Recently, archaeologists from Egypt, in the process of archaeology, found a special mummy, this mummy from more than 2,000 years ago, shockingly, he actually has a tongue made of gold, then, where did his original tongue go? What is the purpose of this golden tongue?
A 2,000-year-old golden-tongued mummy was discovered in Egypt
There is a view that this mummy may not be able to speak before he dies, or there is a language barrier, of course, it may also be that his tongue was lost due to an accident before he died, so when he died, when mummified his body, the maker would install a golden tongue for him, hoping that this golden tongue would restore his ability to speak.
In addition, there is a view that this golden tongue was deliberately installed, because in the ancient Egyptian culture, the person who had the golden tongue could meet the gods after death and then have the ability to talk to the gods.
Speaking of mummies, everyone will think of ancient Egypt, which has become one of the most special symbols of ancient Egypt, so why did the ancient Egyptians go to make mummies?
Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?
This needs to start with the ancient Egyptian civilization, one of the four ancient civilizations. Although Africa today is generally poor and backward, it is hard to imagine that more than 7,000 years ago, this was one of the earliest birthplaces of human civilization, and even many researchers believe that among the ancient civilizations of early human beings, the ancient Egyptian civilization was the most brilliant.
The site of the ancient Egyptian civilization, in the middle and lower reaches of the Nile in northeast Africa, can be seen from this, in line with the laws of human civilization, mostly the location of river plains.
Since about 7450 years ago, the ancient Egyptian civilization was built, of course, the early ancient Egyptian civilization was not so prosperous, after all, the development of anything needs a process, so the real ancient Egyptian civilization, in fact, should start from more than 5000 years ago, this time of ancient Egypt, completed the unification of the north and south, became the world's first country to achieve great unification.
Since then, the ancient Egyptian civilization has lasted for more than 3,000 years and experienced a total of 33 dynasties. The ancient Egyptians also began to make mummies more than 5,000 years ago. So why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies? This needs to start from the ancient people's fear of death.
Researchers say that as early as the Paleolithic Age, there was a fear of death in human beings, and with the progress of human society, especially after the establishment of civilization, this situation was actually more serious.
That ancient Egypt, after the ancient Egyptians entered the era of the pharaohs, although the country became more and more powerful, however, the gap between the rich and the poor in society was also getting bigger and bigger, coupled with the rule of the pharaohs in ancient Egypt, the social hierarchy was very strict, which led to people more eager for a better life, when they were not satisfied with life, people began to look forward to dying, they could live a happy life in another world.
In other words, the ancient Egyptians believed that death was not the end, but another beginning, and that this beginning was better than the living, so over time, ancient Egypt formed a kind of "corpse worship", wanting to preserve the body through means, so the mummy also appeared.
What else is there in ancient Egypt besides mummies?
There is no doubt that ancient Egypt is one of the most mysterious ancient civilizations in human history, in addition to mummies, ancient Egypt also has famous pyramids and sphinxes, compared to mummies, pyramids and sphinxes, but also more mysterious, for many years, many people believe that they may be related to extraterrestrial civilizations.
Including russia's "Martian Boy", he once said in an interview that behind the ear of the Sphinx, there is a "time and space gate", indicating that if humans have the means to open it, then they can enter another world.
Interestingly, in the process of studying the Sphinx, the researchers really found something there that looked like a "door", and at the same time, at the bottom of the Sphinx, they also found a dungeon. However, as for what exactly is in the underground palace, no one knows at present, because it is a forbidden area for archaeology and no one is allowed to enter.
At the same time, there are pyramids, especially the most representative Pyramid of Khufu, which is the largest of all the pyramids in ancient Egypt, as an architectural marvel in human history, before the construction of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Pyramid of Khufu was once the tallest building on earth, which shows how spectacular it is.
As the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancient Egyptians, in fact, until today, scientists have not thoroughly figured out how the pyramid was built, so there are many legends about it in the folk, which once made people suspect that it may be related to extraterrestrial civilizations.
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