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Tutankhamun was more than wealthy enough to have tombs built or graves dug for both his stillborn daughters if he had pleased to do so.

By that logic there must've been another reason for him to have them carefully mummified & placed inside his own tomb

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We’ve all suspected that humans arrived in the Americas much earlier than was long thought by the researchers and historians.

The ancient footprints scattered along the dried up lakebed of Lake Otero at White Sands in New Mexico have been confirmed by scientists to have been dated as the earliest known footprints in North America.

This conformation pushes back the timeline of humans arriving in North America that was believed to have happened around 13,000 years ago by at least 10,000 years to the humans arriving by at least 23,000 years ago.

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How did the ancient inhabitants of the hot Iranian desert keep themselves cool during the intensely hot summers where even being in the shade is very unpleasant?

Think about being in the middle of a hot dry desert, it would be a blessing to be able to drink cold beverages and eat ice cream in the middle of summer to cool off, or to keep your meat, dairy, fruits and other foods fresh for longer periods of time by cooling them.

But I am hearing you asking yourselves.. ice?? how on earth would they be able to provide ice in the middle of a hot and dry desert?

The answer to that is simple yet innovative; build a Yakhchal, this is an ancient Persian invention that literally means “ice pit”. Yakh meaning Ice and chal meaning Pit.

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Many people think that the calendar that we use today stems from ancient Rome, which the current version that we use does, but the basics of the luni-solar calendar were already invented and used in ancient Egypt for a few thousand years.

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It was quite intriguing to see the evolution of the Nubian burial practices throughout the centuries.

They went from cut out rock tombs to the creation of burial mounds to the construction of Pyramids with burial chambers underneath and temples in front🥰

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7200 years ago a girl was buried in the Leang Panninge cave in Sulawesi

This discovery is telling the story of an unknown group of humans & is giving us new insight into the population history & genetic diversity of early modern humans in Indonesia

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Could a 5000 year old invention be keeping us cool in modern times?

The answer to that is yes, ancient technology could play a huge role in our modern lives if the Researchers, Engineers and Architects figure out a way to make this doable in all locations.

Of course we have to take microclimatic conditions into account and it does rely on local weather, but it could possibly be that Wind Catchers may be the air conditioning of the future.

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Once upon a time not too long ago, Europe looked vastly different than what it looks like today.

The British, Scottish and Irish Isles were connected to not only mainland Europe but Scandinavia as well.

The landmass connecting them is known as Doggerland, this lush forest land was home to a variety of different animal species.

A place humans called home for hundreds of thousands of years until disaster struck, wiping away what once was.

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Almost 2 years ago it was confirmed that the depicted cones on the heads of Ancient Egyptian relief scenes were in fact real instead of figurative depictions as was long thought.

Researchers discovered 2 burials in Amarna in 2019 where the mummified remains had these cones on the top of their heads.

Now they’ve got more answers for us as to what this means, although the mystery hasn’t been solved completely.

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I went to the National Museum of Antiquities in the Netherlands (the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden)

I show you some of their amazing pieces as i take you through this mini tour of a couple of the exhibits they currently have.

They have a wonderful ancient Egypt exhibit with all artefacts on loan, bought or gifted to them by the Egyptian authorities

Join me on this Dutch museum tour😊

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Nefertari married 15 year old Ramses II when she was 13 and gave birth to their son Amun-her-khepeshef before he ascended the throne.

From the very start she was associated with the Pharaoh’s responsibilities as can be seen from her depictions at Abydos, Thebes and Gebel el-Silsila from the first years of Ramses II’s reign.

He gave her the title “God’s wife of Amun”, this made her the Chief Priestess and she would perform the daily rituals in the Temple of Amun together with the Pharaoh

Very few ancient Egyptian Royal wives were deified during their lifetime, Nefertari was among these women.

This can be seen by the Temple dedicated to honor her and the Goddess Hathor at Abu Simbel, the construction of this temple was highly unusual as Temples were built for the Gods, and not for mortals.

More confirmation of her elevated status of becoming deified can be seen on the depictions of Ramses II’s voyages where she was depicted as being part of his entourage, for instance the Trip Ramses II made into Nubia to commission the construction of a new temple at Abu Simbel.

And another conformation of her deified status can be seen from the fact that she was depicted being equal in size to Ramses II, this not only indicated her importance to him but shows that he perceived her to be his equal.

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Another Unique discovery has been made in Egypt!🥰

The remains of an ancient war ship have been discovered in the Sunken City of Thônis-Heracleion just 32 kilometers north-east of Alexandria with the help of a sub-bottom profiler.

They uncovered a Greek cemetery under water as well🤗

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Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of a Cathedral in the subterranean citadel of Old Dongola, which once was the capital of the Nubian kingdom Makuria in Modern day Sudan.

Excavations in Old Dongola have been ongoing since 1964 and as you can see new discoveries keep being made.

But this particular discovery does take the cake, they have discovered the ruins of a large cathedral from medieval times and it might very well be the largest cathedral ever found in Nubia.

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Did you know that one of the oldest settlements of modern civilization is located in Peru?

Coastal Peru is on of 6 areas in the world where civilizations developed independently without outside influences, flourishing into an incredible society undertaking large scale building projects.

Along the coast of Peru runs one of the worlds driest deserts, there are small rivers that originate in the Andes mountains that run through this desert, acting as linear oasis making irrigated agriculture possible.

It is along one of these rivers that the Sechín Complex is located, just 12 kilometres inland from the Pacific Ocean.

The Sechin River and the Casma River meet along a valley and it’s along this valley that we find the ruins of multiple ancient settlements.

Among these ruined settlements we have; Sechín Alto in the East, Cerro Sechín in the south-west, Taukachi-Konkan in the north and Sechín Bajo in the north-west, together these settlements are known as the Sechín Complex.

The valley in which all these ruins are located was populated by the Casma Sechín culture for quite a long time before any stone construction began.

Join me in finding out all there is to know about the Sechín Complex!

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Why do some statues of Tutankhamun have feminine features like breasts and wide hips?

Do these statues even depict Tutankhamun?

Or is there a simpler explanation?

Did 1 or 2 of his sisters rule as Pharaoh in the first years of his reign?

There is a gap between the death of Akhenaten and the start of Tutankhamun's reign, many people have long held the belief that Nefertiti ruled, but it could possibly be his sisters that ruled until he was old enough to take on the throne.

Join me in uncovering this theory surrounding the life of Tutankhamun.

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Why were women crucial to the Pharaonic rule?

Women in Ancient Egypt weren’t seen as lesser than men, they could own property and they were equal to men even in the eyes of the court.

A widow gained even more legal freedom, they were able to make donations, sell and buy land and even take out loans.

Royal blood, the divine essence that descended from the Gods to the Kings could only be passed on by the Royal spouse because the Goddess Isis was the key to the resurrection of Osiris and his Kingship, without her they would never had a royal son to become heir.

Therefore Egyptians preferred to be governed by a woman of Royal blood rather than a man who did not have royal blood.

Join me in taking a look into the importance of Royal females in ancient Egypt.

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