Undirected Blog #4

I find Ancient Egypt to be one of the most interesting cultures to study. Their beliefs about death, their gods and goddesses, and their amazing pyramids and tombs all fascinate me.

The rituals surrounding the burial of Egyptian kings and queens is the part of Egyptian history that I find most interesting, but because that's not really what the curriculum of our class is about, I'll try and focus more on the art and detail inside the tombs. Prior to doing our homework, I had never heard of the Valley of Kings and Queens. All of the materials used by the artists of this time, from gold to shell, are so beautiful, and are still amazing works of art after thousand's of years. Learning about the death of King Tut was also new information for me, and the intricate burial he was given which helps explain how he died were very cool. The techniques used to figure out his cause of death are interesting as well because it really shows how we can use technology to explain the unexplained in history.