Many fine examples of wooden and clay mechanical string toys have been found in the tombs of Ancient Egypt. The original of this particular wooden crocodile is believed to be from 1100 BCE and is on ...

The earliest archaeological evidence of the use of cosmetics can be traced back to the urban civilizations of the ancient world. In southern Iraq and in Egypt, men and women alike painted kohl around ...

Child: The ancient Egyptian civilisation began 5,000 years ago and lasted 3,000 years! It was located along the River Nile in north-east Africa. I better write this down! Oh! I’ve lost my pen.

Travel back in time thousands of year to the banks of the Nile, where you can learn all about the amazing people and places of Ancient Egypt. What remains of Ancient Egypt? How do we know so much ...

Ancient Inventions was a BBC historical documentary series released in 1998. It was presented by ex-Monty Python member Terry Jones and looked at great inventions of the ancient world. The series ...

笔墨纸砚是中国古代文人书房当中必备的宝贝，被称为“文房四宝”。用笔墨书写绘画在中国可追溯到五千年前。秦时已用不同硬度的毛和竹管制笔；汉代以人工制墨替代了天然墨；有了纸张以后，简牍锦帛逐失其用；砚台则随笔墨的使用而发展。 “文房四宝”到宋朝以后特指湖笔、徽墨、宣纸、端砚。可以说文房四宝书写了整个中华文明。

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Amulet inlay: figure of Anubis Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Inlay of mummy figure with human head Freer Gallery of Art and ...

Here are 10 of the greatest early Chinese inventions, in no particular order. We'll begin with arguably the most famous ancient Chinese ... and the Kemites in Egypt to be the first to formulate ...

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