Egypt
http://www.geotimes.org/current/NN_mummytar.html
A new study of tars used in the mummification process suggests that the ancient Egyptians sourced tars from a number of different sources in Egypt and the Near East. This article, in Geotimes magazine, is a summary of an article which appears in the Journal of Geoarchaeology.
- Bubonic Plague Originated In Egypt? (old News)
Associated Content This article, dating to 7th September, popped up today on Google Alerts, but actually dates back to 2004, when it was quite widely reported. The article quotes the source of the piece as a National Geographic article dated to March...
- River Of Data Decodes Nile Cycles
http://www.geotimes.org/current/NN_Nilerecord.html "Climatologists have already combed the abundant Nile River data and revealed a connection between patterns in the water-level cycles and Indo-Pacific Ocean patterns. But large gaps in the data, especially...
- Nile Floods And Civilization
http://www.geotimes.org/current/#features "The highs and lows of the Nile River have shaped the course of Egyptian civilization for more than 8,000 year". This article, written by Professor Fekri Hassan, is only the in print version of the magazine Geotimes,...
- Insects At Amarna
http://www.geotimes.org/may04/NN_plague.html A study of insect life at Akehnaten's city Amarna (Akhetaten) has revealed that the place was teaming with fleas, flies, bedbugs and parasites, in particular at the tombuilders "Workmens Village". The...
- Don't Have A Bird !
Here is an article on an Egyptian mummy believed to have a bird mummy in it's abdomen however the ct scan done on the mummy suggests viscera. The article comes with 9 excellent pictures. The article suggests that the mummy is 4000 years old but the...
Egypt
Mummy tar in ancient Egypt
http://www.geotimes.org/current/NN_mummytar.html
A new study of tars used in the mummification process suggests that the ancient Egyptians sourced tars from a number of different sources in Egypt and the Near East. This article, in Geotimes magazine, is a summary of an article which appears in the Journal of Geoarchaeology.
- Bubonic Plague Originated In Egypt? (old News)
Associated Content This article, dating to 7th September, popped up today on Google Alerts, but actually dates back to 2004, when it was quite widely reported. The article quotes the source of the piece as a National Geographic article dated to March...
- River Of Data Decodes Nile Cycles
http://www.geotimes.org/current/NN_Nilerecord.html "Climatologists have already combed the abundant Nile River data and revealed a connection between patterns in the water-level cycles and Indo-Pacific Ocean patterns. But large gaps in the data, especially...
- Nile Floods And Civilization
http://www.geotimes.org/current/#features "The highs and lows of the Nile River have shaped the course of Egyptian civilization for more than 8,000 year". This article, written by Professor Fekri Hassan, is only the in print version of the magazine Geotimes,...
- Insects At Amarna
http://www.geotimes.org/may04/NN_plague.html A study of insect life at Akehnaten's city Amarna (Akhetaten) has revealed that the place was teaming with fleas, flies, bedbugs and parasites, in particular at the tombuilders "Workmens Village". The...
- Don't Have A Bird !
Here is an article on an Egyptian mummy believed to have a bird mummy in it's abdomen however the ct scan done on the mummy suggests viscera. The article comes with 9 excellent pictures. The article suggests that the mummy is 4000 years old but the...