It’s because the Middle and New Kingdom are the best time periods.
Preach it.
ALSO YOU ARE GOING TO EGYPT WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN
(I hope this isn’t a me-not-paying-attention, but it well could be)
BUT ANYWAY
EGYPT
DIG
I DIG IT
be sure to pack your hat
So basically, I post what I like, and be warned: rather like Arthur's, the list of my enthusiasms goes on for miles. Reliably you can find Sherlock Holmes, classic Doctor Who, and Cabin Pressure here. Also, lots of language stuff. Especially Russian and Spanish. It may not sound like it, but my degree's supposed to be in linguistics.
Less often there will be brilliant people both living and dead, of various varieties and generally connected with one of the above things, or from history. I like history too. And typewriters, but see, those are from history, so…
Did I mention Arthur is my alter ego? No? Well, I have now.
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April 3, 2012
April 3, 2012
Timeline of ancient Egypt
for my own reference. From Wikipedia, so take it with mountains of salt.
1.1 Predynastic period
1.2 Early Dynastic Period (c. 3050 –2686 BC)
1.3 Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BC)
1.4 First Intermediate Period (2181–1991 BC)
1.5 Middle Kingdom (2134–1690 BC)
1.6 Second Intermediate Period (1674–1549 BC) and the Hyksos
1.7 New Kingdom (1549–1069 BC) <— ERIMEM
1.8 Third Intermediate Period (1069 – 653 BC)
1.9 Late Period (672 – 332 BC)
Not sure why, but so far the Middle Kingdom is my favorite.
… looks like the interested/obsessed switch has been flicked to ‘ON.’
April 3, 2012
"Do not get into a quarrel with the argumentative man.
Nor incite his with words"
Nor incite his with words"
April 3, 2012
I’m starting to think that I drink too much tea.
LOL. Just kidding. *makes tenth cup of the day*
(Source: idohopeyoulikeapples, via narratorofsnark)
April 3, 2012
Oh, Zuko. You DO need a cup of calming tea, bro.
April 3, 2012
April 3, 2012
A brief promo for 'Titanic'.
I think my last comment say’s it all….
April 3, 2012
Sherlock headcanon: Moriarty didn’t need Mycroft to tell him Sherlock’s lifestory, he could have gotten that anywhere. He made Mycroft tell him so that when Sherlock died, Mycroft would feel responsible.
(Source: atlantisgallifrey)
April 3, 2012
Bite-Size Egypt (59): Canopic Jars
Internal organs were kept safe in canopic jars. Many were made of stone; others were carved out of wood or made of pottery. Egyptians often put the jars into canopic boxes decorated like coffins. Heads on the jars often represented the sons of Horus: Im-sety, the human, contained the liver; Hapy, the baboon, contained the lungs; Dua-mutef, the jackal, contained the stomach; Qbeh-sehu-ef, the falcon, contained the intestines. Other organs, including the brain, were discarded. The heart was always returned to the body.
Until Dynasty 19, the jars had human heads. Why they shifted abruptly to the heads of the sons of Horus, is unknown.
Sometimes the jars were left empty and the organs were returned to the body before wrapping. Yet dummy canopic jars were provided.
Egyptians didn’t preserve the brain because they felt that the heart was the seat of reason, and removing the brain without destroying the head was impossible. The brain was either removed bit by bit through the nostrils or simply left in the skull.
Canopic Jars
April 3, 2012
I usually tell people that I “collect” Playmobil.
Wrong.
I play with my Playmobil. Especially when I’ve worked to make them look like characters I love.Genius.
REBLOG!
I HAVE THE AIRPLANE PLAYMOBIL SET AS WELL!!! i should do this. sckdshhdmdbaag
I am suddenly sad that all my Playmobil are in a box in the basement of my parent’s house.
BRB dusting off my own large collection…
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