Thousands of years after the great power of the country, the land of Egypt continues to offer archaeologists new discoveries. Here is a short summary of the facts about the life of Ancient Egypt.
1. The pharaohs never let those around them see their hair. They constantly wore a crown or headscarf "nemes" - a striped cloak in the legendary pharaoh Tutankhamun's mask.
2. Egyptian Pharaoh Pepi II did not like flies. Therefore, he was always accompanied by several slaves who were tainted with honey throughout. Both the flies ate and the pharaoh happy. We can only try to imagine the feelings of slaves.
3. In ancient Egypt, not only women but also men were painted. The color of the eyes was usually green (made of copper) or black (made of lead). The Egyptians believed that the paint had healing properties. Initially, painting in Egypt was used as protection against the sun's rays, and decoration was only a secondary reason.
4. The use of antibiotics began in the 20th century, but in the folk medicine of ancient Egypt, moldy foods or simply soil with mold were used to treat infectious diseases as early as 4,000 years ago.
5. In ancient Egypt, children did not wear any clothing at all until they reached adolescence. The warm climate made the clothes redundant. Adult men wore skirts, women wore dresses.
Well all through the history we can find that many old civilizations were very smart