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The imposing mortuary temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu. Design by Anand Balaji. — 10 Nov 2017

Butehamun, Opener of the Gates to the Underworld: Dismantling Sacred Places of the Dead

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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At the very end of the Twentieth Dynasty and through to the beginning of the early Twenty-First Dynasty, one after another, the many royal dead in the Valley of the Kings were divested of their funerary paraphernalia. What was once considered...
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The imposing mortuary temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu. Design by Anand Balaji. — 10 Nov 2017

Butehamun, Opener of the Gates to the Underworld: Dismantling Sacred Places of the Dead

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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At the very end of the Twentieth Dynasty and through to the beginning of the early Twenty-First Dynasty, one after another, the many royal dead in the Valley of the Kings were divested of their funerary paraphernalia. What was once considered...
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Charge of the 21th lancers at Ondurman. William Barnes Wollen (1857-1936) — 03 Nov 2017

Might Makes Right on the Field of Death: The Bloodsoaked Battle of Omdurman — Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The British forces watched for the enemy to get within yards before opening up their artillery. They waited, breath held, for the Dervishes to cross into the killing zone. As the Dervish warriors barreled forward, the British forces and their...
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Charge of the 21th lancers at Ondurman. William Barnes Wollen (1857-1936) — 03 Nov 2017

Might Makes Right on the Field of Death: The Bloodsoaked Battle of Omdurman — Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The British forces watched for the enemy to get within yards before opening up their artillery. They waited, breath held, for the Dervishes to cross into the killing zone. As the Dervish warriors barreled forward, the British forces and their...
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Collection of Egyptian Busts and Shabtis, design by Anand Balaji — 27 Oct 2017

Nefertiti and the Perfect Serenity of Death: Mesmeric Shabtis of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun —Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Archeological records and a trove of recovered specimens inform us that shabtis (funerary figurines) produced from different materials were placed in the tombs of Eighteenth Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun, his father and grandfather. The exquisite...
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Collection of Egyptian Busts and Shabtis, design by Anand Balaji — 27 Oct 2017

Nefertiti and the Perfect Serenity of Death: Mesmeric Shabtis of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun —Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Archeological records and a trove of recovered specimens inform us that shabtis (funerary figurines) produced from different materials were placed in the tombs of Eighteenth Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun, his father and grandfather. The exquisite...
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Collection of Egyptian Shabtis, design by Anand Balaji — 25 Oct 2017

Deputies of the Dead from Amarna to Thebes: Mesmeric Shabtis of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun—Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Among the most important items that made it into the crypts of both kings and commoners alike were shabti figurines that served to ensure that the Afterlife was one long holiday for their masters. The sepulchers of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun too...
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Collection of Egyptian Shabtis, design by Anand Balaji — 25 Oct 2017

Deputies of the Dead from Amarna to Thebes: Mesmeric Shabtis of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun—Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Among the most important items that made it into the crypts of both kings and commoners alike were shabti figurines that served to ensure that the Afterlife was one long holiday for their masters. The sepulchers of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun too...
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Remains of the house of scribe Butehamun at Medinet Habu, design by Anand Balaji. (Photo credits: Meretseger Books); Deriv. — 08 Sep 2017

The Hunt for Herihor: Butehamun and the Death of the Royal Necropolis–Part II

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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Sometime around Regnal Year 17 or 19 of Pharaoh Ramesses XI matters took a turn for the worse, due in no small measure to civil unrest and a failing economy. The northern and southern parts of the country were on a collision course and Amenhotep,...
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Remains of the house of scribe Butehamun at Medinet Habu, design by Anand Balaji. (Photo credits: Meretseger Books); Deriv. — 08 Sep 2017

The Hunt for Herihor: Butehamun and the Death of the Royal Necropolis–Part II

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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Sometime around Regnal Year 17 or 19 of Pharaoh Ramesses XI matters took a turn for the worse, due in no small measure to civil unrest and a failing economy. The northern and southern parts of the country were on a collision course and Amenhotep,...
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Tutankhamun, mummy, tomb, KV62, Howard Carter, discovery, curse, hieroglyphic, can you see anything, Lord Carnarvon, mosquito, death, love, names, inscription — 28 Aug 2017

Slew of Surreal Experiences tied to KV62. Carter and Tut: Masks, Mosquitoes, and Mania!

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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There were several exciting, strange and puzzling happenings in the run-up to the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb and later. While Howard Carter wasn’t sure of the words he had used to describe his reaction on gaining the first glimpse of the...
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Tutankhamun, mummy, tomb, KV62, Howard Carter, discovery, curse, hieroglyphic, can you see anything, Lord Carnarvon, mosquito, death, love, names, inscription — 28 Aug 2017

Slew of Surreal Experiences tied to KV62. Carter and Tut: Masks, Mosquitoes, and Mania!

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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There were several exciting, strange and puzzling happenings in the run-up to the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb and later. While Howard Carter wasn’t sure of the words he had used to describe his reaction on gaining the first glimpse of the...
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Native copper nugget from glacial drift, Ontonagon County, Michigan. An example of the raw material worked by the people of the Old Copper Complex. (Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com/CC BY-SA 3.0);deriv. — 23 Aug 2017

A Metal of Power and Prestige: The Ancient Copper Industry of North America

By jason and sarah

Archaeology & Science

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There are several criteria archaeologists look for in the quest to determine the level of cultural advancement of ancient peoples. Obviously, one of these criteria is technological advancement, considered by some to truly get underway with the...
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Native copper nugget from glacial drift, Ontonagon County, Michigan. An example of the raw material worked by the people of the Old Copper Complex. (Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com/CC BY-SA 3.0);deriv. — 23 Aug 2017

A Metal of Power and Prestige: The Ancient Copper Industry of North America

By jason and sarah

Archaeology & Science

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There are several criteria archaeologists look for in the quest to determine the level of cultural advancement of ancient peoples. Obviously, one of these criteria is technological advancement, considered by some to truly get underway with the...
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KV62 wall, tomb. Design by Anand Balaji — 10 Aug 2017

Final Pieces of the Jigsaw: Are Khufu, Nefertiti & Ankhesenamun Set to Yield Their Secrets?

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Subsequently, the Ministry of Antiquities enlisted the services of the renowned Japanese radar specialist Hirokatsu Watanabe and initiated radar scans and infrared thermography tests to ascertain if this theory had any merit. Soon thereafter,...
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KV62 wall, tomb. Design by Anand Balaji — 10 Aug 2017

Final Pieces of the Jigsaw: Are Khufu, Nefertiti & Ankhesenamun Set to Yield Their Secrets?

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

0

Subsequently, the Ministry of Antiquities enlisted the services of the renowned Japanese radar specialist Hirokatsu Watanabe and initiated radar scans and infrared thermography tests to ascertain if this theory had any merit. Soon thereafter,...
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Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji (Photo credits: Richard Dick Sellicks, Dave Rudin, G. Elliot Smith/Wikimedia Commons); Deriv. — 23 Jun 2017

Puzzle of the Unidentified KV35 Mummy: Boy Kings and the Specter of Smenkhkare—Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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The staggering number of royal mummies that Victor Loret found in the final resting place of the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh, Amenhotep II, consisted of some individuals who have not yet been positively ascertained. Prime among them was the body of...
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Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji (Photo credits: Richard Dick Sellicks, Dave Rudin, G. Elliot Smith/Wikimedia Commons); Deriv. — 23 Jun 2017

Puzzle of the Unidentified KV35 Mummy: Boy Kings and the Specter of Smenkhkare—Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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The staggering number of royal mummies that Victor Loret found in the final resting place of the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh, Amenhotep II, consisted of some individuals who have not yet been positively ascertained. Prime among them was the body of...
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Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji (Photo credits: Dennis Jarvis/CC BY 2.0, Victor Loret/Wikimedia Commons, Richard Dick Sellicks); Deriv. By: Anand Balaji — 21 Jun 2017

Lasting Puzzle of the Unidentified KV35 Mummy: Is it Really Prince Webensenu Or Another?—Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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A host of pharaohs who were removed to safety from their burial places in ancient times rested peacefully for millennia within the bowels of the magnificent tomb of Amenhotep II. Among the great names lay the desecrated mummy of a youngster whose...
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Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji (Photo credits: Dennis Jarvis/CC BY 2.0, Victor Loret/Wikimedia Commons, Richard Dick Sellicks); Deriv. By: Anand Balaji — 21 Jun 2017

Lasting Puzzle of the Unidentified KV35 Mummy: Is it Really Prince Webensenu Or Another?—Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

0

A host of pharaohs who were removed to safety from their burial places in ancient times rested peacefully for millennia within the bowels of the magnificent tomb of Amenhotep II. Among the great names lay the desecrated mummy of a youngster whose...
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