8 Surprising and Lesser Known Fast About Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt is one of the most permanent civilizations that managed to transfer its heritage until today. Ancient Egyptian Civilization was found around 3150 BC based on social common sense. The structures built 5000 years ago and technologies have always attracted attention and kept their mysteries.

There are lots of facts about the mysterious and glamorous Egypt but in this article, you will find some fewer known facts or some incorrect facts.

1. Men wore as much make-up as women

Make-up which is commonly applied by women in today’s world was preferred by men as much as women in Ancient Egypt. Make-up which was believed to give a divine power was more frequently applied by men than women.

2. They domesticated a lot of animals and lived with them.

Most people probably know that Egyptians had cats as pets but studies show that they domesticated various animals in addition to cats. Ancient Egyptians domesticated eagle, dog, tiger, snake and chimpanzee and these animals are mummied and buried with their deceased owners.

3. Pharaoh Tutankhamun might be killed by a hippopotamus

There are lots of mysteries about Pharaoh Tutankhamun but the recent studies by scientists have found certain ideas about Tutankhamun’s death. Not having the hearth on Tutankhamun’s body and bite marks on the body have led the scientists believe that the bites might be caused by a hippopotamus attack.

4. Pyramids were not built by slaves!

Building a pyramid is certainly a challenged job. The crushed laborers and damaged bones prove that but this challenging task was not done by slaves…

The graves near the Giza pyramid have the skeletons of pyramid workers. Being buried next to a pharaoh was a great honor and this was not possible for ordinary men. The inscriptions on the walls show that the workers called themselves “Friends of Khufu” and “Drinking Buddied on Menkaure”.

5. Pharaoh’s were generally overweight.

Until now, the Pharaoh were depicted as fit and athletic in written media, news, movies and documentaries. Therefore, we often portray an athletic look when we think about a pharaoh. But the studies on a pharaoh mummy shows the opposite.

6. Antibiotic use dates back to Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was advanced in science and art. The mummification of the pharaohs shows how advanced they were in medicine. Ancient Egyptians used molded bread and soil to treat the infections.

7. Ancient Egyptians used wigs.

The royal female and male Egyptians shaved their heads and used wigs. The lower classes either used pig’s tail or grow their hair.

8. They put special care for bread and beer.

The majority of their daily nutrition consisted of bread and beer. In addition to that, they ate vegetables like onion and garlic and fruit like date. They salted and dried poultry and fish.