Archive for October, 2008

Ancient Egypt Chicken Joke

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

I came up with this one myself.  Read at your own risk! Q: Why did the ancient Egyptian chicken build a pyramid? A: To get to the “other side.” Get it? Come on!  The “other side”…the afterlife! (Ancient Egyptians entombed the mummified remains of the dead and practiced elaborate rituals because of their belief in [...]

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Herodotus on Mummification

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Since we’re studying Ancient Egypt right now at HistoryAtOurHouse, I thought I’d pass on a brief description of mummification by Herodotus, the Ancient Greek historian, as quoted in Will Durant’s Story of Civilization: “First they draw out the brains through the nostrils with an iron hook, raking part of it out in this manner, the [...]

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