The ziggurats were used mainly for worship and it was considered the home of the gods and a place where they were thought to reveal themselves. Only the priest, religious officers and their staff were only able to get in. Pyramids were four-sided massive monuments used for the tombs of royalty and important upper class people that would guarantee immortality for the people buried there. The pyramids structure was elaborate and complexes that were made from limestone blocks. Also at the center of the pyramid was a chamber held for the pharaohs mummified body’s surrounded by their treasurer which they thought they could carry with them to the afterlife( Culture and Values, Cunningham /Reich, 2010 , chapter 1).
The young king Tutankhamun was previously regarded as an inconsequential ruler of the 18th dynasty in the new kingdom of Ancient Egypt until the discovery of his tomb, which sparked a worldwide fascination with the life and death of this previously obscure figure. His nearly fully intact tomb was discovered by Howard Carter and his archaeological team in 1922. This tomb generated countless questions and ideas about the life and death of Tutankhamun (Tut). The wall paintings and the artefacts found in the tomb, as well as the pharaoh’s body itself allowed numerous theories to be developed as to how King Tut led his life. However, through historical and scientific research, many of the ideas conveyed by the tomb were proven to be false.
It’s important for the grieving to have proper closure to their loved one. Think about it, if there were no funeral directors, what would people do with their dead? Mortuary science is not a new concept and can be traced back to ancient times (“Mortuary Science”). The first written record of mortuary science and funeral directing comes from the Ancient Egyptians who embalmed their deceased. Mummifications are nearly the same, if not better than, current embalming procedures.
At this particular Era may not be as religious but spiritual. ENGAGING WITH THE DEATH – BURIALS The oldest burials were found in 1908 and was located in France at La Chappelle Aux Saints. This discovery found that it is part of Middle Palaeolithic Period. an interesting Corpses were buried with stone tools around with a bison leg placed at the top the reason for this is may be an impression that the dead were to be held a belief in life after death in some formality although this might not be the necessary of separate spirits but an idea of a living corps . Majority of the burials on that site was laid on the east west axis Leland suggested an alignment towards the suns movements.
SUN AND ANCESTRAL WORSHIP Another theory suggests that Stonehenge and Southern Circle were places of worship. It is believed that the sun and the ancestors where worshiped at these sites. It is believed that because many Stone Age communities saw their ancestors as gods or spiritual guides and the sun as a life sustaining god, that Stonehenge could have been a place of worship to these communities. PLACE OF HEALING Further Theories suggest that Stonehenge could have been a sacred healing ground. This theory is supported by remains discovered where disease or illness was evident.
They would mark the grave of the deceased with statues or vases. During the Geometric period colossal grave markers were frequently erected to mark a grave; they often consisted of oversized vases decorated with funerary traditions. The Geometric krater, from the Dipylon cemetery, is a good example of Geometric art. The krater, which was used as a grave marker, depicts a funeral with abstract motifs. It is arranged in horizontal bands which are used to tell the story.
Two of the more common ways she discusses is burial and cremation, which happen to be the two ways Mayans would commonly use. The practice I chose to evaluate on is the normal burial, but cremation was also common among the great nobles, and funerary temples were placed above their urns. It really just amazes me that way back in the times of the ancient Mayan civilizations, the Mayans used the two most common ways in America to eternally lay to rest the bodies of those who
Both Hatshepsut and Thutmosis III left numerous remains in Nubia: at Qasr Ibrim , Sai , Semna , Faras , Quban , and especially Buhen , where the queen built a temple for Horus of Buhen . The scenes on the walls of the temple originally included figures of both Hatshepsut and Thutmosis III , but he later replaced her name with his own and that of his father and grandfather . The Buhen Temple (now entirely moved to the Khartoum Museum) contains scenes of Hatshepsut's coronation and veneration of her father . Memphis may have received attention from Hatshepsut as a ruler . An alabaster jar fragment from the region of the Ptah Temple has been identified , but more significantly the colossal Egyptian alabaster sphinx that sits within the south wall of the Ramesside Temple precinct may have formed part of an earlier approach to the temple and was very likely accompanied by a second sphinx .
ANCIENT HISTORY SPEECH- TUTANKHAMUN IN POPULAR CULTURE Tutankhamun became Pharaoh at the age of 9 during the 18th dynasty, He ruled over Ancient Egypt until his sudden death at the age of 18. The ancient Egyptians had done what they could to equip the pharaoh for a safe journey into the afterlife. After the discovery of Tutankhamun’s almost untouched tomb by Howard carter in 1922, the boy king would finally meet his real afterlife, though a rather different one than the ancient Egyptians had imagined. The discovery of the tomb made Tutankhamun one of Egypt’s most well-known rulers. Jon Manchip White writes, “the Pharaoh who in life was one of the least esteemed of Egypt’s Pharaohs has become in death the most renowned” The discoveries in the tomb were well-known news in the 1920s.
The exhibition manly deals with the 18th, 19th, 20th dynasties of ancient Egypt; or simply called the New Kingdom. The exhibit deals with the mummification of King Tutankhamun and his incredible tomb. This embodies ancient Egyptian culture’s idea of immortality. The story of Isis and Osiris led Egyptians to the practice of mummification. The idea of mummification is that in order for one to come back to life after death, their body has to be preserved.