Nilometers: Ancient Egypt’s ingenious invention used until modern times
What was a nilometer for? In addition to the designs of the gods and pharaohs, the Egyptians lived pending another factor that conditioned their existence: the annual floods of the Nile. To control them to their advantage, they chose to create a system that measured,...Read more
Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify their cats?
As part of the cult of the goddess Bastet, the ancient Egyptians followed the tradition of mummifying their domestic cats as offerings to the goddess. The burial that the ancient Egyptians had corresponded to their economic possibilities. However, it was widely...Read more
Ancient Egypt: A tomb with 18 doors
A team of archaeologists found on the Dra Abu el Naga hill in Luxor, Egypt, a large tomb that belonged to a pharaonic nobleman. This grand 18-door treasure is over 3,500 years old and measures 450 square meters. Archaeologists discovered that this tomb was built as a...Read more
Pyramidion, the sacred stone that crowned the Egyptian pyramids and obelisks
The pyramidion is the stone piece with a pyramidal shape that was located in the highest part of the obelisks and pyramids. It symbolized the place where the solar god Ra or Amun-Ra perched, on the top of the monument, as the point of union between Heaven and Earth....Read more