Heliopolis: City of the Sun
Heliopolis was a major ancient Egyptian city and the capital of the 13th nome of Lower Egypt. Its Egyptian name was Iunu, meaning “The Pillar,” while Heliopolis, meaning “City of the Sun,” is the Greek name that was adopted from Herodotus and...Read more
The Secrets of Ancient Egyptian Mummies Unveiled by New Technology
A team of researchers from Swansea University has used X-ray microtomography technology to obtain high-resolution, 3D images of three ancient Egyptian animal mummies: a cat, a bird, and a snake, all mummified more than 2,000 years ago. The innovative technology has...Read more
This is How the Calendar Functioned in Ancient Egypt
To keep track of time and align their agricultural activities with the periodic flooding of the Nile, the Ancient Egyptians created a 360-day calendar and added five extra days called “epagomena.” They also divided the sky into constellations and decans....Read more
The Ancient Egyptian Mummy with a “Heart of Gold”
“Golden Boy” Mummy Found in Egyptian Museum Basement A mummy that was forgotten for over a century in the basement of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo has been discovered to have 49 amulets, many of them made of gold, hidden among its bandages. The mummy,...Read more