Showing posts with label Egypt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Egypt. Show all posts
Thursday, May 15, 2008

Better Than Dumbbells

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1895 Dyspeptics may be interested in the experiment of a man living on Erie street. Being confined to his office most of the day and having ...
Thursday, April 10, 2008

Gems of 1900 B.C. Exhibited in U.S.

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1919 ARE BRIGHT AS NEW, THO 3800 YEARS OF AGE. Were Worn by Egyptian Princess and Found in 1914 by English Scientist. NEW YORK, N. Y. — J...
Tuesday, March 25, 2008

The Leather of the Egyptians

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1910 The ancient Egyptians were skilled in the art of tanning leather and manufactured it in various ways and for various purposes besides t...
Sunday, July 29, 2007

Where Grammar Came From

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1917 Barbarous Macedonian Held Responsible for Invention The world reached its highest known stage of intelligence before grammar was even i...
Friday, June 15, 2007

Cat Mummy Found in Ceiling

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1900 Body of Inquisitive Cat Found After Many Years Egyptian mummies are not so much of a rarity nowadays as they once were, in fact they ma...
Sunday, June 10, 2007

Art of the Etruscans

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1907 Mysterious People Who Left Traces of a Remarkable Civilization Why did the Etruscans devote their whole lives to the incessant making o...
Saturday, May 19, 2007

Eagle Always an Emblem

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1918 From Mythological Times the Monarch of the Air Has Been Chosen as Representative of Power In mythology the eagle usually represents the...
Friday, April 20, 2007

On the Antiquity of the Saw

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1916 The saw is the earliest tool that has been traced in Egyptian history. It was found first in the form of a notched bronze knife in the ...
Saturday, April 14, 2007

The Romans Liked Red Hair, Nobody Else

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1912 RED HAIR ALWAYS DISLIKED With the Exception of the Romans, Ancient Peoples Had Strong Aversion to It Red is the fashionable color of wo...
Monday, April 9, 2007

Plan to Irrigate Basin of the Nile

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1920 Egypt to Benefit From Project Costing Millions For many years projects have been under consideration for obtaining such a complete cont...
Monday, April 2, 2007

Checkers Goes Back to Ancient Egypt

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1912 ---------- ANCIENT GAME OF CHECKERS Board made in 3766 B. C. Is Found In Egypt. Manchester Guardian. G. H. Limbrey of London, the secre...