Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref)
- Update On Research At The Great Pyramid
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) Nevine El-Aref has been looking at the progress made by Djedi, a joint international-Egyptian team so named after the magician whom King Khufu consulted when he planned the layout of his pyramid. Djedi recently began making...
- More Re Taposiris Magna
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine Al-Aref) Archaeological traces found at Taposiris Magna west of Alexandria may indicate the tomb of one of the most famous couples in history, Queen Cleopatra and Mark Anthony, reports Nevine El-Aref A joint Egyptian and Dominican...
- More Re Edfu Discovery
eTurboNews (Hazel Heyer) An American archaeological mission from the University of Chicago has unearthed an administrative building and silos dating back to Dynasty 17 (c. 1665-1569 BC), as well as an older columned hall during routine excavations at...
- More Re Donkey Domestication
Science Daily An international group of researchers has found evidence for the earliest transport use of the donkey and the early phases of donkey domestication, suggesting the process of domestication may have been slower and less linear than previously...
- Women In Ancient Egypt
Barbara Watterson Wrens Park Publishing 1998 ISBN 0 905 778 235 Barbara Watterson opens this book with a list of resources that she used in writing her book but also points out that certain types of documents such as temple and wisdom literature are...
Egypt
Donkey Dowry
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref)
Marriage and family were the core of ancient Egyptian society, and their practice of early marriage stemmed from their belief that a committed and happy family would lead to secure and contented children who would be the future adults of a stable society.
"Although we don't have any texts that mention marriage formalities, legal documents show clearly that married men and women had well-defined responsibilities," Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawass says.
According to the history books, husbands and wives had several joint and separate marital activities. The bride might bring with her into the marriage domestic equipment, textiles and sometimes a donkey -- the main means of transport at the time. The groom built the house and gave his wife commodities and items of jewellery.
- Update On Research At The Great Pyramid
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) Nevine El-Aref has been looking at the progress made by Djedi, a joint international-Egyptian team so named after the magician whom King Khufu consulted when he planned the layout of his pyramid. Djedi recently began making...
- More Re Taposiris Magna
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine Al-Aref) Archaeological traces found at Taposiris Magna west of Alexandria may indicate the tomb of one of the most famous couples in history, Queen Cleopatra and Mark Anthony, reports Nevine El-Aref A joint Egyptian and Dominican...
- More Re Edfu Discovery
eTurboNews (Hazel Heyer) An American archaeological mission from the University of Chicago has unearthed an administrative building and silos dating back to Dynasty 17 (c. 1665-1569 BC), as well as an older columned hall during routine excavations at...
- More Re Donkey Domestication
Science Daily An international group of researchers has found evidence for the earliest transport use of the donkey and the early phases of donkey domestication, suggesting the process of domestication may have been slower and less linear than previously...
- Women In Ancient Egypt
Barbara Watterson Wrens Park Publishing 1998 ISBN 0 905 778 235 Barbara Watterson opens this book with a list of resources that she used in writing her book but also points out that certain types of documents such as temple and wisdom literature are...