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Menam Archaeology
Oct 24, 20223 min read
Womens right in the ancient world: Accounts from ancient Egypt.
Today's political climate, where recent laws regarding women's right to govern their own bodies have been overturned, is threatening the...
Megan Kumorek
Oct 24, 20224 min read
Myth or More? The Story of an Ancient Egyptian Queen’s Ultimate Revenge.
The revenge story of Nitocris is one which has been told by Manetho (Egyptian priest who wrote Egyptian history in Greek) and the “Father...
Anna Sunneborn Gudnadottir
Oct 24, 20224 min read
The mystery of Thoth Hill
Thoth Hill is a hilltop temple that is located in the mountains on the west side of the Nile and is named after fragments of a statue...
Olivia Berry
Oct 23, 20225 min read
The Female nude in Mesopotamia: Identifying and understanding ancient women
In the previous article of the Female Nude Series, we explored the issue of women within the archaeological record not being taken...
Christofer Ek
Oct 23, 20224 min read
Gemstones in Ancient Egypt: Carnelian
When the word gemstone is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind are the four famous gemstones: ruby, diamond, emerald, and...
Christofer Ek
Oct 23, 20223 min read
Gemstones in Ancient Egypt: The History
When the word ‘gemstone’ is mentioned, people cannot help but imagine a variety of polished stones on expensive-looking jewelry. If we...
Anna Sunneborn Gudnadottir
Oct 23, 20224 min read
Building materials: Clear as mud?
Ever since the Neolithic (10,000 - 4500 BCE), mudbrick has been the main building material in warmer climates like Africa and the Middle...
Rachel McLaughlin
Oct 23, 20224 min read
Ancient Egyptian Scripts
Across its 5000 year history, the ancient Egyptian language used four different scripts: hieroglyphs, hieratic, Demotic and Coptic. The...
Anna Sunneborn Gudnadottir
Oct 23, 20223 min read
The forts of Middle Kingdom Egypt
During the Middle Kingdom (c. 2064 - 1797 BCE), specifically the 12th Dynasty (1991 -1802 BCE) King Senwosret I (c. 1971-1328 BCE)...
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