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jmccr8

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Hi,

It's been a while since I have added any links to this thread and will add a few today.Rather than posting them separately I am posting them together to save time.The first link shows that not everyone lived well in ancient Egypt as attested to by the condition of the skeletal evidence.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/03/130313-ancient-egypt-akhenaten-amarna-cemetery-archaeology-science-world/

The following link is about a tomb containing several members of royal families from the 18th dynasty including princesses and princes.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140501-mummy-royal-tut-discovery-egypt-science/

This last link is about an artifact trove that pre-date pharonic Egypt at Hierakonpolis.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140530-egypt-archaeology-pharaohs-hierakonpolis-tomb/

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Hi,

I came across this article about meteorite iron that had been worked into beads worn on a necklace dating to 5ybp.This shows already a fairly sophisticated level of metal works

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http://www.pasthoriz...from-meteorites

jmccr8

Very interesting, thanx Jim!

They were ironworkers before the Iron age.

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Hi Scorpiosonic,

I am not at my computer right now so I can't do a search right now.If I recall correctly there was some previous discussion in another thread about early ironwork.If I recall correctly it was in Questionmarks thread "Look Mama No Saw",during a discussion that was going on about types of metal alloys and mining or supply of ore materials from for the production of tools to work stone.I will look through my links and see if there is something that I can find.

I have a link about a Budda with a swaztika that was carved from a meteor although that is not the same as processing metal from the rock.

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Hi,

It's been a while since I have added any links to this thread and will add a few today.Rather than posting them separately I am posting them together to save time.The first link shows that not everyone lived well in ancient Egypt as attested to by the condition of the skeletal evidence.

http://news.national...-science-world/

The following link is about a tomb containing several members of royal families from the 18th dynasty including princesses and princes.

http://news.national...-egypt-science/

This last link is about an artifact trove that pre-date pharonic Egypt at Hierakonpolis.

http://news.national...akonpolis-tomb/

jmccr8

Hey Jim, these are good too, thanx. :tsu: Predynastic period has been somewhat ignored, but so much could be learned from this period.

Hi Scorpiosonic,

I am not at my computer right now so I can't do a search right now.If I recall correctly there was some previous discussion in another thread about early ironwork.If I recall correctly it was in Questionmarks thread "Look Mama No Saw",during a discussion that was going on about types of metal alloys and mining or supply of ore materials from for the production of tools to work stone.I will look through my links and see if there is something that I can find.

I have a link about a Budda with a swaztika that was carved from a meteor although that is not the same as processing metal from the rock.

jmccr8

True, I'm sure that carving a meteor made of iron would be very difficult. :yes:

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I am going to add this link about some burials with several caskets,it's quite interesting and does describe the tradition and meaning of some funeral practices.

http://www.pasthoriz...my-many-coffins

jmccr8

Also interesting, but he states, "....The child king Tutankhamun (1334-24 BCE) was buried in as many as eight coffins, according to Bettum....."

According to H. Carter he was encased in 3 coffins.

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Hi Scorpiosonic,,

  • When I came across the article it was the first the first time that I had heard of this practice and was not aware of the conflicting statements between Bettum and H.Carter,I should look into it.

  • I started this thread because most of what goes on in the forum about Egypt is about the pyramids and many other aspects of this culture are left at the wayside and there area several threads that may have gotten some light interest or reaction and faded away.My feeling is to have one thread that can be expanded on over time so that a body of information can be kept together to give a more comprehensive view of a subject.In the threads that I am active in I employ the same methodology although I only post a small percentage of the information that I save to my files because I do not want to overwhelm those that follow the same threads with a redundancy of information.
  • I had a quick look for more about early meteoric metalworking in my files and have so far only one other that is about the same beads,mind you some of my files are quite disorganized and I am still working on sorting through and placing them in designated files :cry: .When I started I really didn't realize how my interest would grow in several subjects and by the time that I started posting links in threads it was already chaos :w00t:

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It seems that the higher-ranking tombs, etc. receive more interest.

I can relate to the filing problems, but one of the advantages of a good UM thread is that a large amount of relevant info is readily available in one place. :tu:

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To follow up on Tut: The 3 coffins were interred in a granite sarcophagus, and this fact is well-documented.

One good book of many on this subject is "Discovering Tut-ankh-Amen's Tomb" Edited by Shirley Glubok, w/ material culled from "The Tomb Of Tut-ankh-Amem" by H. Carter and A.C. Mace

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Three nested coffins (innermost solid gold, outer two gilded wood), quartzite sarcophagus, and three nested gilded-wood shrines on the outside.

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My bad, just the lid of the sarcophagus is made of granite. :whistle:

It's an odd arrangement for a royal so an easy source of confusion.

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Hi Scorpiosonic,

I am adding a couple of links about meteoric metallurgy,these are not the same ones that I was looking for but they do provide some background.

http://antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/tewari/tewari.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrous_metallurgy

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/09/120927-nazi-buddhist-meteorite-science-iron-man-meteoritics-statue/

the last link was for the carved Budda.

jmccr8

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Hi Kmt_sesh,

Good to see you again,I was starting to wonder what happened to you :tu: .

jmccr8

Thanks, jmccr8. I've been having some health issues and won't be around a whole lot for now, but I'm slowly making my way back.

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Thanks, jmccr8. I've been having some health issues and won't be around a whole lot for now, but I'm slowly making my way back.

Oh, I am very sorry to hear that. I hope it is not serious and that you will recover soon.

Cheers,

Badeskov

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Hi Kmt_sesh,

Sorry to hear that you haven't been feeling well,glad to hear that you are recovering though,best wishes and speedy recovery.

jmccr8

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Thanks, all. I'm doing all I can to bounce back and there is progress for sure, but it's slow going.

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