Maat Archive
Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In a recent announcement Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities told the press several magnificent ancient Egyptian artifacts will be sent on an
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Giza pyramids belong to Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, and vandals and thieves looted them long ago. The southernmost is associated with Menkaure (Mykerinos, in
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Louis XIV, known as Louis the Great or the Sun King (1638 – 1715), couldn’t stand bad table manners. The Sun King is
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Egyptian mythology, the god Shu was the god of air and of sunlight and represented a life-giving breath. In this function, he
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Egyptian beliefs, the soul had three parts, the Ka, the Ba, and the Akh. These three spiritual elements found refuge in the
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have made a quite remarkable find in an Egyptian sarcophagus. They have retrieved what may be the world’s oldest illustrated book. It’s
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient Egyptians believed that the great gods had created the universe and maintained order; they were also involved in people's everyday lives and
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - We call her today - Lady Justice. Her modern statues frequently decorate courthouses and courtrooms in many countries worldwide. Additionally, images of Justice
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Compared to other females, ancient Egyptian women could long enjoy a high status and the same rights as men. It was not unusual that
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Female Pharaoh Twosret, one of the few women to rule Egypt was used and exploited. Those who had more power used her as a
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Chinese Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When angry with someone, we often say, “Go to hell”. Whether we believe in the existence of hell is unimportant. We have simply
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - Ancient Egyptians did not have any specific terms describing the meaning and purpose of marriage and divorce. According to ancient Egyptian texts, one
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Throughout history, the ancient Egyptians believed in life after death and that Osiris, the god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead,
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One would think twice before committing crimes in ancient Egypt. The punishments for breaking the law were severe and, in some cases, fatal.
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Victory Stela of King Piankhi is an important surviving artifact related to the historical period when the Nubian King Piye (formerly called Piankhi) invaded
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - How do we define a ‘foreigner today? Most people would say it is a person who is born in, or comes from a
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Maat represented the most essential religious concept of the Egyptian view of the world. It was a concept of order of the world
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When ancient Greek historian Herodotus (484–c. 425 BC) visited Egypt, he was shocked to see how women behaved. Unlike women in ancient Greece, Egyptian
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Biblical Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - According to Biblical scholars, the Ten Commandments were written by God upon two tablets of stone and then given to Moses on Mount Sinai.
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