Posted on 01/21/2014 7:46:27 PM PST by SunkenCiv
The remains of a mansion that likely held high-ranking officials some 4,500 years ago have been discovered near Egypt's Giza Pyramids. Bones from young cattle and teeth from leopards suggest its residents ate and dressed like royalty.
Archaeologists excavating a city just 400 meters (1,312 feet) south of the Sphinx uncovered the house and nearby mound containing the hind limbs of young cattle, the seals of high-ranking officials, which were inscribed with titles like "the scribe of the royal box" and "the scribe of the royal school," and leopard teeth (but no leopard).
The house, containing at least 21 rooms, is part of a city that dates mainly to the time when the pyramid of Menkaure (the last of the Giza Pyramids) was being built...
From his sample of 100,000 bones from the nearby mound, Redding said he couldn't find a cow bone that was older than 18 months and found few examples of sheep and goat bones.
(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...
Researchers discovered the remains of a large house with at least 21 rooms near the Giza pyramids and a nearby mound containing leopard teeth, the hind limbs of cattle, and seals with the titles of high-ranking officials. (This image was taken before excavation of the house was complete.) Credit: Courtesy AERA.
hard at work.
I am still amazed that they are still discovering new things in a place that has seen extensive study and digs.
I am still amazed that they are still discovering new things in a place that has seen extensive study and digs.
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It is truly astounding.
Seems as though the Egyptian upper class was fond of veal. I guess there was no PETA back then.
Isn’t five thousand years of human occupation great?
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