4,000-yr-old Tablet is the World’s Oldest Customer Service Complaint
In a cuneiform tablet from ancient Mesopotamia, roughly 1750 BC, what is probably the oldest complaint in history was found. Complaining is as humane as holding on to outrage, and in the ancient city of Ur, in present-day Iraq, this archaeological piece was discovered...Read more
Snakes in Ancient Egypt
Snakes are found throughout Ancient Egypt, including the desert, ancient walls, the Nile, as well as in the countryside, houses, and cattle stables. They have posed a threat to humans and domestic animals, for which the ancient Egyptians have felt a kind of love /...Read more
Music in Ancient Egypt
The Music in ancient Egypt was used in various activities, but its main development was in the temples, which was used during the rites dedicated to different gods and was used as a therapeutic remedy, as indicated by some papyri: in fact, the sign hieroglyph for...Read more
What did Napoleon say after spending a night inside the Great Pyramid?
He was young but already very popular. After his successes in Italy, Napoleon Bonaparte pointed out manners but above all great ambition. And the French Republic entrusted him with the conquest of Egypt in 1798, a campaign that ended in military failure. Instead, he...Read more
The Canopic Jars, guardians of the viscera of the deceased
In ancient Egypt, during the mummification process, internal organs were extracted and after being mummified separately, they were kept in special containers (canopic jar) that were placed next to the mummy. The presence of these objects would be a constant throughout...Read more
What’s your ancient Egyptian horoscope sign?
The history of the Egyptian horoscope is not very clear, but it is known that the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal (668-625 BC) in his library had Egyptian astrological manuscripts dated around 3,000 BC. That is, at the beginning of Egyptian civilization, although more...Read more
New secrets about mummification discovered in Egypt: Papyrus Louvre-Carlsberg
Thanks to the Papyrus Louvre-Carlsberg we now know how the mummification of the face was carried out. A researcher at the University of Copenhagen has studied a short mummification manual discovered in the Papyrus Louvre-Carlsberg that contains some techniques...Read more
Wigs, dyes and extensions in ancient Egypt
Hygiene and aesthetics came together in one of the most characteristic objects used by the ancient Egyptians: wigs. These elements, worn by men and women, protected the scalp from the rigors of the hot Egyptian climate, and also served as sophisticated beauty...Read more