So in theory ancient egypt doesnt end, as in another 1000 years they will say the same about our time period
AnywhereExpensive131 on
This isnt so suprising. The archeologiest in europe also research the last hundres years of europe.
RetiredApostle on
Fun fact, Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Spartan2470 on
[Here](https://i.imgur.com/WPhpZ2s.jpeg) is a higher-quality version of this image. [Credit](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arkofthecovenantatkingtutstomb.jpg) to the photographer, Harry Burton, who took this in 1922. He photographed the opening of the Tomb of Tutanhkamun in the Egyptian Valley of Kings by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in 1922. Burton was regarded to be the outstanding archaeological photographer of his era. Many of Burton’s photographs are in the archives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
But we totally know today that Ramses II built some of that because why else would his name be on shit???
/s
GoHuskies1984 on
The game Assassins Creed Origins gives players a sense of scale with ancient Egypt. You play as a character set in the Egyptian Roman period and when you encounter the pyramids they are already in a state of ruin and abandonment. The realization the pyramids were built some 2500 years before the events of the game is mind blowing.
NES7995 on
When the great pyramids were built there were still some mammoths alive in the bering strait.
Bowwowchickachicka on
This must make Ancient Egypt Archeologist one of the oldest professions
bIack_dog on
Now I’m curious. Where did you read that OP?
dark_knight920 on
Who provided funding for their archaeological research?
Emiel_Games on
Mammoths still roamed the earth during the time of ancient Egypt.
3_man on
I was going to make a facetious remark about grave robbery, but then I realised that maybe the wholesale tomb pillaging that went on to the annoyance of modern archaeologists was actually only ancient archaeology spread over a very long period of time.
Dr-Dale-Donald on
Feel like this is an untapped era in history for some really good television. My only real perception of Egypt from media is The Mummy, but imagine a GOT or Foundation type show set in ancient Egypt
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It lasted about 3 millennia, a long time indeed.
So in theory ancient egypt doesnt end, as in another 1000 years they will say the same about our time period
This isnt so suprising. The archeologiest in europe also research the last hundres years of europe.
Fun fact, Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
[Here](https://i.imgur.com/WPhpZ2s.jpeg) is a higher-quality version of this image. [Credit](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arkofthecovenantatkingtutstomb.jpg) to the photographer, Harry Burton, who took this in 1922. He photographed the opening of the Tomb of Tutanhkamun in the Egyptian Valley of Kings by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in 1922. Burton was regarded to be the outstanding archaeological photographer of his era. Many of Burton’s photographs are in the archives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
[Here](https://i.imgur.com/LpgnyKS.jpeg) is a pretty high-quality colorized version.
This is the [Anubis Shrine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubis_Shrine) at the entrance of the Treasury Of King Tut’s tomb.
But we totally know today that Ramses II built some of that because why else would his name be on shit???
/s
The game Assassins Creed Origins gives players a sense of scale with ancient Egypt. You play as a character set in the Egyptian Roman period and when you encounter the pyramids they are already in a state of ruin and abandonment. The realization the pyramids were built some 2500 years before the events of the game is mind blowing.
When the great pyramids were built there were still some mammoths alive in the bering strait.
This must make Ancient Egypt Archeologist one of the oldest professions
Now I’m curious. Where did you read that OP?
Who provided funding for their archaeological research?
Mammoths still roamed the earth during the time of ancient Egypt.
I was going to make a facetious remark about grave robbery, but then I realised that maybe the wholesale tomb pillaging that went on to the annoyance of modern archaeologists was actually only ancient archaeology spread over a very long period of time.
Feel like this is an untapped era in history for some really good television. My only real perception of Egypt from media is The Mummy, but imagine a GOT or Foundation type show set in ancient Egypt