The Red, the White, and the Blue (Crowns, that is!)
Discussing Narmer’s depictions with both the White Crown and Red Crown on the sides of the Narmer Palette got me interested in these unusual headpieces. So I did a little digging (hah, archaeology...
View ArticleBlog 1: The Rise of Ancient States and Egypt
Growing up, one reads books and watches movies about the past. Ancient States and Egypt are depicted a certain way in movies, for example. There are mummies, huge pyramids and desert. There always...
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Ancient Egyptian Ceramics & the Narmer Palette
In these past few lectures we have been learning a lot about ancient Egyptian ceramics and what they can tell us about early Egyptian life. To me, its absolutely fascinating that Anthropologists not...
View ArticleThe Importance of Agriculture… Perhaps, the Single Greatest Innovation Ever.
I have always been fascinated by the roots of agriculture. When did Homo sapiens make that transition from hunter gathering societies to those of domesticated animals and plants? How did this...
View ArticleThe Du-what?
To me, one of the most salient and interesting parts of understanding the social and psychological structure of an ancient society is discovered via a society’s mortuary practices. Although Professor...
View ArticleReflecting on the Importance of Egyptian Burials
It is amazing how much archaeologists are able to glean about past societies through excavations of graves and cemeteries. In class, we have addressed numerous instances of cemetery findings that have...
View ArticleBlog Post 1
Something I’ve noticed throughout most anthropology subjects is a shared ability to defeat misconceptions. So far this class is no exception. It always amazes me how much we think we know about...
View ArticleBlog 1: Symbolism of Ancient Egypt
We have learned a lot about Ancient Egypt in class over the past couple of weeks. What crops were commonly grown and grew the best, the many differences between Upper and Lower Egypt before...
View ArticleFrom the Beginning
Right from the beginning of class, professor Watrall told us not to use the word “civilization”. He told us it was misleading and overall not a good word to describe the formation of ancient states. I...
View ArticleAncient Egyptian Grave Goods
Usually when people think of Ancient Egyptian graves they think of tombs, and the riches associated with them. A lot of people don’t realize that it didn’t start out like that at all. Well off the...
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