Harvest scene, Tomb of Menna, from the Tombs of the Nobles, Luxor, Egypt (1400-1352 B. C.) When was the last time you tried a new food? And I’m not talking about a new recipe or something ‘weird’ like fried grasshoppers or chocolate covered ants (I’ve had neither.). I mean something completely new. I remember the first time … Continue reading The Mystery of What the Ancient Egyptians Ate
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The Mystery of Medicinal Plants in Ancient Egypt
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they labor not, neither do they spin. But I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these. Luke 12: 27 For a brief moment, picture yourself inside a pharmacy to pickup a prescription. Imagine the shoppers around you who are doing the same … Continue reading The Mystery of Medicinal Plants in Ancient Egypt
The Mystery of Climate Change in Ancient Egypt
Nothing under the sun is new, neither is any man able to say: Behold this is new: for it hath already gone before in the ages that were before us. Ecclesiastes 1:10 I can hear my friends and family, staring at this title and thinking to themselves: “‘The Mystery of Climate Change in Ancient Egypt,’ really? Does … Continue reading The Mystery of Climate Change in Ancient Egypt
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