Page Strong | June 27, 2009
The knowledge that life is precious and that our hold on life is tenuous has haunted humans for thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians had a strong belief surrounding life, death and the afterlife. For many, what define the ancient Egyptians are not their lives, but their deaths and the funerary practices surrounding their death [...]
Page Strong | June 20, 2009
From January through March 2008, I was able to live a dream. Through Columbia University, I studied abroad in Egypt. It began in the Dakhleh Oasis and by the month of March, we were traveling through the Nile Valley, visiting some of the greatest sites in Egypt. While I was already enthralled by ancient Egypt, this trip reinforced my love for all things Egyptian.
Page Strong | June 5, 2009
It wasn’t until another invader came to Egypt nearly 1300 years after the hieroglyphs’ meanings were forgotten that the clues to unlock their secrets came together. Napoleon saw Egypt as another conquest, but he also saw it’s uniqueness and brought with his army a deluge of scientists to study and document the country. Napoleon’s interest in all aspects of Egypt resulted in the extremely thorough Le description de l’Egypte, The Description of Egypt.
The Chocolate Archaeologist :.