It was fascination with "culture of death" – as Egyptian civilisation happens to be named – what left its impress on the 18th, 19th and 20th century European funerary customs as well. Some monuments, however, were planned for the living, as e.g. the Giraffe-ho...
Dr. Jana Jones, Egyptologist and expert on ancient Egyptian burial practices from Macquarie University, said: "The examination of the Turin body makes a momentous contribution to our limited knowledge of the prehistoric period and the expansion of early mummification practices as well as providing vit...
© Alvin Wong - Egyptian mummy exhibit in the National Museum of Singapore Other mummies were discovered incaches. During the 21st Dynasty, priests gathered the bodies of many pharaohs and put them in a single tomb to protect them. TheDeir el-Bahricache is the most famous of these mass b...
Egyptian religious beliefs and practices were closelyintegratedinto Egyptian society of the historical period (fromc.3000bce). Although there were probably many survivals from prehistory, these may be relatively unimportant for understanding later times, because the transformation that established the Egyptia...
‘Egyptian’ burial practices2,45. The site’s first excavator, Otto Rubensohn, also found a Greek grave inscription in stone as well as a writing board inscribed in Greek46. Taken together with the multitude of Greek papyri that were written at the site, this evidence strongly suggests that...
Ancient Egyptian religion, indigenous beliefs of ancient Egypt from predynastic times (4th millennium BCE) to its decline in the first centuries CE. With tombs dominating the archaeological record, it is especially known for its treatment of the dead. It
Ancient Egyptians believed the soul would return to the body at night after death, so the preservation of the body was a significant aspect of their burial rites. Hieroglyphics The ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics remained a mystery for the better part of the AD era. It was only after the ...
Next, we exploreTuna El Gebel, a necropolis with fascinating tombs and beautiful reliefs. Discover the intriguing history of this site as we uncover the secrets of ancient Egyptian burial practices. Our final stop for the day isAshmunein, an ancient city dedicated to the god Thoth. Explore the...
The tomb of Tutankhamun is ahistorical documentwith information on the burial practices of the ancient Egyptians and on their conception of the Hereafter. To discover this information we haveto contemplate the treasure of Tutankhamun as an ensemble of elements together with the tomb conceived to ensu...
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