Ancient Egyptians may have seen their goddess in the Milky Way

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Scientists Just Found the First Evidence of the Milky Way on an Ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus

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Ancient Egyptians may have seen their goddess in the Milky Way

A rare Egyptian coffin image may show the Milky Way crossing the sky-goddess Nut, says a University of Portsmouth scientist.

Oldest depiction of Milky Way discovered on Ancient Egyptian coffin - Egypt Independent

An Associate Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Portsmouth in the UK, Or Graur, discovered what is believed to be the oldest known depiction of the Milky Way in ancient Egyptian art.

Ancient Egyptians Spotted Milky Way on Coffins, Study Shows

The sky goddess Nut was one of the most enduring figures in ancient Egyptian religious belief. Often stretched across tomb ceilings and painted along the interior of coffins, she was more than an artistic motif. Nut was the celestial sky itself, her arched body sheltering the earth god Geb below and acting as a bridge […] The post Ancient Egyptians Spotted Milky Way on Coffins, Study Shows appeared first on Above The Norm News.