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Early Civilizations and the Human Figure The art and architecture of earth’s earliest civilizations give modern historians detailed insight into the rituals and practices of their everyday lives. In particular, painted and sculptural depictions of the human figure can provide in-depth explanations to the religious beliefs, political structures, and cultural values of these early peoples. The civilizations located in the Middle East, Egypt, and Greece each created distinct representations of the…

Egyptian burial sites and artifacts are examples of these anthropomorphic dieties are figurines or statuses of Anubis the God of the dead, which bears the head of a jackal. As well another well known example of this in Ancient Egypt is the Great Sprinx of Giza, which manifest the head of a man and the body of a lion. According to Baines & Lacovara (2002) the Great Sphinx was ordered to be built by a late 4th Dynasty Pharoah, Khafre. Henry Fisher (...as stated in Baines & Lacovara, 2002) explains…

One of the most famous of all ancient societies, Ancient Egypt has captured the imaginations of historians, authors, and archaeologists for centuries. The civilization produced many of the world’s most famous monuments, from the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx to the Karnak Temple and Valley of the Kings. Dating from the 4th millennium BC, it is one of the earliest societies in recorded history, tracing roots back to 5000 BC and beginning its recorded history in around 2925 BC with its…

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The sculpture Triad of King Mycerinus and Two Goddesses, which resides at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, was excavated from The Temple of Mycerinus in Giza and was created between 2548 - 2530 BCE, during the reign of Mycerinus. Made from greywacke, an incredibly coarse, dark sandstone, this sculpture uses variation in texture, incorrect scale, and line to draw attention to King Mycerinus in relation to the two divinities, and thus is an example of royalty as divinity. Overall, this sculpture…

The impact of the Egyptian cult of death had a huge effect on the visual arts of Egypt. Pyramids made for the pharos, silently reach out to the sky seeking eternal life from the sun god Amon. The cult of death is responsible for most of ancient Egypt’s visuals arts and as well as their architectural monuments. From the pyramids and the great tombs to the hieroglyphs and the sphinx Egypt has a fast amount of history that is known greatly around the world as one of the most fast and interesting…

have occurred to show that there are other forms of life in the universe. For one, intelligent life may have visited Earth already. Many unexplained events have occurred in ancient history. One of the best examples is the creation of the Pyramids of Giza. How in the world were the people from 4,500 years ago able to build such a structure in 20 years? Each block weighed about 30-50 tons. To be able to move a block…

There is speculation about ancient aliens who seeded life on earth, but are these claims worth listening to? Scientists have been doing some intense research about early life on earth and where it started. Some believe ancient beings came to earth and seeded life or interacted with early civilizations. Subsequently many questions are being brought and researched such as: when they appeared; how they came; what they did; how it affected us; what did they look like and what did they teach humans?…

The Paleolithic Period, which occurred about 40,000 years ago, was a time of hunting and gathering. Their major inspiration came from their surroundings, so most of their works were of the animals in their everyday lives, such as buffalo and horses. Their belief is that these drawings would bring the spirits of these animals into their hunting rituals, and this would bring them good luck. The Chauvet Cave in France is the earliest painting we have, which is estimated to have been created around…

Cairo is the center of Egypt’s culture and politics it is located near the Pyramids of Giza where protest and civil unrest protest began in late January 2011. Most of the population of Egypt has the same religious background. Over 90 percent of Egypt are Arabic-speaking Sunni Muslims. There is about a 6 percent of the population that are…