Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – It all started with the discovery of an ancient structure made from artificial cement-like material unknown to modern science. Who were the mysterious ancient builders? This ancient structure was out-of-place and it could not have
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Was there once a black pyramid in Egypt that has been erased from the pages of history? Could the pyramid be buried beneath the sand, or was the ancient structure misidentified? It has been suggested
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The history of Sais goes back to Egypt’s pre-dynastic times (before 3100 BC). It was once a beautiful Egyptian city located in the western Egyptian delta along the right bank of the Rosetta Branch of
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Egyptian dream is, alongside the Babylonian dream, one of the most widespread ways of interpreting dreams. The belief that dreams can foretell the future has its roots in the distant past. Ancient people believed in
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In the Valley of the Queens, there is an enormous and spectacular ancient tomb that belongs to Queen Nefertari (1290–1224 BC). Nefertari Meritmut, whose name means ‘beautiful companion,’ was the first of the Great Royal Wives
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Khepri is one of the most important deities of Egyptian mythology. Khepri was the god of creation, the movement of the sun, life, and resurrection. His name, Khepri, is also spelled as Khepera, Khepra, Kheper, and
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Caesarion was murdered on August 23, 30 B.C., at the age of only 17 years old. He was the last King of the Egyptian Ptolemies, most probably the son of Julius Caesar, and his mother
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Egyptian beliefs, the soul had three parts: the Ka, the Ba, and the Akh. These three spiritual elements found refuge in the body. Therefore, it was vital to keep the body intact after death
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Pyramid Texts represent the oldest known collection of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions containing religious texts, elaborate spells (or utterances), hymns, prayers, thousands of lines of fragments of myths and legends, references to mortuary and funerary
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – It’s strange that Khafre, the son of Pharaoh Khufu and the builder of the second of the three Pyramids of Giza, is somehow missing from ancient Egyptian historical records. Pharaoh Khafre’s absence from historical pages
A. Sutherland – AncientPages. com – In ancient Egyptian beliefs, Meskhenet (Meskhent) was a goddess associated with childbirth, motherhood, and destiny. The goddess was responsible for creating the Ka and, therefore, was associated with fate, as at the time of a
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Egyptian mythology, Sokar is an ancient falcon god of the Memphite necropolis, located in Memphis, Lower Egypt. It includes the sites of Giza, Saqqara, and Dahshur, rich in pyramids, mastabas, and tombs. The deity was
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Most mainstream scholars and Egyptologists say that the pyramids were built as tombs for the pharaohs. The tomb theory, developed by British archaeologist Sir William Flinders Petrie (1853–1942), who excavated eleven royal tombs, is still
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Sahara is the largest desert in the world. At 3-1/2 million square miles, the Sahara is as large as the United States and covers one-third of the African continent. With temperatures reaching 135 degrees and
Thalia Lightbringer – AncientPages.com – Who was Hor-Aha? There are very few artifacts remaining from his time, but the ones that have been found provide tantalizing clues. Narmer is credited with being the first to wear the combined crowns of Upper
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Throughout history, the ancient Egyptians believed in life after death and that Osiris, the god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead, would judge you. Preparing the dead bodies for eternal existence in joy
