8 million dog mummies found in Egyptian mass grave In ancient Egypt, so many people worshiped Anubis, the jackal-headed god of death, that the catacombs next to his sacred temple once held nearly 8 million mummified puppies and grown dogs, a new study finds. The catacomb ceiling also contai...
In a remote desert oasis in Egypt, archaeologists literally have stumbled upon a treasure trove of as many as 10,000 mummies that promises to shine a brilliant spotlight on the period 2,000 years ago when Roman legionaries ruled the land of the pharaohs.U.S. Newspapers...
"Mummy" means "artificialcorpse". In many parts of the world, bodies are treated with anti-corrosivespices, which are dry and form mummies. The mummies of ancient Egypt are the mostfamous. The ancient Egyptians believed thatpeoples...
A camel is out of place in Boston, but LeVar rides one in preparation for a show that takes a close look at mummies. Corrine Orr narrates "Mummies Made in Egypt", a book that gives all the facts about what mummies are, how the ancient ...See more Read more: Plot summary ...
You've heard about mummies(木乃伊). Ancient Egypt is famous for them. But did you know that Egypt isn't the only place where mummies have been found, or that Egyptian mummification isn't the only way to preserve the dead? At the Franklin Institute, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, more ...
Mummies Made in Egypt 作者: Aliki; Aliki; 出版年: 1985-9 定价: $ 18.59 ISBN: 9780812444018 豆瓣评分 目前无人评价 评价: 写笔记 写书评 加入购书单 分享到 推荐 内容简介 ··· Aliki describes and illustrates the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient ...
Mummies Made in Egypt 作者:Aliki 出版年:1985-9 页数:32 定价:$ 19.44 ISBN:9780808574118 豆瓣评分 目前无人评价 评价: 写笔记 写书评 加入购书单 分享到 内容简介· ··· "A fine source (describes) Egyptian gods and goddesses of the dead; explains the symbols and foundation of the belief in ...
In ancient Egypt, so many people worshiped Anubis, the jackal-headed god of death, that the catacombs next to his sacred temple once held nearly 8 million mummified puppies and grown dogs, a new study finds. The catacomb ceiling also contains the fossil of anancient sea monster, a marine ...
Archaeologist and Egyptologist Salima Ikram, a professor at the American University in Cairo who has worked extensively at the site, writes that animal mummification began in ancient Egypt "to allow beloved pets to go on to the afterlife, to provide food in the afterlife, to act as offerings ...
At least 2,000 mummified ram heads dating from the Ptolemaic period and a palatial Old Kingdom structure have been uncovered at the temple of Ramses II in the ancient city of Abydos in southern Egypt, antiquities officials said on Saturday. Mummified ewes, dogs, wild...