What scents did the ancient Egyptians use?
Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 12:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Pharaoh Hatshepsut was a power-conscious woman who assumed the reins of government in Egypt around the year 1479 B.C. In actual fact, she was only supposed to represent her step-son Thutmose III, who was three years old at the time, until he was old enough to take over. But the interregnum lasted 20 years. 'She systematically kept Thutmose out of power,' says Michael Hoeveler-Mueller, the curator of Bonn University's Egyptian Museum...