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By:Brooke Sager and Madison Hurston-
Pharaoh’s daughter goes to
her cousins wedding, we
noticed when she came out
of the temple that she was
wearing bright blue coloring
and bold black rings around
her eyes, looking flawless.
All of us were wondering
what she was wearing.
Somebody asked her and
she said “it is a sign of
beauty and wealthiness”
We view beauty as a symbol
of holiness. The make-up
that we wear in Ancient
Egypt was said to have
healing powers. But that is a
fact because the lead based
make-up had antibacterial
properties that prevented
infections that are common.
The black eyeliner is made
from lead sulfide called ga-
lena and comes from Gebel
et- Zeit in the desert.
The blush that we wear is
made fro red ochre which is
clay that is tinted naturally.
We use henna for our hair
and finger-nails both and is
put on the toes of our
Pharaohs before they get
mummified. But many of
our cosmetics were dan-
gerous because they con-
tain many ingredients such
as mercury and lead.
We are against graying
and hair loss so we shave
our heads and wear wigs.
We believe if we have
nicely colored hair then it
will preserve our age and
keep us young.
Many of us have beads in
our wigs because it keeps
them on our heads.
The eye-make up that she was wearing.
This shows how the wig is held on.
New Form of Learning Discovered
New forms of learning discovered!
Chris Carter & Nathanael Wise
Mathematicians
discovered a new
form of math,
which they will use
to build the Great
Pyramids. Also, a
new number sys-
tem was made by
using pictures. A
new counting sys-
tem was formed
last week when
Ogma tried to
keep his farm sep-
arate. He said, that
“I found out a new
counting system
that helps count
bushels, animals and
crops. When they ac-
tually discovered it
they said it would be
useful for many
things. They also said
the teacher that
found it was actually
counting the crops
and wheat. He said
“I was counting the
wheat and crops
when I and a friend
found out it would
be easier to
count by tens
and so on.”
They also said
It’s easier to
keep track of
the amount of
animals, crops,
and bushels.
This is a sample of the number systems that they used.
By: Grace Canzurlo and Lucy
Hardman. Woodstock VA
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Some of pharaohs well
known scientist may have
found a way to tell the days,
when the Nile will flood, and
the movement of the planets
by the use of the sun and
other tools! This could
change what days you plant
your crops on!
“We wanted to have an exact
day on when the Nile would
flood! So we consulted the
sun god Ra.” says one of the
scientists responsible for this
discovery of ‘astronomy’. So
they found that the move-
ment of the sun does tell you
what day of the year it is! So
fellas, if you ever think you
might be doing over time,
here’s a
surefire way to make sure you
get paid for it! Scientist also
discovered that there are 365
days in one year. According to
research, the sun will rise in
the same place every day but
in different positions. When
the sun is in the same place it
started, it has been one year.
By figuring this out we can
now predict what day the
Nile will flood. Scientists also
say that this will help orient
the pyramids.
The two objects that the as-
tronomers used to make this
discovery is
A merkhet and a sundial. A
merkhet works by,
using a string with a weight on
the end to measure a straight,
vertical line accurately. . A
Merkhets is used to establish a
north-south line by lining them
up with the pole star. This al-
lowed for the measurement of
night-time hours as it measured
when certain stars crossed a
marked meridian on the sundial.
A sundial works by, combining
the use of gnomons (shadow
casting instruments) with scales
to produce sundials, which tell
time by measuring the length
and direction of the shadow
cast by the sun.
Scientists discovered this be-
cause it will make it easier to
predict when to start to harvest
crops. This will also give us the
exact day when religious holi-
days fall on.
So thanks to pharaohs’ scientists
we can plan ahead when to
plant and harvest crops, when
to prepare for religious dates
and a way to orient the pyra-
mids and make sure the founda-
tion is correct. So come join
pharaoh at the next festival.
A sundial used to tell
time by use of the sun
A Merkhet, used to
align the foundations
of the pyramids
Pharaoh Johns wife has Become Very ill
By: Kylie Stottle-
myer and Samuel Perez
Have you heard
the news? What’s the
next step after seeing
her in public very ill?
She was seen wearing
an amulet. Which
means it will stand for
some kind of illness
trying to make her
better and give them a
certain power and
form of protection.
Will this work? Would
the doctor be better
off to try herbs? We
have no clue yet what
it could be yet! We
have a view of what
we may think it could
be.
If it would have been an infec-
tion we could have used honey.
But we are sure it
is not just an in-
fection by looking
at the symptoms.
We have been
able to find them
giving her Cori-
ander and
Herbs to get
rid of the pain. We know it
does not involve her being
pregnant. Her husband also
has been giving her a lot of
garlic to give her strength to
keep moving around so she
doesn’t just lay in pain. She has
not had that bad of a cough
but we still tried putting Hibis-
cus by her bath tub. We are
afraid that she may be having
Cardiovascular problems
though. In order to lower cho-
lesterol, inhibit strokes, and
combat heart diseases we fed
her onions.
Because, as you know
they are spherical
shape and concentric
rings that symbolize
eternal life. But what
we don’t know is how
would this tie into the
pain in her stomach?
We don’t know! We
do know she has being
wearing the amulet
for strength which is
wedjet eye or eye of
Horus, was believed to
provide strength, pro-
tection, and good
health. We are hoping
this may help her but
we never know. We
will keep you updated
as we find more infor-
mation out.
These are amulets. These had special powers.
The amulet Eye of Horus.
Pharaoh orders thousands to build
new triangular structure!
Thousands of the Egyptian
city’s people were found cre-
ating a perfect square out-
line while using some kind of
blueprints while under the
Pharaoh’s control.
“I heard one of the Phar-
aoh’s officials saying that it
was a new form of afterlife
for our Pharaoh.” Said a local
worker while guzzling down
a large tankard of beer as an
award for working so hard.
First they had to carve cut
and shape blocks of lime-
stone. Soon, they dug tun-
nels in the ground which
ended in rock-lined tombs.
Then, they began construc-
tion to build the actual pyra-
mid its self. They used chis-
els, pickaxes, saws, and drills
made of copper and bronze.
They also used wooden
blocks, levers, and sledges to
make the limestone blocks,
and then shipped off and
transported through the Nile
camel meat, fish, potatoes,
and chocolate. They were al-
so encouraged by opportuni-
ty of becoming priest for a
day, competing in gangs,
days off, rewards of gold,
quarrying granite, etc. Work-
ers were also given supplies
to get through the day .
such as eyeliner, pil-
lows, bathtubs, body
oil, and linen clothing.
Masons used wooden
floats to smooth plaster
on the walls. Sculptors,
stoneworkers, used
mallets and hammers
made of wood or stone
to further shape the
stone. For entertain-
ment, the men
played board games
such as dice, senet.
Men also hunted ani-
mals such as hippos
and crocodiles. Senet
is a game that is a
pre-cursor to check-
ers, and it was played
on a board with three
rows of ten squares.
To encourage workers
to keep putting effort
into work, they were
given extra rations of
beer, bread, onions,
These are the tools they used to shape and
carve the stone bricks.
This is a blueprint found in the worker’s
barracks and is believed to be what this
new after-life passage will look like.
By Tristen Baker and Garrett Cum-
mins Many of the paintings used
with fresco are of gods or
goddesses. Many new Egyp-
tians are starting to use this
method of the adhesives
with their sculptures, pyra-
mids, fancy clothing, and
other items. Quote from our
main source; “Fresco was
one of our more simple crea-
tions made from lime, clay/
water mixture, and the dye
of the color fresco you want,
Its very simple.”
Pharaoh Hatshepsut unveils
her newly made pyramid
with many different beautiful
color schemes and hiero-
glyphs; we demanded infor-
mation of who created these
beautiful sculptures. We
were brought to an Egyptian
sculptor that mixed the dye
with a wet thin plaster mixed
with lime that can easily be
molded into the carvings of
the sculptures and walls. The
creator of this material also
used this plaster for murals
and other types of paintings.
This creation of new
artwork will boom our
businesses in dye, clay,
and sculptures and is
massively growing as
we speak! A new story
has came up that the
true creator of the fres-
co Is now giving lessons
for how to create and
market sculptures, the
service for putting it on
the hieroglyphs, or
making the fresco
alone. The art market is
quickly rising with this
new creation of plaster.
This also creates a
whole new perspective
for hieroglyphs and can
show a lot more sym-
bolization in sculptures
and pictures!
One of many Egyptian fresco paintings!
An Egyptian architect demon-
strating the art of fresco
paintings.
Pharaoh seen wearing “jewelry”
at previous Lychnocaia
shells, beads,
solid Stones, or
bones that are
arranged in threads
of flax or
cow hair.
“We are
using this
jewelry to
show our
class and
value. We also
want to show
our emotions
through our jewel-
ry.”-Egyptian citi-
zen, Abas Adio
Pharaoh’s wife
has now been put-
ting on jewelry al-
so, like bracelets,
necklaces and ear-
Pharaoh was
seen at the last
Lychnocaia, a cer-
emony celebrating
the god
of light,
Wearing
things he
calls jew-
elry. It is
made
of gold,
silver
and turquoise. It is
made by connect-
ing simple natural
resources such As
branches of plants,
shells, beads, sol-
idsimple natural
resources such As
branches of plants,
rings. They too are
made of gold, silver
and turquoise. It
has now been
spreading through-
out all of the higher
class and becoming
popular even in the
middle class.
The rings and
bracelets are worn
only by the pharaoh
and his wife to
communicate with
the gods.
Beautiful necklace worn
by Pharaoh at Lychnocaia
Ring worn by Pharaoh and his wife