Archaeologists have excavated a tomb from Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, between 2040 and 1782 BC, whose entrance faces the solstice sunrise. We explore how different civilizations have marked the year’s shortest day. How did Egyptians celebrate the solstice? During the Winter Solstice, the Ancient Egyptians celebrated by decorating their homes with lush plants such
The crystal mountain
The crystal mountain, Egypt Crystal Mountain is located between the Bahariya and Farafra areas. .it is about 90 km from Farafra, about 160 km from Bahariya, and 10 km from Agabat, are no Quartz crystals, They are probably Barite (Schwerspat, BaSO4) and/or Calcite crystals (Kalkspat, CaCO3), which to ascertain at the hardness of the crystals
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