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  1. Ancient Egyptians believed the afterlife was worth every sacrifice. From simple burials to lavish mummification, eternity depended on what each family could afford.
    #AncientEgypt #Mummification #Afterlife #History #Archaeology
    Read more:How Much Did an Egyptian Mummy Actually Cost? | Ancient Origins

  2. Ancient Egyptians believed the afterlife was worth every sacrifice. From simple burials to lavish mummification, eternity depended on what each family could afford.
    #AncientEgypt #Mummification #Afterlife #History #Archaeology
    Read more:How Much Did an Egyptian Mummy Actually Cost? | Ancient Origins

  3. For our August meeting (Sunday 2nd August, ONLINE via Zoom) we welcome Dr Joanne Rowland who will give a talk "Naqada and Nubt in the 21st Century: Re-evaluating Prehistoric & Historic Contexts in the Archive & the Field" (1/4)

    #egyptology #ancientEgypt #predynastic #nubt #naqada #history

  4. For our August meeting (Sunday 2nd August, ONLINE via Zoom) we welcome Dr Joanne Rowland who will give a talk "Naqada and Nubt in the 21st Century: Re-evaluating Prehistoric & Historic Contexts in the Archive & the Field" (1/4)

    #egyptology #ancientEgypt #predynastic #nubt #naqada #history

  5. La muerte es un viaje muy largo, por lo que más vale tener ropa interior limpia. En la tumba de Kha y Meryt, él tenía 50 taparrabos, que era una prenda unisex y para todas las clases, incluido el faraón, que podía llevarse sin nada más o bajo otra prenda. 🏛️Museo Egipcio de Turín #antiguoegipto #ancientegypt

  6. La muerte es un viaje muy largo, por lo que más vale tener ropa interior limpia. En la tumba de Kha y Meryt, él tenía 50 taparrabos, que era una prenda unisex y para todas las clases, incluido el faraón, que podía llevarse sin nada más o bajo otra prenda. 🏛️Museo Egipcio de Turín #antiguoegipto #ancientegypt

  7. The Reality of Dreams

    Throughout Human history, dreams have fascinated, inspired and disturbed us. Where do they come from? Why do they happen? What do they mean? Different civilisations have tried to answer these questions. The Ancient Mesopotamians thought of dreams as divine messages. The most well known Mesopotamian story is the Epic of Gilgamesh, where Gilgamesh receives dreams about the future. They also had dream temples, where people would go in order to sleep and receive these divine messages in their […]

    johnbronze.wordpress.com/2026/

  8. The Reality of Dreams

    Throughout Human history, dreams have fascinated, inspired and disturbed us. Where do they come from? Why do they happen? What do they mean? Different civilisations have tried to answer these questions. The Ancient Mesopotamians thought of dreams as divine messages. The most well known Mesopotamian story is the Epic of Gilgamesh, where Gilgamesh receives dreams about the future. They also had dream temples, where people would go in order to sleep and receive these divine messages in their […]

    johnbronze.wordpress.com/2026/

  9. #AncientEgyptian princesses were ‘powerful’ weapon users, new analysis suggests

    These findings challenge a long-held belief about weapons found in female burial sites

    By Jackie Flynn Mogensen, July 17, 2026

    Excerpt: " 'We wanted to see if the skeletons themselves supported the presence of the weapons found beside them,' [#ZeinabHashesh] says.

    "By looking at the princesses’ internal bone structure and muscle attachment sites, as well as by analyzing chemical signatures left on the remains, Hashesh and her team began to piece together a picture of what the princesses’ daily lives and burials may have looked like.

    " 'Our big takeaway is that these women were ‘active ritual agents’ whose lives involved disciplined physical strength,' she says, participating in activities that possibly included archery or the use of daggers.

    "In Princess Ita’s case, her muscle attachments 'strongly reflect the habitual gripping of weapons like daggers or maces,' Hashesh says.

    "Even more clear was Princess Noub-Hotep, whose skeleton, she says, 'provides the most definitive evidence for the 'archer’s grip,' including 'a unique bowing' of a hand bone, a feature that Hashesh sees as evidence of having to drawing a bow.

    "Meanwhile, she adds, Princess Itaweret appeared to have survived 'significant trauma” to her ribs and feet bones, 'indicating a high-risk, active lifestyle.' "

    Read more:
    scientificamerican.com/article

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/R4QEx

    #AncientEgypt #AncientWomen #WarriorWomen #AncientHistory

  10. #AncientEgyptian princesses were ‘powerful’ weapon users, new analysis suggests

    These findings challenge a long-held belief about weapons found in female burial sites

    By Jackie Flynn Mogensen, July 17, 2026

    Excerpt: " 'We wanted to see if the skeletons themselves supported the presence of the weapons found beside them,' [#ZeinabHashesh] says.

    "By looking at the princesses’ internal bone structure and muscle attachment sites, as well as by analyzing chemical signatures left on the remains, Hashesh and her team began to piece together a picture of what the princesses’ daily lives and burials may have looked like.

    " 'Our big takeaway is that these women were ‘active ritual agents’ whose lives involved disciplined physical strength,' she says, participating in activities that possibly included archery or the use of daggers.

    "In Princess Ita’s case, her muscle attachments 'strongly reflect the habitual gripping of weapons like daggers or maces,' Hashesh says.

    "Even more clear was Princess Noub-Hotep, whose skeleton, she says, 'provides the most definitive evidence for the 'archer’s grip,' including 'a unique bowing' of a hand bone, a feature that Hashesh sees as evidence of having to drawing a bow.

    "Meanwhile, she adds, Princess Itaweret appeared to have survived 'significant trauma” to her ribs and feet bones, 'indicating a high-risk, active lifestyle.' "

    Read more:
    scientificamerican.com/article

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/R4QEx

    #AncientEgypt #AncientWomen #WarriorWomen #AncientHistory

  11. 3,000-year-old tomb of ancient Egyptian official Paser discovered in Luxor’s Theban Necropolis

    Archaeologists working in Egypt’s ancient Theban Necropolis have found a previously unknown tomb in the Lower Sheikh Abd el-Qurna area on the west bank of Luxor. Researchers identified the tomb’s owner through surviving inscriptions. The name recorded inside is Paser..

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/07/tom

    Follow @archaeology

    #archaeology #archaeologynews #anthropology #Egyptology #ancientegypt

  12. 3,000-year-old tomb of ancient Egyptian official Paser discovered in Luxor’s Theban Necropolis

    Archaeologists working in Egypt’s ancient Theban Necropolis have found a previously unknown tomb in the Lower Sheikh Abd el-Qurna area on the west bank of Luxor. Researchers identified the tomb’s owner through surviving inscriptions. The name recorded inside is Paser..

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/07/tom

    Follow @archaeology

    #archaeology #archaeologynews #anthropology #Egyptology #ancientegypt

  13. Nebamun continues – I'm working on the bottoms of a pair of birds at the moment. The column I'm stitching is 50 stitches wide and involves a lot of different colours in every row so progress is roughly one row or a bit less each hour.

    Pattern by Scarlet Quince, now sold by Paine Free Crafts.

    #WIPWednesday #WIP #crossStitch #ancientEgypt

  14. Figura de marfil en la tumba de Neithotep, en Naqada. Fue la esposa del faraón Narmer, primer monarca de la Dinastía I de Egipto, y madre de Hor-Aha o esposa de este. 🏛️Universidad de Liverpool #antiguoegipto #ancientegypt

  15. Figura de marfil en la tumba de Neithotep, en Naqada. Fue la esposa del faraón Narmer, primer monarca de la Dinastía I de Egipto, y madre de Hor-Aha o esposa de este. 🏛️Universidad de Liverpool #antiguoegipto #ancientegypt

  16. If you're into ancient history, especially ancient Egypt, I highly recommend this video. Instead of just focusing on the pharaohs, it looks at the daily lives of an ordinary couple, Kha and Merit. It is a really interesting and humanizing look at the past.
    Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=1r5Z7Xzkr9E
    #AncientEgypt #History #Archaeology

  17. If you're into ancient history, especially ancient Egypt, I highly recommend this video. Instead of just focusing on the pharaohs, it looks at the daily lives of an ordinary couple, Kha and Merit. It is a really interesting and humanizing look at the past.
    Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=1r5Z7Xzkr9E
    #AncientEgypt #History #Archaeology

  18. Papiro demótico con una queja hacia un arpista anciano llamado Horudja, quien aparentemente creía tener talento cuando cantaba fatal y solo las canciones más conocidas. Le acusaba de ignorar las normas y de gula, colándose en hogares ajenos para comer tanto como varias personas. 🏛️Museo de Historia del Arte de Viena #antiguoegipto #ancientegypt #papiros #papyrus