Menu

#AncientEgypt

8 posts

Feed·
8 of 8 posts
Honey from sealed Egyptian tombs is still edible after 3,000 years
🖼️
0

Honey from sealed Egyptian tombs is still edible after 3,000 years

Boing Boing·Ellsworth Toohey·5 months ago
#7dellxy5
#store#ms#ancientegypt#bees#chemistry#honey

Derma Sciences sells a wound bandage called Medihoney that hospitals use to treat burns and slow-healing sores. The active ingredient is exactly what you'd guess: honey. The same stuff in…

15s
Read More
Archaeologists Unearth a Papyrus Fragment From the 'Iliad' Tucked Inside the Wrappings of a 1,600-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy
📰
0

Archaeologists Unearth a Papyrus Fragment From the 'Iliad' Tucked Inside the Wrappings of a 1,600-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy

Smithsonian Magazine·Ellen Wexler·5 months ago
#Al9IHuAo

The excerpt from Homer's epic poem features his catalog of ships, a famous passage listing the Greek forces that sailed to Troy. It may be the first Greek literary text found in the context of mummification

15s
Read More
See Ramses II's Intricately Decorated Coffin and Rare Treasures From His Reign at This New Immersive Exhibition
🖼️
0

See Ramses II's Intricately Decorated Coffin and Rare Treasures From His Reign at This New Immersive Exhibition

Smithsonian Magazine·Sonja Anderson·6 months ago
#tZxcPt

Now on display in London, "Ramses and the Pharaohs' Gold" features 3,000-year-old artifacts alongside virtual reality experiences that transport museumgoers to the 13th century B.C.E.

15s
Read More