ease. Child A then suddenly stops. Child A then walked with ease over to me again and tried to sit on a stall but falls off she showed some embarrassment and walked off.

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    Hypocephali is Greek word ὑποκέφαλοι or hypokephalos which means (What is beneath the head). It is called in hieroglyphs as Xr Tp referring to its place below the head of the mummy. Hypocephalus is a small rounded pillow made of different materials which were believed to magically cover the head and the body of the deceased mummy with natural warmth and heat which in its turn gives the soul the capability to reach the eternity as the deities in the netherworld. All the information about hypocephalus

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    Dung Bettle

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    associated with the sunrise. Khepri was the scarab headed god. The Scarab personified the god‚ Khepri‚ a sun god associated with resurrection. As such‚ the large winged scarab and the heart scarab were considered good luck beetles and placed on mummies for protection against evil. These amulets were often inscribed with a spell from the Book of the Dead‚ which entreated the heart to‚ "not stand as a witness against me." Scarab beetles lay their eggs in dung‚ which they roll into a ball and roll

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    unique arrows. C-14 radiocarbon dating has allowed scientists to know that Ötzi lived around 3300 BC. This makes Ötzi a total of 45 years old which is a very old age considering the short life expectancy 5300 years ago. The finding of this ancient mummy shows how Chalcolithic European’s lived‚ ate‚ fought‚ survived‚ and died

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    person died‚ the person was usually wrapped and their body was left mummified. When the body was mummified‚ the organs were usually removed from the body- with the exception of the heart- and put into these jars. (The jars were placed next to the mummies.) Each son of Horus had a different jar that correlates to an organ. The canopic jar that I chose is Duamutef (the jackal)‚ which is the jar meant to hold the stomach. The other 3 Gods from the Egyptian belief were: Imsety (the human) - who held the

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    Tattoos in Society Even though tattoos are sometimes viewed as unprofessional and offensive‚ tattoos are just a form of art because tattoos should not hinder someone from anything in life and people with tattoos are just as human as everyone else.Tattoos have been around for a long time and have always been a subject that causes conflicts and contradictions‚ both negatively and positively. Some companies do not allow their employees to have visible tattoos‚ some do. There are jobs out there

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    Pyramids and pharaohs‚ mummies and magic‚ picture writing on papyrus—ancient Egypt had all this‚ and much more. Rich‚ powerful‚ and peace-loving‚ this North African kingdom was home to a splendid civilization that lasted 3‚000 years‚ from about 3300 bc to 30 bc. Ancient Egypt was a vast territory‚ stretching 700 miles (1‚100 kilometers) southward from the Mediterranean Sea. Most of it was hot‚ dry‚ and dusty. The Egyptians called it Deshret (red land). But the world’s longest river‚ the Nile

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    unwilling operation. This operation was done after Jane had a caesarean and the doctor found out that she had "two full sets of organs." When Jane awoke to the bad news she was wrapped tightly in bandages causing her‚ know a him‚ to feel "Like a mummy." This mummy like feeling is the symbolism for the rest of his life. Once a she now being restricted into a mans body with his life and his fate sealed with him in the bandages. Another paradox is when he says to the bartender‚ after being interrupted by

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    Two of the biggest and greatest civilization in the Americas were the Aztecs and Incas. These two civilization were both said to be conquered by the Spanish‚ but it wasn’t just the Spanish who conquered them. These two civilizations both fell from a combination of a weak government‚ lack of technology‚ new disease introduced by the invaders‚ and not being prepared for the invaders. For many centuries the Aztec civilization revolved around a ideological‚ social‚ and political system in

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