July
03
/ 2021
While many archaeologists focus on the symbolic meaning of recovered temple treasures and grave goods, others concentrate on their origin stories. In this case a team of scientists have used high technology to peer into the microscopic fabric of four tomb figurines called ushabtis , and the results have revealed volumes about ancient trade routes through Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period, which was blighted with socio-political upheaval. Studying the Cooper Content of Four Afterlife Workers Dr. Shirly Ben-Dor Evian, a curator of Egyptian archaeology at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, has published a new study in the Journal of Archaeological Science, looking at the source of ancient Egypt ’s copper during a time the country was split in two politically. Lead
