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According to James Allen Baldwin, cats are present in Egypt’s archaeological record as far back as the predynastic period, almost 5,000 years ago. Cats likely became so entwined with Egyptian life for practical reasons: Agriculture attracted rodents, which attracted wild cats. Humans learned to protect and value the creatures that kept their fields and granaries rodent-free.

There is abundant archaeological evidence, however, of cats serving multiple roles. Cats were depicted protecting households against rodents and venomous snakes, but also as helpers for bird hunters and as pampered pets. Cats have been found buried in human graves, although the exact relationship between cat and human isn’t always clear. Some cats were buried with offerings, indicating that someone was planning for the animals’ afterlives. The recent discovery is one of the oldest examples to date of a cat burial.

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Viral Video: Ancient Mummy Coffin, Sealed 2,500 Years Ago, Opened In Egypt A mummy inside an ancient Egyptian coffin, sealed 2,500 years ago. Archaeologists in Egypt have opened an ancient mummy coffin in front of a live audience.

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Three Ships: Illya/ Gaby (The Man From U.N.C.L.E), Kaz/Inez (Six of Crows), Rick O’Connell/Evelyn Carnarvon (The Mummy). 

Last Song: I can’t remember, but I currently have Stuck in the Middle with You, by Steal Wheelers in my head. 

Last Movie:  Secrets of the Saqarra Tomb. It’s a documentary on Netflix and super cool!

Currently Reading: The Short Works of Herman Melville,  The Moonstone by Wilikie Collins, The Book of the Cities of Ladies by Christine de Pizan.

Currently Watching:  I just finished Victoria, now starting Legend of Korra.

Currently Craving: Hashbrowns with roasted red peppers and sausage. 

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At the ancient site of Saqarra, just outside Cairo, a 4,500-year-old tomb has yielded an unexpected bounty: dozens of mummified cats and cat statues. The ancient Egyptians’ affinity for animals is well documented. Archaeologists have discovered pampered pet dogs and even private zoos. Cats, however, occupied a special space in Ancient Egypt.

According to James Allen Baldwin, cats are present in Egypt’s archaeological record as far back as the predynastic period, almost 5,000 years ago. Cats likely became so entwined with Egyptian life for practical reasons: Agriculture attracted rodents, which attracted wild cats. Humans learned to protect and value the creatures that kept their fields and granaries rodent-free.

There is abundant archaeological evidence, however, of cats serving multiple roles. Cats were depicted protecting households against rodents and venomous snakes, but also as helpers for bird hunters and as pampered pets. Cats have been found buried in human graves, although the exact relationship between cat and human isn’t always clear. Some cats were buried with offerings, indicating that someone was planning for the animals’ afterlives. The recent discovery is one of the oldest examples to date of a cat burial.

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Archeologists Discover a Perfectly Preserved 4,000-Year-Old Tomb in Egypt

Egypt is full of hidden treasures and archaeologists have yet again uncovered an ancient tomb. It is a colorful tomb in Saqqara, the place of some of the oldest pyramids. The tomb is in an excellent state, and its paintings look so fresh and clean, even though they were made 4,000 years ago.

The site was recently visited by high-rank officials and the tour was conducted by professor Khaled al-Enani, who is the Minister of Antiquities in Egypt. From the investigations done so far, it is suspected that the tomb was built during the Fifth Dynasty and this is supposed to be the resting place of a dignitary named Khuwy. The tunneled entrance of the tomb suggests the important role the deceased had in ancient Egyptian society and the colors used in the paintings of the wall are considered to be „royal colors”. There are still many mysteries surrounding the newly-found tomb and its resident, but archaeologists are doing some more digging and exploring the area. Who knows what other treasures might resurface after careful explorations?

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  This isn’t the only amazing unveiling the Ministry of Antiquities has surprised us with lately. In fact, in 2018, they found other “exceptionally well-preserved” drawings in the same area of Saqarra, along with a massive cat cemetery and a rare, mummified scarab beetle collection. Not to mention – another tomb.

“In December 2018, officials announced that a tomb belonging to a priest named Wahtye, who served during the fifth dynasty reign of King Neferirkare (between 2500-2300 BC), was also unearthed in Saqqara,” says Geek.com.

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Egypt’s incredible and jaw-dropping discoveries are giving them hope that tourism will start to rise for the country – something that hasn’t been the same since political upheaval in 2011.

New #archaeological discovery in #Saqqara, #Egypt: An exceptionally painted tomb of a fifth Dynasty dignitary named #Khuwy pic.twitter.com/wI34aXQS3J

— Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (@TourismandAntiq) April 14, 2019

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New #archaeological discovery in #Saqqara, #Egypt: An exceptionally painted tomb of a fifth Dynasty dignitary named #Khuwy pic.twitter.com/wI34aXQS3J

— Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (@TourismandAntiq) April 14, 2019

What do you think of this amazing discovery? It’s amazing to think about what else archeologists haven’t uncovered yet.

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60 Ancient Egyptian Mummies Entombed Together Died 'Bloody, Fearsome Deaths'

A set of mummified feet were discovered amongst the stacked bodies in the Burial place of the Warriors in Deir el Bahari, Egypt.

Credit: Patrick Acum

More than 4,000 years earlier in Egypt, lots of guys who died of dreadful injuries were mummified and entombed together in the cliffs near Luxor. Mass burials were incredibly unusual in ancient Egypt — so why did all these mummies wind up in the very same location?

Just recently, archaeologists went to the strange Burial place of the Warriors in Deir el Bahari, Egypt; the burial place had actually been sealed after its discovery in 1923. After evaluating proof from the burial place and other websites in Egypt, they pieced together the story of a desperate and bloody chapter in Egypt’s history at the close of the Old Kingdom, around 2150 B.C.

Their findings, provided in the PBS documentary “Secrets of the Dead: Egypt’s Darkest Hour,” paint a grim image of civil discontent that stimulated bloody fights in between local guvs about 4,200 years earlier. Among those skirmishes might have ended the lives of 60 guys whose bodies were mummified in the mass burial, PBS agents stated in a declaration. [Photos: Mummies Discovered in Tombs in Ancient Egyptian City]

Archaeologist Salima Ikram, a teacher of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, examined the mummies with a cam team in late September 2018, with the cooperation of the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and the support of regional professionals, Davina Bristow, documentary manufacturer and director, informed Live Science.

From the burial place’s entryway, a labyrinth of tunnels branched off about 200 feet (61 meters) into the cliff; chambers were filled with mummified body parts and stacks of plasters that had actually as soon as been twisted around the remains however had actually come unwinded, Ikram found.

The bodies all appeared to come from guys, and lots of revealed indications of extreme injury. Skulls were broken or pierced — most likely the outcome of projectiles or weapons — and arrows were embedded in much of the bodies, recommending the guys were soldiers who died in fight. Among the mummies was even using a protective onslaught on its arm, such as those used by archers, according to Ikram.

Archaeologist Salima Ikram takes a look at a picture of a skull from the mass burial.

Credit: Patrick Acum

“These people have died bloody, fearsome deaths,” Ikram stated.

And proof from in other places in Egypt recommends that they died throughout a duration of severe social turmoil. [25 Grisly Archaeological Discoveries]

A kingdom’s collapse

A few of those ideas lay in the burial place of the pharaoh Pepi II, whose 90-year reign had actually simply ended, Philippe Collombert, an Egyptologist at the University of Geneva in Switzerland, informed Live Science in an e-mail.

Pepi II’s burial tomb in Saqqara, Egypt, was elaborate and magnificent; it was developed throughout his youth, which recommends that the kingdom at that time was safe without any indications of civil collapse, Collombert stated.

Nevertheless, Pepi II’s burial place was robbed not long after he was buried. Such an exceptionally sacrilegious act might just have actually happened if Egyptians had actually currently started to decline the godlike stature of the pharaoh, and if the main federal government was no longer in control, Collombert described.

Hieroglyphs in Pepi II’s pyramid in Saqarra, Egypt consist of routine text for the pharaoh’s renewal in the afterlife.

Credit: Patrick Acum

As Pepi II’s impact subsided towards completion of his guideline and regional guvs ended up being a growing number of effective, their burial chambers ended up being larger and more luxurious. One guv’s burial place, integrated in the Qubbet el Hawa necropolis after Pepi II’s death, included engravings that meant the dispute emerging in between political factions, explaining social interruption, civil war and absence of control by a single administration, Antonio Morales, an Egyptologist at the University of Alcalá in Madrid, Spain, stated in the documentary.

And scarcity brought on by dry spell might have accelerated this social collapse, according to Morales. Another engraving in the guv’s burial place kept in mind that “the southern country is dying of hunger so every man was eating his own children” and “the whole country has become like a starving locust,” Morales stated.

Together, hunger and discontent might have prepared for a crazy fight that left 60 guys dead on the ground — and after that mummified in the very same burial place, Ikram stated.

“Secrets of the Dead: Egypt’s Darkest Hour” aired last night (April 3) on PBS and is now offered to stream on the PBS site and on PBS apps.

Initially released on Live Science.

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Saqqara - Djoser, cea mai veche piramidă din lume !

Saqqara – Djoser, cea mai veche piramidă din lume !

Sosise ultima zi de vacanță în Egipt și urma să ajung și în Saqarra ! Locul în care s-a emis ,,certificatul de naștere“ al piramidelor egiptene ! Am lăsat această excursie în ultima zi, pentru a nu amesteca amintirile din acolo cu cele din GIZA (I) – Keops, piramida învechită (doar) de Dumnezeu !. În stradă mă aștepta mașina închiriată, iar la volanul ei se afla un șofer în vârstă și cam…

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If you didn't watch my stories for the past 10 days... You missed out on a lot of cool shit. My trip to Egypt consisted of making so many new friends, really hanging with the Latin American Motorcycle Association, riding the dunes in the desert, eating lots of amazing different foods, snorkeling in the Red Sea, learning some Arabic and teaching some English, lots of drinking, learning so much ancient history, shopping in the local markets, seeing the Sphinx and Pyramids of Giza & Saqarra and living my life to the absolute fullest without a care in the world. I hope maybe those posts allowed you to live vicariously through me 💕 I saved up for an entire year for this trip and I can't believe I really did it. Can't wait to go back. 2020 don't hold your breath. (at Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pacha جامع محمد علي Kahire Mehmet Ali Paşa Camii) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5XL_ASlWM-/?igshid=1fjhvarwmug36

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The mummified remains of a lion cub found in Saqarra, Egypt. There has only been one other lion cub found in Egypt, making this mummy incredibly rare.

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Newgrange was built around 3200 BC so it is over 500 years older than the first pyramid at Saqarra, Egypt https://terraencounters.wordpress.com/2019/06/15/neolithic-newgrange/ #travel #travelphotography #ireland #archaeology #amazing #history (at Newgrange Monument) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byxh5jMoZHK/?igshid=1uuaboaum9emj

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60 Ancient Egyptian Mummies Entombed Together Died 'Bloody, Fearsome Deaths'

A pair of mummified feet were found among the piled bodies in the Tomb of the Warriors in Deir el Bahari, Egypt.

Credit: Patrick Acum

More than 4,000 years ago in Egypt, dozens of men who died of terrible wounds were mummified and entombed together in the cliffs near Luxor. Mass burials were exceptionally rare in ancient Egypt — so why did all these mummies end up in the same place?

Recently, archaeologists visited the mysterious Tomb of the Warriors in Deir el Bahari, Egypt; the tomb had been sealed after its discovery in 1923. After analyzing evidence from the tomb and other sites in Egypt, they pieced together the story of a desperate and bloody chapter in Egypt’s history at the close of the Old Kingdom, around 2150 B.C.

Their findings, presented in the PBS documentary “Secrets of the Dead: Egypt’s Darkest Hour,” paint a grim picture of civil unrest that sparked bloody battles between regional governors about 4,200 years ago. One of those skirmishes may have ended the lives of 60 men whose bodies were mummified in the mass burial, PBS representatives said in a statement. [Photos: Mummies Discovered in Tombs in Ancient Egyptian City]

Archaeologist Salima Ikram, a professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, investigated the mummies with a camera crew in late September 2018, with the cooperation of the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and the assistance of local experts, Davina Bristow, documentary producer and director, told Live Science.

From the tomb’s entrance, a maze of tunnels branched out about 200 feet (61 meters) into the cliff; chambers were filled with mummified body parts and piles of bandages that had once been wrapped around the corpses but had come unraveled, Ikram discovered.

The bodies all seemed to belong to men, and many showed signs of severe trauma. Skulls were broken or pierced — probably the result of projectiles or weapons — and arrows were embedded in many of the bodies, suggesting the men were soldiers who died in battle. One of the mummies was even wearing a protective gauntlet on its arm, such as those worn by archers, according to Ikram.

Archaeologist Salima Ikram examines an image of a skull from the mass burial.

Credit: Patrick Acum

“These people have died bloody, fearsome deaths,” Ikram said.

And evidence from elsewhere in Egypt suggests that they died during a period of extreme social upheaval. [25 Grisly Archaeological Discoveries]

A kingdom’s collapse

Some of those clues lay in the tomb of the pharaoh Pepi II, whose 90-year reign had just ended, Philippe Collombert, an Egyptologist at the University of Geneva in Switzerland, told Live Science in an email.

Pepi II’s burial tomb in Saqqara, Egypt, was ornate and spectacular; it was built during his youth, which suggests that the kingdom at that time was secure with no signs of civil collapse, Collombert said.

However, Pepi II’s tomb was looted soon after he was buried. Such a profoundly sacrilegious act could only have taken place if Egyptians had already begun to reject the godlike stature of the pharaoh, and if the central government was no longer in control, Collombert explained.

Hieroglyphs in Pepi II’s pyramid in Saqarra, Egypt contain ritual text for the pharaoh’s rebirth in the afterlife.

Credit: Patrick Acum

As Pepi II’s influence waned toward the end of his rule and local governors became more and more powerful, their burial chambers became bigger and more lavish. One governor’s tomb, built in the Qubbet el Hawa necropolis after Pepi II’s death, contained inscriptions that hinted at the conflict emerging between political factions, describing social disruption, civil war and lack of control by a single administration, Antonio Morales, an Egyptologist at the University of Alcalá in Madrid, Spain, said in the documentary.

And famine caused by drought may have accelerated this social collapse, according to Morales. Another inscription in the governor’s tomb noted that “the southern country is dying of hunger so every man was eating his own children” and “the whole country has become like a starving locust,” Morales said.

Together, starvation and unrest could have laid the groundwork for a frenzied battle that left 60 men dead on the ground — and then mummified in the same tomb, Ikram said.

“Secrets of the Dead: Egypt’s Darkest Hour” aired last night (April 3) on PBS and is now available to stream on the PBS website and on PBS apps.

Originally published on Live Science.

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