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South of France

Well its been a tough couple of days at home decorating, but now it is time to pack, because tomorrow I am off to the land of my Great Grandfather in the South ...

Ancient Egypt - Frequently Asked Questions and Reference Material

I hope you have enjoyed my Blogs up to now these are the most FAQs most people ask me. For those of you who would like to know a little bit more, there is a boo...

Scribes in Ancient Egypt

In comparison to the Farmers life, the Scribe came from the upper classes of Egyptians. Educated in the Egyptian language known today as hieratic. The scribe li...

Ceramic Pottery in Ancient Egypt - more than just a pot

Pottery production and the use of pottery could be regarded as an expensive item involving several the process for producing pottery in ancient times. Today we ...

The Value of Wood in Ancient Egypt

Wood & Timber Remembering that Egypt is a desert country one of the rare commodities used by the Egyptians is wood. With a limited number of trees, supplies of ...

Iconography within Ancient Egyptian Pictures - more that just a pretty picture

The ancient Egyptians believed in magic. They believed that if one was to decorate Temples and Tombs with pictures, then the pictures would contain magical prop...

Ancient Egyptian -Gods, Religion and the Afterlife

From the texts of the myth of Osiris we know that the gods where the nighttime stars, dwelling in the night time sky. But during the hours of daytime, the gods ...

Mummification in Ancient Egypt

On the death of an Egyptian, those who could afford the process of embalming had their bodies handed over to the embalmers. The embalmers camps were located out...

Pyramids of Ancient Egypt

Pyramids were really an extension of a simple sand pit tomb. Early on in Egyptian history a king called Djoser/Zosser built a tomb containing a pit lined with s...

Burial in Ancient Egypt

With 70 percent of the population dying so young (between 35 - 45 years of age) burial was essential, and the first methods of burial were simple sand pits. The...

The Value of Papyrus Reeds in Ancient Egypt

With the restriction of trees and wood production in ancient Egypt the Egyptians used Papyrus for many purposes. First and foremost in administration was the so...

Government in Ancient Egypt

According to the myth of Osiris, the land of Kemet was given to Osiris and after his murder and vengeance on his wicked brother Seth by Osiris son Horus, Horus ...

The Myth of Osirus

The ancient Egyptians had many myths, but one of the most important ones, which explained the order of things, is the myth of Osiris. Myths were very important ...

The Role of the King in Ancient Egypt

All the kings of Egypt who followed after Narmer called them selves Horus, so the king of Egypt was not just a king but also a god and a god related to the gods...

Agriculture & Farming in Ancient Egypt

Agriculture & Farmers The life of a farmer was extremely hard, he was a tenant of the king who answered to the kings Nomarchs/lord for the payment of taxes each...

Source of the River Nile

The Two Lands of Egypt Lower Egypt is located by the Mediterranean Sea and in ancient times was quite marshy, this is where the Papyrus reeds use to grow in the...

How old is Ancient Egypt?

5,102 years old - from 3,100 B.C. to Date A.D. 2002 add-on + 15 years for 2017 Using a time-line from 2002 – A.D. that represents the time span of 2002 years si...

Hi everyone - this is my first Steemit Post

Why I became an Archaeologist https://youtu.be/jCC4e1pTz3U In my future Posts I will be explaining how to understand the ancient Egyptians....