I am not sure if such blogs are welcome here, but I will try sparking enthusiasm in this subject. Alongside my major field of interest, I have an unhealthy/obsessive curiosity distortion in the archaeology field, specifically Egyptology. And recently, two major discoveries have been made in the Ancient Egyptian land.
The first discovery made was that belonging to an Ancient Queen named Khentakawess's the 3rd's tomb, which was located near her husband's tomb, Pharoah Neferefre. These two, date back to the 4th or 5th dynasties, that is approximately 4000 years back in history. Around that time, the first three pyramids, yes, the ones that we see all the time and are the most famous pyramids of Giza, were being built by Pharoahs Khufu, his son, Khafre, and grandson Smenkaure. These date back to the 3rd Dynasty Queen K was a royalty that was previously unknown.
Why is this discovery of major importance you might ask?Well, for starters, that period of time during which the "Ancient Egyptian Civilization" was in the upbringing is relatively little understood or studied. Because, by contrast to the later dynasties where the most famous pharoahs you might have heard of would belong to the times of Tutenkhamen or Ramsees or Cleopatra, the initiation of this great civilization was barely documented. You see, the history of Ancient Egypt according to the Egyptologist's officially followed timeline, goes back to dynasty 0. Before dynasty 0 is a period of time that is unknown, because of a lack of any documentation and the majority of the history was oral history, being brought down from generation to generation literally and not by writings. As a result,in the few dynasties after dynasty 0, these periods remain mystified and not well understood. Therefore, the finding of Queen K's tomb adds massively to the information Egyptologists hold so dear.
The second discovery was that of an Ancient Egyptian god named Osiris's tomb. He is thought of as the god of the dead and the afterlife and the underworld. A small part of the tomb was discovered back in 1887, however the remaining part was excavated and studied only recently. Osiris is the husband of Isis and the father of Horus. His bad relationship with his brother, the 'bad' and 'evil' god was the basis of many legendary stories and beliefs for the Ancient Egyptian civilization. Horus, or as you may be familiar with as the eye of Horus, is the eye with a tear sign you might have seen if you ever visited egypt. Seth attempted to kill his brother which is why Horus is seen with a tear most of the time and is depicted as the god that stands for all 'good' as he atempted to take revenge for his father.
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Source: http://www.sciencealert.com/tomb-of-osiris-legendary-god-of-the-dead-unearthed-in-egypt | http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/tomb-unknown-egyptian-queen-discovered-egypt
