Mummies were buried with emeralds around their neck in hopes of bringing them eternal youth. The Greeks also considered emerald a symbol of love. In ancient Greece they were regarded as the sacred stone of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and the Greeks would wear emeralds on Friday to honor...
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In fact there has been the idea over the years that one of the mummies may be that of the queen who ruled from between 1503 and 1482 BC at the height of ancient Egypt’s power. The decisive truth-telling fact was a tooth in a wooden box marked with the queen’s name Hawass said...
Which ancient civilization is said to have invented the lock *? History of mechanical locks started over 6 thousand years ago in Ancient Egypt, where locksmith first managed to create simple but effective pin tumbler lock that was made entirely from wood. It consisted of the wooden post that ...
Are mummies real? Sadly, when a person with no family passes, their body is often left unnoticed for days or weeks - sometimes, this can last for years.
(In addition to their religious association, they were highly valued for their vermin-killing abilities!) In the homes of the wealthy, cats wore gold jewelry and were fed lavishly from their owner's table. People deeply mourned their departed cats and dedicated their mummies to Bastet. At the...
I chose “Deeper than the Night” and “Please don’t keep me waiting” from her album Totally Hot, and my mom kindly typed up the lyrics and made copies. I proudly distributed the lyrics to my classmates, dropped the needle on the record, and waited for them to experience the beauty....
According to Zarnak, the Black Lotus came into existence in Stygia (the equivalent of Egypt in Conan's era) (20). Later the flower made its way to the East. Zarnak cited as his source The Black Rituals of Koth-Seraphis, a book of black magic. Since Koth-Seraphis was a Stygian ...