埃及的「法老」原來不是對國王的稱呼?完全誤會啦!
木乃伊的需求太大,竟發展出一個完整的產業還逐漸精緻化?
哪個時期的埃及國力最強盛?只要看金字塔的建造規模就知道!
河流文明探源、象形文字釋讀、王權神授傳統……
關於古埃及,你知道的可能只有冰山……不!金字塔一角!
▎關於金字塔的小知識,細思極恐!
長久以來,人們著迷於埃及金字塔的神祕風采和壯觀的視覺震撼,
金字塔本身也藏有許多令人匪夷所思又難以用科學解釋的巧合,
以古夫金字塔為例,其高146.59公尺,
古夫金字塔的子午線正好可以把地球上的陸地與海洋分成相等的兩半
另外,
假設繼續延伸,與北極極點僅相差6.5公里,
巧合不只這些!
▎古埃及醫學有多專業?每一科都分門別類!
都說古埃及的醫學高度發展,你也許認為:
但古埃及醫療體系的完備和對人體器官功能、
不僅外科、內科、婦科有不同的分類,
以埃伯斯紙草為例,其記載的民間、
囊括各種疾病治療及毒蟲預防的方法,涵蓋解剖學、
▎木乃伊不是綁一綁繃帶就好,各種知識要面面俱到!
你以為木乃伊是把屍體綁一綁繃帶,或是曬成乾屍就可以?才不是!
古埃及人在反覆解剖、清理屍體的過程中,
為了防止屍體腐爛,更發展出個別處理內臟、抽取腦漿、
木乃伊製作呈現專業化的趨勢,
【本書特色】:
古埃及為大河文明之一,曾在尼羅河流域建立了輝煌豐富的文明,
One of the reds from Bolton , of which there were three different shades , was analysed qualitatively by K.W. Stephens from the London Institute of Archaeology in 1976.19 It was found to consist of mostly iron with a small percentage of ...
White Slip vessels, with their pale, thin walls and their linear and geometric painted designs, are an important source for creating a chronological sequence for the Aegean and East Mediterranean in the 2nd millennium BC.
The definitive book that recounts the full history of the colorful queens of Egypt.This fascinating saga spans 3,000 years of Egyptian queenship from Early Dynastic times until the suicide of...
Osiris, Horus, Isis, Thoth, Anubis - the many strange and compelling figures of the Egyptian gods and goddesses seem to possess endless fascination. The renowned Egyptologist Erik Hornung here studies...
In 1872 August Eisenlohr observed, 'It has long been the object of Egyptologists to discover in the numerous Egyptian monuments still remaining in stone and papyrus, traces of the Israelites,...
In Ancient Egypt, how you died was just as important as how you lived. After all, your eternal existence was at stake. The rituals, coffins, plans, treasures, temples, tombs and...
Signs and Wonders Upon Pharaoh
"A guide to an exhibition of some of the artifacts found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, discussing the life and death of the young king, daily life in ancient Egypt,...
本书包括文明的起源、文明的变迁、永生的居所等内容。
This collection of articles is dedicated to one of the world's leading Egyptologists. It contains contributions from leading scholars including: Barbara Adams (on the goddess Neith), Carol Andrews (on magic),...