Ancient Wonders

In The Murder of King Tut, James Patterson and Martin Dugard discovered through masses of suggestions- X-rays, Carter’s files, and myths related during the ages- to appear at their own account of King Tut’s life and death. The result is an amazing true crime tale of intrigue, passion and treason, that casts fresh light on the oldest mystery of all. The book The Murder of King Tut is told in three parts: Howard Carter’s long search and eventual discovery of the tomb in 1922; James Patterson’s writing of this book; and the events of Tut’s time. Most people know the basics about King Tut ... Read Full Story

The Institute for the Study of Ancient Worlds has opened its exhibit the The Lost World of Old Europe: The Danube Valley, 5000–3500  BC which explores the culture of "Old Europe" considered to be a group of related cultures that existed in southeastern Europe during the fourth and fifth millennia BC.  The epicenter of this culture was the Danube River, rich with fertile valleys where Neolithic farmers settled and the society prospered.   One can see startling similarities between the art of this period and earlier cultures, such as the Paleolithic creations Venus of Willemdorf statue and Venus of Lespugue statue .  Comparisons can ... Read Full Story

The Ancient Egyptians involved that it was essential to preserve as much of a dead persons body next death as possible. They maintained that a persons physical remains must be conserved in order to preserve a persons (ka) and (ba), the soul and personality. Upon death, the ka and ba united with the (akh), the ghostly agency of the deceaseds natural body to make a complete person once over again. Nevertheless, this could only be achieved if the physical body was intact. If it was not, the Ancient Egyptians thought that the ka and ba would wind the underworld always, searching for the (akh). ... Read Full Story

The Ancient Egyptians involved that it was essential to preserve as much of a dead persons body next death as possible. They maintained that a persons physical remains must be conserved in order to preserve a persons (ka) and (ba), the soul and personality. Upon death, the ka and ba united with the (akh), the ghostly agency of the deceaseds natural body to make a complete person once over again. Nevertheless, this could only be achieved if the physical body was intact. If it was not, the Ancient Egyptians thought that the ka and ba would wind the underworld always, searching for the (akh). ... Read Full Story

Months after mummy claim, DNA still lags CAIRO, Egypt - Months after Egypt boldly announced that archaeologists had identified a mummy as the most powerful queen of her time, scientists in a museum basement are still analyzing DNA from the bald, 3,500-year-old corpse to try to back up the claim aired on TVProgress is slow. So far, results indicate the linen-wrapped mummy is most likely, but not conclusively, the female pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled for 20 years in the 15th century B.C. Running its own ancient-DNA lab is a major step forward for Egypt, which for decades has seen foreigners take most of ... Read Full Story