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Clay Artifacts Found in King Tut’s Tomb May Have Been Part of a Ritual Honoring the Egyptian God Osiris
The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...
Tutankhamun: Plain-looking mud trays in pharaoh's tomb may have been key part of complex afterlife rituals
More than 100 years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, new interpretations of the ...
Angely Numbers on MSN8h
Ankh Meaning In Black Culture – Spiritual Enlightenment
Ankh meaning in black culture will help you to understand the influence of ancient Egyptian religion. This Egyptian cross is ...
San Diego Jewish World8h
The Passover Seder as Live-Action Role Playing
Anyone straddling Jewish tradition and pop culture can’t help but notice the striking parallels between Liv-Action Role ...
Science Daily8h
In Guatemala, painted altar found at Tikal adds new context to mysterious Maya history
Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team of researchers has unearthed a buried altar that could unlock the secrets of a ...
Altar found in Guatemalan jungle evidence of mingling of Mayan and Teotihuacan cultures, experts say
An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, has been discovered in Tikal National ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN11h
1,700-year-old Mayan ritual altar unveils clues to political turmoil, takeover
It’s increasingly clear that this was an extraordinary period of turbulence at Tikal,” said Stephen Houston, who co-authored ...