Wanna know about the unknown? New discovered things about the past, about the old civilizations, about the ancestors, about who we really are. Where do we come from?
When one thinks of Egypt, almost without fail, the pyramids come to mind. They symbolize the power and success of the ancient civilization. Of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the pyramids are the only wonder that still remains. The pyramids were born out of the early era of the Egyptian civilization, known as …
Kom Ombo is the only ‘double temple’ from ancient Egypt. So named because it combines two architectural styles: modern by ancient Egypt’s standards, as well as representing two different gods simultaneously. It combines the Ptolemaic and the Roman period to commemorate the crocodile god Sobek, and the hawk god Horus. There is a main axis …
West Thebes is most certainly a formidable location in Egypt. Tombs here are dug out of the valley, within a labyrinth of rock faces. The pharaohs hoped they would remain protected in death within the Valley of the Kings. Pharaohs had abandoned the idea of erecting pyramids to be kept in after death and wanted …
The famous rock cut of Rameses II towers over the edge of the Nile in another postcard Egypt moment. Rameses II ruled in the New Kingdom from 1279 BC- 1213 BC. A spectacular edifice, it had to be relocated in the 1960s because of concern that the dam that was being renovated in Aswan, downstream, …
This temple took over 180 years to build and was a late addition as far as the ancient civilization was concerned. Constructed between 237 BC and 57 BC during the reigns of six Ptolemies, its style is thought to be typical of the Ptolemaic period, which marked the beginning of the end of the ancient …
The temple devoted to the goddess Isis was located on Philae, an island, but in the 1960s, was threatened (like a few other temples) when the British proposed to develop a dam to control the flow of water in the Nile. To save the temple, an additional dam was built around the temple in 1972, …
Some 5000 years ago a civilization was just awakening that would still leave us mesmerized by it’s beauty, it’s knowledge, it`s culture, it’s love of life and their preparation and belief in a better life to come in the “afterlife”. This civilization was, of course, that of Ancient Egypt. On our journey we will be …
Megalosaurus as depicted by Richard Owen in 1854, who came up with the name dinosaur.[/caption]The first dinosaur fossils were probably found in China as early as the fourth century – only they were referred to as dragon bones. It wasn’t until 1824 that the first dinosaur was scientifically described by British geologist William Buckland. A …