CLUBFOOT Clubfoot is defined as a congenital foot deformity characterized by a kidney shaped foot that turns inward and points down. The forefoot is curved inward‚ the heel is bent inward‚ and the ankle is fixed in planter flexion with the toes pointing down. Shortened tendons on the inside of the lower leg‚ together with abnormally shaped bones that restrict movement outwards cause the foot to turn inwards. A tightened achilles tendon causes the foot to point downwards. The medical term
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Archaeologists have newly discovered a cave which they believe once housed the Dead Sea scrolls‚ famous for containing the earliest copy of some of the Judeo-Christian texts‚ they announced on February 9. It was believed until recently that only 11 caves in the Qumran region contained the scrolls. However‚ the excavation at this 12th cave brought about sufficient evidence that it had once contained Dead Sea scrolls and that those scrolls were looted. "Although at the end of the day no scroll was
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Akhenaton Akhenaton (Amenhotep IV) was an eighteenth dynasty pharaoh who is known for his attempt to change Egyptian culture and religion. As the younger son of Amenhotep III‚ he would have not been pharaoh but when his elder brother (crown prince Thutmose) died he had a claim for the thrown and became the Pharaoh of Egypt. Akhenaton had many wives and fathered many children. His wives (or consorts) include Nefertiti and Kiya; some Egyptologists suggest that (like his father) Akhenaton may have
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Theresa M. Nash Strayer University World Cultures I Professor Caren Stayer 10/19/2013 The Curse of the Pharaoh The Curse of the Pharaohs is a strong belief that anyone who disturbs a mummy or a Pharaoh’s tomb will be cursed. Hollywood has long propagated this theory‚ using fantastic treasure and horrible “accidents” to frighten and entertain movie goers. King Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter and the world succumbed to Egypt mania (Sayre
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Horemheb was a significant military leader that provided him with the opportunity to take the throne. He re-established the Amun religion in response to the failure of the Amarna revolution. He carried out the construction of new temples‚ and tombs while deconstructing other pharaoh’s buildings‚ yet he also restored pharaoh’s tombs that had been robbed. With the downfall of the Amarna revolution Horemheb rebuilt the society through a strong military base‚ and well-established administration system
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unmummified bodies of 60 "soldiers" found not far from his mortuary complex prove that there was a battle. This collaboration of Egypt‚ regardless of how it actually occurred‚ is considered a ’tremendous achievement ’1 in the history of Egypt and its significance is not only recognised today‚ but was by the Ancient Egyptian ’s themselves.
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King Tutankhamun‚ the pharaoh of Egypt‚ died because he was assassinated by his chief advisor‚ Ay. I know this because of the painting that was found in his tomb. In his tomb‚ there was a picture of Ay at King Tut’s funeral wearing leopard skin and a pharaoh’s crown when he was only a commoner. This proves that Ay killed King Tut because he knew he could be pharaoh if King Tutankhamun died. Also‚ I know that King Tut was killed by Ay because there were two more deaths that followed Tut’s. King Tutankhamun’s
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Running head: ASSIGNMENT 1: ESSAY "MUMMY ’S CURSE" Assignment 1: Essay "Mummy ’s Curse" Strayer University World Cultures 1 HUM 111 Assignment 1: Essay "Mummy ’s Curse" As a young girl living in Pennsylvania‚ I can remember first hearing about the famous Pharaoh King Tutankhamen. This was during the time when an exhibit‚ known as the Treasures of Tutankhamen‚ traveled the United States. Along with all the stories about the beautiful treasures from the tomb
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Clubfoot is defined as a congenital foot deformity characterized by a kidney shaped foot that turns inward and points down. The forefoot is curved inward‚ the heel is bent inward‚ and the ankle is fixed in planter flexion with the toes pointing down. Shortened tendons on the inside of the lower leg‚ together with abnormally shaped bones that restrict movement outwards cause the foot to turn inwards. A tightened Achilles tendon causes the foot to point downwards. The medical term for clubfoot
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On December 6‚ 1913‚ a team led by German archaeologist Ludwig Borchardt discovered a sculpture buried upside-down in the sandy rubble on the floor of the excavated workshop of the royal sculptor Thutmose in Amarna. The painted figure featured a slender neck‚ gracefully proportioned face and a curious blue cylindrical headpiece of a style only seen in images of Nefertiti. Borchardt’s team had an agreement to split its artifacts with the Egyptian government‚ so the bust was shipped as part of Germany’s
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