Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Wall Paintings

5th Dynasty Style! In the 19th century archeologists unearthed a temple burial chamber near the Giza Pyramids. It includes several rooms and several statues. They have recently discovered wall paintings in the room. Only the faintest chips of paint remain, but they were able to put together a nice semblance of what it looks like. 

So there was color in the ancient world…

Check out the images at Livescience.

It was an interesting journey Kathy and I took out west. We landed in Vegas and wandered north out of town with the purpose of circling the ...