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    The impact of Akhenaten’s reign on Egyptian society Egypt has forever been the home of revolution; with the falling of Mubarak being merely the most recent one. About 3400 years ago, throughout the 13th century BCE, a rather unusual revolution occurred in Egypt, which became, and has become a subject of enormous controversy. Though it was only a momentary revolution, it was believed to have had great impacts on Egypt’s society, or civilization. To be specific, I am talking about the revolution…

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    The Pre-Pottery Neolithic period was the very earliest period of the Neolithic in the Near East and Levant. Much can be discovered about this period in time by excavating archaeological sites and examining what has been preserved such as architecture and other physical materials. One aspect of these excavations that are particularly fascinating are the burial practices that prevailed within these sites throughout the Pre-Pottery Neolithic. There were many burial similarities, as well as…

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    This week we learned about the chapter, Egypt Under the Pharaohs in the Old, Middle, and New Kingdom. I will be cornering in on the art of the Palate of King Narmer, the Fragmentary head of Senuret III, and Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters. I will also be discussing “Egypt’s Golden Empire: The Warrior Pharaohs”. In the Old Kingdom, the front and back carvings on the Palette of King Narmer were of big focus. Dated circa 3000-2920 BCE, from Hierakonpolis, Egypt, in the Predynastic era,…

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    The Hopewell Culture

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    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…

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    On this day in 1799, during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egyptian campaign, a French soldier discovers a black basalt slab inscribed with ancient writing near the town of Rosetta, about 35 miles north of Alexandria. The irregularly shaped stone contained fragments of passages written in three different scripts: Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics and Egyptian demotic. The ancient Greek on the Rosetta Stone told archaeologists that it was inscribed by priests honoring the king of Egypt, Ptolemy V, in the…

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    16th century- Prosthesis from femur The most punctual case of complete upper and lower denture seems to date from sixteenth century and was delved up in Switzerland. It comprise of two curve molded layouts of bone, roughly cut from a bull's femur, and entwined at their back furthest points to frame a pivot. This prosthesis can just have been restorative as opposed to working since it shaped a façade over standing, yet probably rotted, common teeth. There are no bases all things considered and…

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    Tomb III

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    Since the uncovering of this historical site by Manolis Andronikos in 1977, the tombs at Vergina have been the source of much debate within the archaeological community. Tomb III has been successfully identified as the final resting place of Alexander IV. However, the occupants of Tomb I and II still generate confusion with different archaeologists discovering differing pieces of evidence. As the larnaxes of this tomb display the Macedonian starburst, it is undeniable that the occupants of these…

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    My theory is that the whole series of events started out by Aye not liking Akhenaten because he was a heretic, and he assassinated him. Horemheb found out what Aye was doing and joined him because he was against Akhenaten. Then, Horemheb killed King Tut, but found out Aye was going to be the king. Horemheb kidnapped ankhesenamun and when Aye tried to save her, he was murdered and Tey became the queen. Horemheb married her and took credit for all of the reigns in that dynasty. Aye had the…

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    Imagine entering a dark corridor, lit only by the flashlights of the crew. Every step is filled with uncertainty, every passing moment seems to be an hour long. Just as all hope is about to fade, the towering walls and challenging obstacles wearing away all adrenaline that came with the tomb's discovery, a new chamber comes into sight. Inside, dazzling treasures amaze everyone who have stumbled upon it. Yet, with the discovery of precious artifacts came the overlooking of one very important…

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    Have you ever thought about the ancient times? Have you ever wondered about what they used to do? Today I’m going to talk about Egypt. The geography and everything else about it. The geography of Egypt is very beautiful and very nice. The geography of Egypt includes two split lands which are ‘red land’ and ‘black land’. The red land is the barren desert that protected Egypt from natural disasters on both sides. The black land however included fertile land on the lines of the one and only Nile…

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