Total solar eclipse may explain end of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty, study suggests
Shepseskaf's decision to build a mastaba instead of a pyramid has puzzled archaeologists for centuries, as it marked a ...
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A total solar eclipse from 2471 B.C. may have shaken Egypt's cult of the sun
The sacred city of Buto's usual luster has been blanketed in shadow. Pharaoh Shepsekaf, the reigning ruler of the fourth ...
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A Total Solar Eclipse in Ancient Egypt May Have Been the Reason Sun Worship Ended
New research says that a rare solar eclipse in 2471 B.C. may have sparked ancient Egypt's surprising shift away from sun ...
Mystery massive royal tomb of Pharaoh unearthed after 3,600 years in Egypt – and no one knows who the fallen king was
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered a huge tomb belonging to one of ancient Egypt’s earliest pharaohs. But with no mummy left ...
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Pharaoh Shepseskaf's Strange Tomb May Have An Astronomical Explanation
After the Great Pyramids of Giza were finished, the next pharaoh was interred in an unusual and distant structure.
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A total solar eclipse from 2471 B.C. may have shaken Egypt's cult of the sun
Pharaoh Shepsekaf, the reigning ruler of the fourth Egyptian dynasty, is shaken. Could this be an ominous message from the heavens? Such is the picture painted by a new study from ...
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A Total Solar Eclipse May Have Been the Reason Why the Ancient Egyptians Stopped Building Monumental Pyramids
To understand the significance of this eclipse, it is essential to consider the context of the Fourth Dynasty, which ruled Egypt during the Old Kingdom (approximately 2613–2494 BCE). It was the era of ...