Many fine examples of wooden and clay mechanical string toys have been found in the tombs of Ancient Egypt. The original of this particular wooden crocodile is believed to be from 1100 BCE and is on ...

The earliest archaeological evidence of the use of cosmetics can be traced back to the urban civilizations of the ancient world. In southern Iraq and in Egypt, men and women alike painted kohl around ...

There are more teaching resources available on BBC Teach. These short animated videos explore Ancient Egypt. There are five films devoted to key themes - such as the River Nile and Gods and goddesses.

Travel back in time thousands of year to the banks of the Nile, where you can learn all about the amazing people and places of Ancient Egypt. What remains of Ancient Egypt? How do we know so much ...

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

Conjuring up images of Ancient Egypt typically involves Hollywood films ... this incredible society is behind many of the world’s most prominent inventions, architectural practices and ...

Egypt. The burial site includes a limestone chamber surrounded by mudbrick vaults, but the king's identity remains a mystery due to damage caused by ancient tomb robbers. The tomb is believed to ...

What we know of this early society changes and is re-intepreted year by year as new archaeological finds discovered beneath the desert sands revise our understanding of ancient Egypt. This web ...

Animals in ancient Egypt were mummified for use as votive offerings. The objects often took the form of the god being offered to—in this case, the croc-headed god Sobek. (From cats to crocodiles ...

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Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival to Egypt. Kushite culture blended Egyptian customs into its own ...