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NEAR ASWAN, EGYPT, JUL 9 – The 5,000-year-old carving near Aswan reveals early political power during Egypt's unification, illustrating elite status through symbolic boat imagery, researchers say.
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What seemed to be just a scribble on a wall has turned out to be a clear reference to the origins of the kings of Ancient Egypt. A newly discovered rock engraving near Aswan represents a member of the Egyptian elite at the dawn of the First Dynasty, coinciding with the creation of the Egyptian protostate.Continue reading...
Ancient Carving Discovered in Egypt May Reveal Clues to Pre-Pharaonic Power Structures - Top 50 Women Forum
Archaeologists working near the southern Egyptian city of Aswan have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved rock carving that could offer unprecedented insights into the earliest formation of the Egyptian state — long before the rise of the pyramids or the reign of Egypt’s most iconic pharaohs. The newly discovered petroglyph, etched into a sandstone outcrop, depicts a striking scene: a regal figure seated aboard an elaborate boat, drawn by five …
Near Aswan the Nile meanders among ancient rock formations in which a team of researchers has discovered an exceptional rock art panel that could represent a member of the ruling elite during the dawn of the Egyptian state, in a key period that laid the foundations for what would later be [...]
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