‘Green magic’ protected child mummies
by admin on Feb.19, 2009, under Archaeology
“A rare mummified child from the early period of Egyptian history was discovered buried with a bright green amulet stone once believed to hold magical powers, according to a new study. The finds help to explain why hieroglyphics and historical texts record that Egyptian children wore green eye makeup. It also adds to the growing body of evidence that ancient Egyptians thought color itself held sacred energy that could help or hurt individuals.”
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Egypt’s first history book
by admin on Feb.19, 2009, under Archaeology
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“The historical importance of the Palermo Stone has long been overshadowed by the famous Rosetta Stone, but Jill Kamil says it is now being reconsidered as a legitimate historical record of ancient Egypt”
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Sinkhole Holds 12,000-Year-Old Clues to Early Americans
by admin on Feb.19, 2009, under Archaeology
for National Geographic News
“Divers exploring a southern Florida sinkhole have uncovered clues to what life was like for some of America’s first residents.
Led by University of Miami professor John Gifford, underwater archaeologists are exploring Little Salt Spring, 12 miles (19 kilometers) south of Sarasota.”
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30 mummies found in newly discovered tomb in Egypt
by admin on Feb.09, 2009, under Archaeology
“CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian archaeologists say they have discovered 30 mummies inside a 4,600-year-old tomb, in the latest round of excavations at the vast necropolis of Saqqara 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Cairo.”
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