Both the Egyptian and Inca cultures treated their deceased differently based on social hierarchy within the culture....
Egyptian
The Abbott Papyrus from ancient Thebes / British Museum The Egyptians used a variety of terms to...
Pillars of the Great Hypostyle Hall from the Precinct of Amun-Re / Photo by Kurohito, Wikimedia Commons The New Kingdom...
The Temple of Isis at Philae, with pylonsand an enclosed court on the left and the inner building at right /...
A small number of sites, especially from the Middle and New Kingdoms, provide us with extraordinary amounts...
tomb of Rekhmire the vizier, the highest ranking official under the pharaohs Tuthmosis III and Amenophis II...
The temple of Hathor and Nefertari, also known as the Small Temple, dedicated to the goddess Hathor and...
Ruins of ancient Thebes A team of four men could produce 3,000 mudbricks per day. By Dr. Steven Snape...
Illustration of the ancient palace of Malkata The grandeur that early European explorers had come to expect in...
There were distinct differences between city and village (country) life, each with its own unique advantages and...
The Lion Temple Walls do seem to be a defining feature of many Egyptian settlements throughout the...
Examining the roles and duties of the court, temple and provincial officials as the backbone of ancient Egyptian...
Harvest scene from the Ptolemaic tomb of Petosiris A study comparing eruptions and uprisings looks at how...
Examining the emergence of ancient Egyptian law out of religion and specifically arising from the concept of maat. By...
The limestone Pyramidion of Ramose, from the top of the tomb of the ‘Necropolis Scribe’. Scenes on all four...
Dated to the New Kingdom (c. 1570 – c. 1069 BCE), and specifically to c. 1200 BCE, the text...
Egyptian hieroglyphics depict the pouring out of beer / Wikimedia Commons Women held many important and influential...
This stone block portrays Akhenaten as a sphinx, and was originally found in the city of Amarna/Akhetaten....
The Seven Hathors, Temple of Hathor at Dendera / Creative Commons Ancient Egyptians set a premium on...
The village of Deir el-Medina in the West Bank of Luxor, Egypt. Anne Austin, Author provided Records...
A limestone relief depicting a nobleman, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX or XX, c. 1295-1070 BCE. The figure...
Detail of sarcophagus lid of Ramesses III / The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge Justice was an...
Workers depicted in a mural at the tomb of Menna at Thebes, 18th Dynasty / Photo by...
A relief carving of the Egyptian god Thoth from the throne back of a seated statue of...
Map of Egypt showing the major sites and settlements Looking at the choices the ancient Egyptians made in...
Mythical figurines from Nagada The rise of the city as an important institution can perhaps more confidently be...
Photo by Dada, Wikimedia Commons Tattooing was practised by many ancient societies, including the ancient Egyptians and...
The air god Shu, assisted by other gods, holds up Nut, the sky, as Geb, the earth,...
These clay tablets (letters) were found in the ruins of Akhenaten’s capital, Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. They were inscribed with...
A letter to the dead, addressed to the ‘excellent spirit, the Count, Overseer of the Army’.  First Intermediate...