Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Sahara is the largest desert in the world. At 3-1/2 million square miles, the Sahara is as large as the United States and covers one-third of the African continent. With temperatures reaching 135 degrees and […]
Thalia Lightbringer – AncientPages.com – Who was Hor-Aha? There are very few artifacts remaining from his time, but the ones that have been found provide tantalizing clues. Narmer is credited with being the first to wear the combined crowns of Upper
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Throughout history, the ancient Egyptians believed in life after death and that Osiris, the god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead, would judge you. Preparing the dead bodies for eternal existence in joy
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – This time, we discuss the forbidden history of ancient Egypt. Many ancient places in Egypt are restricted, and public access is denied. It’s not easy to learn what is hidden inside some of the most forbidden
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The history of ancient Egypt may sometimes seem very distant, but people living thousands of years ago had many problems and feelings that trouble us today. During the Fifth Dynasty (2,500 B.C. – 2,350 B.C), Egyptian
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Few ancient structures have caused as much controversy as the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt. Scientists, archaeologists, and historians have debated its age, purpose, and original appearance for a long time, and the mysterious
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The history of powerful, gigantic shafts of polished granite, known as obelisks, is shrouded in mystery. This monolithic, four-sided stone monument, set upright and ending in a pointed top, forms a small pyramid known as
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The ancient Egyptians viewed their civilization as a legacy coming directly from divine beings who existed in Egypt thousands of years before the pharaonic dynasties. Before the Sky Gods left and returned to the stars, they
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Almost no other site in Egypt is more impressive and fascinating than Karnak. Karnak represents one of the most outstanding temple complexes in the world. It results from the combined architectural achievements of several generations
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Beni Hasan is today an archaeological site in Egypt, in the Minya Governorate, on the eastern bank of the Nile. The rock-cut tombs of the ancient Egyptian cemetery at Beni Hasan were mainly used during the Middle Kingdom, when
