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Jean Francois Champollion Egypt Heiroglyphs

When Jean Francois Champollion Set Out To Master Ancient Hieroglyphs

On: April 22, 2021

In: Mysterious & Bizarre, Mythology & Folklore, Religion & Spirituality

The day before Christmas Eve of 1790, a man named Jean Francois Champollion entered the world through the town of Figeac in France. Jean Francois was always a curious and intelligent child, teaching himself a slew of languages from Hebrew and Arabic to even Chinese before the age of 10.Read More →

The 3000 Year Old Egyptian Mummy at Chiddingstone Castle in Kent

By: Chris

On: September 23, 2019

In: Mysterious & Bizarre, Mythology & Folklore

The Chiddingstone mummy is a part of the collections of Chiddingstone Castle in Kent. It is estimated to be around 3000 years old. It’s comprised of a wooden lid, shaped to represent the shape of a man and covered with a thin layer of yellow-colored gesso. From the head andRead More →