ANCIENT EGYPT

well, first of all I should thank Gary for letting us write about something that we like for a change............. Any way, I decided to write about something which I was interested ever since 6th grade. Some people might find this particular subject not so much interesting, but I think it is one of the most fascinating subjects that we can observe on the face of the earth.When I was 12 or 13, my dream was to be an archaeologist , but that thought actually changed as I grew up and found out that job was too boring for a person like me, but I still have a big interest about this subject, I love watching documentaries and movies about pyramids and mummies and stuff ,but sadly I don't have much time to watch them now. Archaeologists have unrevealed many things about the ancient Egyptian civilization, but there are a lot that is still hidden.In this post I'm going to talk about only a few of the facts because this is a vast subject and I can't write everything I know in this.

PYRAMIDS OF GIZA.
There are a lot of controversial theories given by various scientists and archaeologists about these three pyramids, some say that they are tombs and the others take them as ancient Egyptian temples which were created to reach the heavens.Even 4500 years after these pyramids were built we still don't know much about the interior of the Great pyramid itself. In 2003 a robotic camera was inserted through a small hole drilled in a newly discovered door, but scientists found nothing but a dead end. Normally in many ancient cultures pyramids were erected as royal tombs and temples, but these pyramids of Giza shows no such specific reason, and archaeologists have no solid explanation regarding the pyramids of Giza.
It is said that ancient Egyptians had a great knowledge about mathematics and astrology. May be three or two years back, I watched a documentary about the pyramids of Giza.It explained how the ancients chose the location to build these three pyramids , it was very fascinating indeed. Scientist have found out that these pyramids were built according to a particular star constellation, this star constellation was Orion. As earth rotates around the sun and itself, once in every 23000 years Orion takes its place directly above Egypt,the ancient Egyptians got this knowledge and built the pyramids of Giza right under the there stars called the Orion's belt.
But I must say that the ancient Egyptians were not the only people who built their cities according to star constellations.







THE SPHINX.
Spinx is a mythical creature with a head of a man and a body of a lion, just as pyramids the sphinx also was a common icon in Egypt. The great sphinx of Giza is the most splendid and familiar of all. Facing east with a temple between its' paws,it is 260ft long and 65ft high.The sphinx also is very mysterious just like the three pyramids of Giza. Scientists are still unconvinced about the facts as well as the fictions regarding the Great Sphinx .Its' head is said to be molded after that of the pharaoh Khafra who ruled from 2558 to 2532 B.C.,Some scholars suspect it may be even older.Any way the missing nose of the sphinx is the main reason that scientists can't identify the exact pharaoh which it was dedicated to.

THUTANKHAMUN-THE YOUNG PHARAOH.
The honor of finding king Tut goes to the British archaeologist Howard Carter, He was the first person to enter tomb where the sarcophagus of the boy pharaoh was. When the expedition sponsor died shortly after the find, rumors arose that there was a curse in king Tut's tomb, but that was all fiction. This picture,shows a reconstruction of Tut's face based on CT scans of his mummy.

Thutankhamun's tomb was literally a gold mine. Archaeologists found many treasures hidden in his tomb while they were excavating to get to the young pharaoh's sarcophagus .The discovery of his mummy led to many questions about how he died at a very young age. After investigating the mummy and other facts some scientists said that young Tut was murdered and the others proclaimed that he died due to a disease.

KING TUT'S TREASURES








MUMMIES
Anubis was the ancient Egyptian god associated with mummification and burial rituals. This image shows Anubis attending a mummy.

The ancient Egyptians considered mummification as an essential deed for a dead person's spirit to enter the afterlife.It was very carefully done within one or two weeks after the death. First they removed many of the body organs, the whole brain was removed through the nose by inserting a long,thin,iron tool .Then covered it with natron ( a salt) to speed dehydration. And after that they applied medicinal oils all over the corpse and shrouded in stripes of linen.Between the linen they placed jewels that belonged to the dead person.Even animals were mummified in this manner.

Any way, I'm going to stop write here, I could go on writing about this subject, but I also have other things to do.............................................