Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – This time, we discuss the forbidden history of ancient Egypt. Many ancient places in Egypt are restricted, and public access is denied. It’s not easy to learn what is hidden inside some of the most forbidden
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The history of ancient Egypt may sometimes seem very distant, but people living thousands of years ago had many problems and feelings that trouble us today. During the Fifth Dynasty (2,500 B.C. – 2,350 B.C), Egyptian
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Few ancient structures have caused as much controversy as the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt. Scientists, archaeologists, and historians have debated its age, purpose, and original appearance for a long time, and the mysterious
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The history of powerful, gigantic shafts of polished granite, known as obelisks, is shrouded in mystery. This monolithic, four-sided stone monument, set upright and ending in a pointed top, forms a small pyramid known as
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The ancient Egyptians viewed their civilization as a legacy coming directly from divine beings who existed in Egypt thousands of years before the pharaonic dynasties. Before the Sky Gods left and returned to the stars, they
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Almost no other site in Egypt is more impressive and fascinating than Karnak. Karnak represents one of the most outstanding temple complexes in the world. It results from the combined architectural achievements of several generations
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Beni Hasan is today an archaeological site in Egypt, in the Minya Governorate, on the eastern bank of the Nile. The rock-cut tombs of the ancient Egyptian cemetery at Beni Hasan were mainly used during the Middle Kingdom, when
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In 1650 B.C., Egypt was invaded by a group of foreigners who, according to the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, called themselves Hyksos. The Hyksos were a mixed West Asian people. The Hyksos established a powerful
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The name ‘Bes’ is related to the Egyptian dwarf god, a grotesque figure who protects against snakes, misfortune, and evil spirits. The same name ‘Bes’ has also been used to refer to several deities and
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – He was well-known for his intelligence and wisdom. Imhotep, or “he who comes in peace,” was an ancient Egyptian genius and the great architect of the world’s first known monumental stone building, the Step Pyramid
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Ancient Egypt is often depicted as an autonomous, stand-alone realm that remained untouched and unaffected by its surrounding African cultures. There is, however, historical evidence that the balance of power shifted, where the cultures of Egypt
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – According to an ancient Egyptian myth, it is hazardous to interfere with the dead. This warning was written down on papyri dated to the Ptolemaic Period (340-330 BC. Setne Khamwas (also Setne Kham, Khaemwaset, Khamwese)
