Egypt – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:20:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Egypt – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Netjeryknet: Djoser’s Step Pyramid Complex at Ancient Saqqara https://brewminate.com/djoser-step-pyramid-saqqara-netjeryknet-complex/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:02:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=167889 Examining Netjeryknet, Djoser’s Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara, as a revolutionary architectural and ritual landscape shaping early Egyptian

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]]> Preparation for Death in Ancient Egypt https://brewminate.com/preparation-for-death-in-ancient-egypt/ Wed, 15 Dec 2021 18:45:06 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=166157 Preparing tombs correctly was a common theme in ancient Egyptian texts. Why Prepare for Death? The ancient Egyptians

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]]> Unearthing Secrets Inside an Ancient Tomb in Saqqara https://brewminate.com/unearthing-secrets-inside-an-ancient-tomb-in-saqqara/ Mon, 06 Dec 2021 19:06:48 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=165586 This eerie chamber is one of several “megatombs” discovered last year at Saqqara. Twenty miles south of Cairo,

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]]> Scribes, Hieroglyphs, and Papyri in Ancient Egypt https://brewminate.com/scribes-hieroglyphs-and-papyri-in-ancient-egypt/ Fri, 26 Nov 2021 18:08:43 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=165100 The ancient Egyptians used the distinctive script known today as hieroglyphs for almost 4,000 years. Papyrus The ancient

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]]> Seasonal and Predictable: Agriculture in Ancient Egypt https://brewminate.com/seasonal-and-predictable-agriculture-in-ancient-egypt/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 19:34:59 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=165037 The Egyptians took advantage of the natural cyclical flooding pattern of the Nile. Introduction The civilization of ancient Egypt was

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]]> 1920s “Tutmania”: The Mummy and its Enduring Echoes https://brewminate.com/1920s-tutmania-the-mummy-and-its-enduring-echoes/ Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:29:11 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=163556 The world’s obsession with Ancient Egypt and mummies goes back to Roman times. In November 1922, when newspaper

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]]> Cleopatra Selene II: Daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony https://brewminate.com/cleopatra-selene-ii-daughter-of-cleopatra-and-mark-antony/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 19:55:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=152040 Cleopatra Selene II and her twin brother, Alexander Helios, were the children of Cleopatra and the Roman triumvir

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]]> Thoth: Ancient Egyptian God of Wisdom and Writing https://brewminate.com/thoth-ancient-egyptian-god-of-wisdom-and-writing/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:09:14 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=154246 Worship of Thoth began in Lower Egypt most likely in the Pre-Dynastic Period (c. 6000-3150 BCE). Introduction Thoth is

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]]> Pyramid Construction Techniques in Ancient Egypt https://brewminate.com/pyramid-construction-techniques-in-ancient-egypt/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 17:08:39 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=158789 One of the major problems faced by the early pyramid builders was the need to move huge quantities

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]]> From River to Sea: Evidence for Ancient Egyptian Seafaring Ships https://brewminate.com/from-river-to-sea-evidence-for-ancient-egyptian-seafaring-ships/ Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:09:26 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=157131 Exploring archaeological evidence for Egyptian seafaring vessels before 1450 BCE. By Dr. Cheryl WardAssociate Professor and Marine ArchaeologistDirector,

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