Secrets of the Egyptian Mummies Revealed
The Ancient Egyptians treated death with great reverence and had a strong belief in an afterlife. Their pharaohs were very carefully embalmed and wrapped in cloth before being placed in a sarcophagus before being carried to their last resting place in their tombs.
The tombs had been prepared over many years with everything that the pharaoh would need to see him safely through the underworld and into the afterlife. The walls of the tombs were painted with scenes of his life, with food and drink, music and friends and most importantly instructions as to what he had to do at every step of the journey. Personal items were also put into his tomb in the form of treasure, furniture, clothing etc.
These tombs were supposed to be sealed for all eternity but sadly that was not the case. The tombs were plundered in antiquity of their treasure. Thankfully the Mummies were usually left in their sarcophagus in the tombs. Those Mummies are now preserved in museums in Egypt and around the world and scientists are now unravelling the secrets of the Mummies by examining them and testing their DNA.
The following documentary is about unravelling the secrets of the Mummies of Egypt.
Mummies of Egypt – Akhenaton and Tutankhamun
There is so much that we are still learning about the great pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. But now science is being used to solve many of the mysteries by examining their mummies. In this video they unlock the mystery of the boy King Tutankhamun and his family line. Who was Tutankhamun’s father? Some say that he is descended from Arkhenaton and Nefertiti. Through the application of DNA technology the Mummies are revealing many secrets.
Pharaohs of Egypt Ramses II
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Secrets From the Tombs in the Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings is located hidden within the barren hills on the westbank of the Nile River near ancient Thebes which is the modern city of Luxor today. Within these hills lies a honeycomb of hidden tunnels leading to the tombs of the Pharaohs.
The most famous of these tombs was of course that of the boy king Tutankhamun because of the riches that Howard Carter found still inside when he opened the tomb in the 1920s. But although this is a famous tomb it is perhaps the smallest and most insignifiant of all the tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
It is believed that the first Pharaoh to use the Valley of the Kings was the female Pharaoh Hatshepsut and her tomb is buried deep within the barren hills. Her memorial temple lies within the Valley and is on every tourist map for tours of Egypt. It is is still being excavated and is a magical site to visit as the Sun is rising over the Valley of the Kings.
But as with all things Egyptian, the Valley of the Kings is steeped in mystery. Most of the treasure has been plundered since by tomb robbers back in antiquity but the paintings on the walls of the tombs have survived to tell the story of the Pharaohs.
The video is from National Geographic and is an excellent documentary on the Valley of the Kings.
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
The Ancient Egyptians had a complex series of religions and cultural beliefs and rituals. Take a tour to Egypt and visit the sites and the tombs and you will see the walls beautifully carved with the story of the Ancient Egyptians.
One story keeps being repeated in every tomb and temple and that is the story of the journey from life to the afterlife that each Pharaoh would have taken. In every tomb you find complex heiroglyphs on the walls that have come to be known as the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
The Egyptian Book of the Dead was a blueprint for safely getting from life and journeying through the complex maze of the underworld. It tells the pharaoh how to survive the many tests along the way and holds within it magic symbols to assist at each test.
But the Egyptian Book of the Dead wasn’t only a symbol for the pharaohs. Many rich merchants and noblemen also had their own papyrus for the afterlife journey.
The following video is a dramatization for the discovery of the first Egyptian Book of the Dead and gives a good account of the history and nature of the purpose of the Egyptian Book of the Dead tomb heiroglyphs and papyrus. It also holds within it much intrigue and uncovers another Ancient Egyptian mystery.
The Mysteries of the Pyramids of Egypt
Egypt is a land of mystery and the greatest mystery of all surrounds the pyramids of Egypt. Pyramids are everywhere in Egypt but the pyramids that capture the most attention are the pyramids that are located in Giza. They are the last remaining of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
From the work of Egyptologist Mark Lehner, we know that ordinary every people who lived in Ancient Egypt built the pyramids but who designed them, how were they built, when were they built and the biggest mystery of all – what was their purpose.
The Ancient Egyptians built fabulous temples and tombs and these temples and tombs are located right throughout Egypt. There is much that we still do not know about how and why they were built.
In the following video discover the history and the mysteries of the pyramids of Egypt together with other sites throughout Egypt where experts from several fields come together to piece together the history and secrets of the pyramids of Egypt that still lay hidden within them.
