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The world's oldest oldest Papyrus
No idea where the Archaeology thread is, tried to find it but failed.
![]() Anyway just a nice article from the Smithsonian Magazine on the world's oldest papyrus - the thoughts of someone dead for almost five millennia - interesting if nothing else. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...ids-180956619/ |
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No idea where the Archaeology thread is, tried to find it but failed.
![]() Anyway just a nice article from the Smithsonian Magazine on the world's oldest papyrus - the thoughts of someone dead for almost five millennia - interesting if nothing else. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...ids-180956619/ Muslims, sex, religion, migrants.
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Probably a case of TL;DR, and not enough pictures
. Amazing find though .
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Probably a case of TL;DR, and not enough pictures
. Amazing find though .![]() Good article though wasn't it? |
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It's astonishing that material from such a distant past still turns up. I love it when names of personnel surface.
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It's astonishing that material from such a distant past still turns up. I love it when names of personnel surface.
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I always wonder if somebody has a secret papyrus or parchment somewhere that says religion is a load of hooey.
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This thread reminded me of a long time banned poster, Malcolm Reed. He used to claim he had secrets about spacemen written on ancient scrolls in a strange language Anyone remember mad Malcolm?
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I thought the title said 'worlds oldest papaya'.
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Thanks for posting...interesting article. Would love to see more early texts come to light showing the development of religion i.e. early stories and fables which later become the foundation for biblical 'truths'.
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Thanks for posting...interesting article. Would love to see more early texts come to light showing the development of religion i.e. early stories and fables which later become the foundation for biblical 'truths'.
The actual history of the archaeology behind the religious legends is rather interesting - I remember a while ago seeing a programme that showed Adam was an ancient king usurped out of a highly decorated palace full of vegetation - thus the Garden of Eden myth was born.
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Some of the scrolls which contain what is referred to as the Gnostic Bible were also found in the desert in Egypt
makes you wonder what else is under the sand or in caves.......the dry conditions must preserve stuff really well |
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Just imagine your own thoughts or writings being read almost five millennia from now - it does make one think about mortality.
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From Papyrus, this is NASCAR Racing.
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Yes it does. And how determined the great figures of history were to preserve their history and their name. You didn't by any chance see the docu about Ka the architect of tombs in the Valley of the Kings and his wife, Merrit? They had their own tomb and when it was discovered, their whole life was revealed in the wall paintings and artefacts buried there. Fascinating.
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I did watch it - and found Merrit's make up set very touching - it's hard to imagine she actually used it over three millennia ago.
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Funny you should mention that. In the programme 'The Ascent of Woman', a historian was discussing the place of women in advancing Japanese literature. She came to recount the fame of the world's first known novelist, Mirasaki Shikibu. She was very scholarly and professional until the museum curator brought her Shikibu's writing case. She opened it to reveal the ink block and the place for her brushes, and suddenly her eyes filled with tears so moved was she by touching something used by Shikibu 1,000 years ago.
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As the search function is utter bollocks just thought I would stick this here as I can't find the Archaeology thread.
If this theory is correct it could be the find of the century and make Tut's golden hoard look like some minor trinkets found in Home Bargains. He was a relative nobody. The great Queen Nefertiti (wife of the heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten) certainly was not. The mind just boggles at what could be discovered! ![]() http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...i-archaeology/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...b-s-walls.html http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2...ueen-nefertiti |
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The papyrus reads...
The right answer is Jehvahs Witmesses...oh dear... |
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The idea of ISIS reaching some of these treasures in Egypt is terrifying.
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The idea of ISIS reaching some of these treasures in Egypt is terrifying.
And the fact that the publicity hungry, power mad joker Zahi Hawass was in charge for so long has not been any good for archaeological research in the country either. |
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The Egyptians are bloody awful at looking after their own priceless artifacts as it is - just look at the fiasco of Tut's beard.
And the fact that the publicity hungry, power mad joker Zahi Hawass was in charge for so long has not been any good for archaeological research in the country either. |
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