Those of you interested in demonology will want to be aware of this emerging resource: the ancient Egyptian “demonbase.” The landing page description reads in part: For the first time, we bring you a sample of supernatural beings—some fully human, some...
Ancient Egypt
The Sphinx 800,000 Years Old? A Good Lesson on How Alternative Historians Select Their Data
You may have seen this item enthusiastically recently reported on the Ancient Code site: “Scientists: Geological evidence shows the Great Sphinx is 800,000 years old.” Ancient Code is a repository of fringe archaeology. Surprise! What Ancient Code...
Did Ancient Egyptians Identify Themselves as a Black Race?
I know I blogged about this recently, but I came across the item below today and thought I’d post it now instead of later. As to the question in the post title …. Short answer: No. Anyone who has look at Egyptian art knows that Egyptians portrayed...
Afrocentric Biblical Interpretation
I had a brief question tonight in email about Afrocentric Bible interpretation. I thought others might be interested in Yamauchi’s short overview of the subject. Afrocentrism and Afrocentric Biblical Interpretation The file / excerpt comes from Yamauchi’s...
Cemetery in Egypt Yields 7-Foot Man
Some of you may have heard about the new BYU excavations at the Fag el-Gamous necropolis in Egypt. Because the area is so large (300 acres) and the mummies recovered at buried in mass graves (these are commoners of the Roman era through Late Antiquity), some...
Aliens, the Sphinx, and Fantastic Archaeology
Jason Colavito has another telling and humorous review of the latest Ancient Aliens episode from season 7. Jason’s review starts this way: Tonight’s exceptionally boring episode of Ancient Aliens, S07E07 “Mysteries of the Sphinx,” takes us back in time—to the...
Egyptology Journals and Books Available Online
The list located here was compiled for the Egyptologists’ Electronic Forum (EEF), so this isn’t the library from Wackytown. A lot of good stuff here for anyone interested in ancient Egypt.
Giant Sarcophagus Leads to Discovery of Previously Unknown (and Normal-Sized) Pharaoh
News of this discovery (also here) has been circulating around the web today. An archaeological team from the University of Pennsylvania (on of my alma matres) has uncovered a Second Intermediate Period necropolis at Abydos, Egypt. The discovery includes the remains...
Spinning “Posessed” Egyptian Statue Mystery Solved
Sorry, folks. Turns out the Egyptian statue that mysteriously rotates in its case isn’t possessed. Nor does it contain mystical alien energy. Try and contain your surprise.
E. A. Wallis Budge Resources
Many readers will be familiar with E. A. Wallis Budge, perhaps mostly with respect to his books on Egyptology. Much of Budge’s work in Egyptian language is today very outdated, as is his other work in Egyptology. Nevertheless, there is still good material to be...
Extraterrestrial Hippies? New Research on Egyptian Technology Tries to Get Noticed Online
A few days Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR) posted a link online to an article entitled, “Extraterrestrial Elements in Egyptian Equipment.” Ancient astronaut believers (and Giorgio Tsoukalos’ hairdresser) no doubt saw the title and got pretty...
Mummies and Other Dead Ancient Egyptians
As is my practice, I try to post things periodically that aren’t paleobabble. Sure, the archeo-bunk is fun and entertaining, but I need to do something useful now and again. I recently came across two online resources for research on Egyptian mummies, courtesy...
Useful Online Egyptology Resource
I’m speaking about the Theban Tombs Satellite Mapping Project. Check it out. Reminded me of the very cool Theban Mapping Project (digital Valley of the Kings). Editor’s note: broken link fixed.
Ancient Egyptian Astronomers Recorded Eclipse of Binary Star Algol – 3000 Years Before Modern Astronomers
Here’s a comprehensible summary of this recent academic paper that proposes Egyptian astronomers successfully recorded the eclipse period of a distant star. Here’s an excerpt of the summary: Egyptian astronomers used what they learnt to make predictions...
Free (and Massive) Hieroglyphic Dictionary Recently Updated
I’ve post a link to the hieroglyphic dictionary produced by Mark Vygus before. Egyptology News posted a heads-up a few days ago that the dictionary had been updated. It’s now a breathtaking 2,267 pages long with 40,000 entries. Here is the direct link to...