7 mysteries about ancient egypt we haven t unraveled yet

History of Ancient Egypt

  • Sais
    3300 BCE

    Sais

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

    Memphis

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

    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.
  • Astronomy
    3000 BCE

    Astronomy

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

    Zoser Pyramid

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

    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.
  • Aat
    1900 BCE

    Aat

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

    Irrigation and agriculture

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

    Aahotepre

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

    Karnak

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

    Surgical Instruments

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

    Making Glass

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

    Hatshepsut Temple

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

    Colossi of Memnon

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

    Ramesseum

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

    Memorial Temple of Seti I

    It is a memorial temple and the main historical sites in Abydos. And was built by the pharaoh Seti.
  • Precinct of Amun-Re
    1100 BCE

    Precinct of Amun-Re

    It is one of the four main temple enclosures that formed the great Karnak Temple Complex.
  • Luxor Temple
    1000 BCE

    Luxor Temple

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

    Abar

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

    Canopus

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

    Alexandria

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