The Dead Below Deck: Funerary Boat Customs
The custom of funeral boats is ubiquitous to ancient cultures such as Egypt, Vikings, ancient China, Japan, Vietnam and Philippines symbolizing a crossing over to the Afterlife.
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The custom of funeral boats is ubiquitous to ancient cultures such as Egypt, Vikings, ancient China, Japan, Vietnam and Philippines symbolizing a crossing over to the Afterlife.
Archeologists in Egypt have discovered a 4,500-year-old temple, according to Arab News. The mud-brick building’s ruins are thought to be one of ancient Egypt's lost “sun temples” from the Fifth Dynasty, 2465 to 2323 B.C.
In spring of this year, Czech archaeologists unearthed an incredible find – the previously undiscovered tomb of an ancient Egyptian dignitary in Abusir, Egypt.
Three suspects have been detained, pending further investigation for allegedly attempting to loot a 10-ton statue of Phaornic King Ramses II.
Three suspects have been detained for allegedly attempting to loot a 10-ton statue of Pharaoh Ramses II.