Aufnahmen zeigen bislang unbekannten Korridor in der Großen Pyramide von Gizeh — grenzwissenschaft-aktuell.de

Lesezeit: ca. 2 Minuten Kairo (Ägypten) – Im Rahmen des „ScanPyramids“-Projekts, bei dem die ägyptischen Pyramiden mit hHlfe von Myounen-Scans nach noch unbekannten Hohlräumen durchleuchtet werden, haben Wissenschaftler nun einen bislang unbekannten Korridor ganz in der Nähe des Haupteingangs der Großen, sog. Cheops-Pyramide gefunden. GreWi zeigt exklusiv erste neue Aufnahmen aus dem Gang. Wie das…

Aufnahmen zeigen bislang unbekannten Korridor in der Großen Pyramide von Gizeh — grenzwissenschaft-aktuell.de

Funde offenbaren Rezepte zur Mumifizierung — grenzwissenschaft-aktuell.de

Lesezeit: ca. 3 Minuten Tübingen (Deutschland) – Funde von Gefäßen aus einer Mumifizierungswerkstatt im ägyptischen Sakkara erlauben Forschenden neue Einblicke auf die chemischen Substanzen, die zur Konservierung, Mumifizierung menschlicher Körper verwendet wurden. Wie das deutsch-ägyptische Forschungsteam der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), der Universität Tübingen und des National Research Center in Kairo aktuell im Fachjournal „Nature“ (DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05663-4)…

Funde offenbaren Rezepte zur Mumifizierung — grenzwissenschaft-aktuell.de

How Tutankhamun Influenced 20th Century Design and Architecture — The Historic England Blog

From the most expensive jewellery and furniture to public buildings, learn now Tutankhamun inspired the world of design and popular culture.

How Tutankhamun Influenced 20th Century Design and Architecture — The Historic England Blog

Die Cheopspyramide und Osiris

Mideast in Pictures: Egypt’s Abu Simbel temple fills visitors with wonder; Xinhua — All About World Heritage Sites

Photo: Xinhua Visitors flocked around the ancient Abu Simbel temple in southern Egypt Aswan to witness the sun alignment phenomenon of the famous Nubian monument on Tuesday. Source: Mideast in Pictures: Egypt’s Abu Simbel temple fills visitors with wonder

Mideast in Pictures: Egypt’s Abu Simbel temple fills visitors with wonder; Xinhua — All About World Heritage Sites

What was the Egyptian Religion of Atenism? — Bishop’s Encyclopedia of Religion, Society and Philosophy

Amenhotep IV, who later renamed himself Akhenaten (“Effective for Aten”) after his conversion, was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh (r. fourteenth century BCE) remembered for establishing a cult dedicated to the god Aten. In later writings, he is despised as the “heretic king” for the reforms he put into place across ancient Egyptian religion.  Religious Reform […]

What was the Egyptian Religion of Atenism? — Bishop’s Encyclopedia of Religion, Society and Philosophy

Saving the Temples on the Nile; Deutsche Welle — All About World Heritage Sites

Photo: Arte France A timeless treasure, nearly lost forever. Without the UNESCO‘s unprecedented rescue operation, future generations might have only seen the stunning temples of Ramses II and Cleopatra in the pages of history books. Read more from source

Saving the Temples on the Nile; Deutsche Welle — All About World Heritage Sites

Nut – Mistress of the Heavens — The Curious Egyptologist

Figure 1: Pectoral of the Sky Goddess Nut, with her name circled. From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 61944https://old.egypt-museum.com/post/638403734538518528/pectoral-of-sky-goddess-nut This week I decided to explore an ancient Egyptian goddess who played a pivotal role in Egyptian mythology and the cosmos at large. This goddess […]

Nut – Mistress of the Heavens — The Curious Egyptologist

Guidebook to the Underworld: Egyptian Funerary Texts — Myth Crafts

The texts from which we gather knowledge of the Egyptian Underworld (Duat) include the various funerary texts which also served as guides to the underworld.

Guidebook to the Underworld: Egyptian Funerary Texts — Myth Crafts

A New Interpretation and Dating of the Sphinx based on the Moon — Before Atlantis

This article explores the possibility that the Great Sphinx in Egypt was conceived as a temple to a lunar deity in the form of a lion facing the rising of a full moon circa 21,000 BCE. We hypothesize an alignment at the fall equinox with the sun setting behind the Sphinx instead of in front […]

A New Interpretation and Dating of the Sphinx based on the Moon — Before Atlantis