7 mysteries about ancient egypt we haven t unraveled yet

History of Ancient Egypt

  • 3300 BCE

    Sais

    Sais
    It was an ancient Egyptian town located in the Western Nile Delta on the Canopic branch of the Nile River.
  • 3150 BCE

    Memphis

    Memphis
    It was the ancient capital of Inebu-hedj, and its ruins are located near the town of Mit Rahina, south Giza.
  • 3000 BCE

    Making metal sculptures

    Making metal sculptures
    Egyptians discovered a new material, bronze, making some mix with copper and tin ore, they could make what best represents their culture put on a sculpture.
  • 3000 BCE

    Astronomy

    Astronomy
    It was the first astronomical texts that were written in official astrological terms.
  • 2650 BCE

    Zoser Pyramid

    Zoser Pyramid
    It was a tumb for the pharaoh Zoser, of the third Dynasty of Egypt.
  • 2250 BCE

    Dendera Temple

    Dendera Temple
    It is a complex of the best-preserved temples. It has many areas like Hathor temple, Temple of the birth of Isis, Sacred Lake, the Sanatorium, etc.
  • 1900 BCE

    Aat

    Aat
    She was the queen and the wife of Amenemhat III.
  • 1800 BCE

    Irrigation and agriculture

    Irrigation and agriculture
    They used Irrigation as the artificial application of water, to the soil.
  • 1700 BCE

    Aahotepre

    Aahotepre
    He was a pharaoh of Canaanite, and descent from the 14th Dynasty.
  • 1700 BCE

    Karnak

    Karnak
    It was a complex composted by temples, chaples.
  • 1600 BCE

    Surgical Instruments

    Surgical Instruments
    Is the oldest known surgical treatise discovered, it describes some surgical cases of injuries, fractures, dislocations, etc.
  • 1500 BCE

    Making Glass

    Making Glass
    They started making colored glass vessels, also used a ceramic material by winding hot colored glass on the core.
  • 1480 BCE

    Hatshepsut Temple

    Hatshepsut Temple
    It was a mortuary temple, located in upper Egypt. It was also built for the 18th dynasty, for the pharaoh Hatshepsut.
  • 1350 BCE

    Colossi of Memnon

    Colossi of Memnon
    Those structures are two enormous stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned Egypt during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.
  • 1350 BCE

    Ramesseum

    Ramesseum
    It´s a memorial temple, for the pharaoh Ramesseum II, located in Teban Necropolis.
  • 1292 BCE

    Memorial Temple of Seti I

    Memorial Temple of Seti I
    It is a memorial temple and the main historical sites in Abydos. And was built by the pharaoh Seti.
  • 1100 BCE

    Precinct of Amun-Re

    Precinct of Amun-Re
    It is one of the four main temple enclosures that formed the great Karnak Temple Complex.
  • 1000 BCE

    Luxor Temple

    Luxor Temple
    The heart of the Ancient Tebas, it was a temple consecrated to the God Amon.
  • 800 BCE

    Abar

    Abar
    She was an Egyptian queen, also was the mother of King Taharqa and the wife of King Piye.
  • 660 BCE

    Canopus

    Canopus
    It was an ancient Egyptian coastal settlement, located in the Nile Delta. It is located on the eastern outskirts of Alexandria nowadays.
  • 331 BCE

    Alexandria

    Alexandria
    It is the second-largest city in Egypt and a major economic center. Alexandria is also a popular tourist destination nowadays.