The unique culture was quickly buried beneath successive layers of Greek, Roman and Arabic tradition, and all knowledge of Egypts glorious past was lost. Only the decaying stone monuments, their hieroglyphic texts now unreadable, survived as silent witnesses to a long lost civilisation. To emphasise the point, University Egyptology courses are full to bursting, and … Read more
Here are some of the main symbols that were used in the times of the Early Egyptians civilization. Pyramid building was possibly the most difficult and most time consuming of activities that the Egyptians worked in. There was a minimum of twenty thousand to thirty thousand people that worked on each of these projects, and … Read more
Many Egyptian buildings were built with an astronomical orientation. The temples and pyramids were constructed in relation to the stars, zodiac, and constellations. In different cities, the buildings had different orientations based on the specific religion of that place. For instance, some temples were constructed to align with a star that either rose or set … Read more
People of African descent come from ancient, rich and elaborate cultures that created a wealth of technologies in many areas. Hopefully, over time, there will be more studies in this area and more people will know of these great achievements. Advances in Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda between 1,500 and 2,000 years ago surpassed those of … Read more
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It has been noted that the shape of the menorah bears a certain resemblance to that of the plantSalvia palaestina.[14] Fray Juan Ricci(16001681), sketch of the menorah as described in Exodus, undated. Biblioteca Statale del Monumento Nazionale diMonte Cassino, cod. 469, fol. 199v TheKnesset Menorahoutside theKnesset(IsraeliParliament). Depiction of the Menorah on a modern replica of … Read more