Great Pyramid of Giza

Mound City is located next to the Scioto River in Chillicothe, Ohio. It is made up of a rectangular earthen enclosure bordering 13 acres which has 23 earthen mounds within it. This earthen wall is about four feet in height and has a gateway on the eastern and western sides. This site has undergone multiple archaeological digs and investigations. The mounds within the enclosure are domed shaped mounds with the exception of one, which is in an elliptical shape. The most impressive and largest…

Firstly, Hatshepsut demonstrated her remarkability through her ambitious building projects. Although she came from a time when all Pharaohs undertook great building projects to ensure their legacy, Hatshepsut is seen as “…one of the greatest builders in one of the greatest Egyptian dynasties...” (Brown, 2015, National Geographic Magazine). Hatshepsut came from a time of greatness, and still stood out among her contemporaries, which makes her achievements all the more significant. In an…

inside the pyramid along with funerary materials (@). Even more information has been revealed about the pharaohs themselves from searching through the pyramids. For example, after King Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered, materials were found that gave insight into his life. Over five thousand artifacts and several other mummies were found inside his tomb. The cause of Tutankhamun’s death was also determined to be malaria (*). What is left to be discovered about the pyramids is how the pyramids…

The Pantheon has many distinguishing characteristics that allow it to be named as one of the most remarkable buildings ever constructed. The reason for this is because of the size and all of the time consuming details put into this masterpiece. In its composition, the height of the Pantheon is an astounding 150 feet. The interior of the Pantheon was assembled upon theoretical spherical and cubical geometry, measuring 143 feet in height and width. The reason for the measurements of both the…

construction. It seems like of thing the Egyptians were good at was taking good care of the structures and preparing a corpse to last as long as possible. The really know how to honor the dead from taking care of the remains and building a great tomb and temple to show how great the King was when they were alive and how…

of Egypt, put the peasants to work building the pyramids, so there wouldn’t be revolts, and this would keep Egypt unified. Question Investigated My question is, where did the idea of building pyramid for remembrance of the Egyptian Pharaohs come from? Sources A. The first source I used was a website, http://www.aeraweb.org/projects/how-old-are-the-pyramids/ claims the pyramids in Nubia, located in modern day Sudan, are older than the pyramids in ancient Egypt. B.…

Imagine you are walking among the ancient people who developed one of the greatest monuments in the world Stonehedge. The authors John Hudson Tiner and Majorie Frank both did a great job at describing Stonehedge. Tiner however did an extraordinary job at explaining the different ideas and theories about the mysteries of Stonehedge. He gave different interpretations about the transportation, construction, and the use of Stonehedge. The transportation of the stones at Stonehedge is impossible to…

ever wondered what kept the pyramids from collapsing? Or how they stood for thousands of years? The pyramids were built the way they were so that they stood strong and sturdy for thousands of years. Many of the earlier pyramids were step pyramids. Smooth limestone would be spread over the step pyramid to create two pyramids; one inside the other. Later, pyramids were built with mastabas, huge chunks of stone meant to keep the pyramid from caving in. The most recent pyramids had underground…

Miles up on top of a mountainlay the ruins of an ancient city. This city was nicknamed "The city in the clouds". The name of this great city was Machu Piccuh is a great place to visit and see the sites. Machu Piccuh has much to offer with it's great scenery, over two-hundred ancient structures, and it's a world renowned archacological site. The city of Machu Piccuh has some of the worlds most beautiful surroundings. In the middle of a tropical rain forest Machu Piccuh stands 2,430 meters…

The first piece of art that I have decided to discuss is a prehistoric monument in Ireland called Newgrange. It was built during the Neolithic period around 3000 BC to 2500 BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. The Newgrange monument primarily consists of a large mound, built of alternating layers of earth and stones, with grass growing on top and a reconstructed facade of flattish white quartz stones studded at intervals with large rounded cobbles covering part of the…