Ancient Egypt

Leaked DNA Findings on King Tut

by | Feb 16, 2010 |

Very interesting post today over on Archaeoblog. The results of DNA testing on King Tut have been leaked a bit.  Now, this isn't paleobabble, so why note it? Because there are some items of interest to the paleobabblers out there: Genetic testing found evidence that...

Alien Fetus in King Tut’s Tomb?

by | Jul 24, 2009 |

Well . . . half of that is right . . . the fetus part, anyway. The picture below is often offered as part of the "aliens visited ancient Egypt" paleobabblefest on the internet. The mummified corpse on the right is said to be alien ("just look at the head and eyes . ....

Ancient Egyptian Demonology Project

by | Sep 9, 2016 |

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 animal hybrids,...

Afrocentric Biblical Interpretation

by | May 28, 2015 |

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 book, Africa...

E. A. Wallis Budge Resources

by | Sep 10, 2013 |

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 Much of Budge's work in Egyptian language is today very outdated, as is his other work in Egyptology.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 found...

Mummies and Other Dead Ancient Egyptians

by | Nov 30, 2012 |

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 of the...