Sacred birds of ancient Egypt
In their pantheon, the ancient Egyptians reserved a privileged place for birds of prey, especially the falcon, but also the kite, whose sounds were considered the laments of the goddesses Isis and Nephthys. Carrion birds, such as the vulture, and migratory birds, such...Read more
The colossal statue of Ramesses II
The Statue of Ramesses II is a giant sculpture of 12 meters high carved in the New Kingdom of Egypt, during the reign of Ramses II, Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Finding The colossus was discovered in 1820 by the Italian traveler Giovanni Battista...Read more
How Ancient Egyptians Invented Wine Labels
Obviously it was not the ancient Egyptians who invented wine. Archaeologists have located the beginnings of its elaboration in an extensive area south of the Caucasus, between present-day Georgia, Turkey, Armenia and Iran, between 8000 and 5000 BC. During the Bronze...Read more
Egyptian natural remedies
The ancient Egyptians were truly advanced in medicine and had developed a series of preparations made with herbs and plants to cure different ailments. The ingredients of these Egyptian natural remedies spread to the rest of the world and are now part of culinary...Read more