Ancient Egypt

My current topics reflect the theme of the modern world's interest in the ancient world through the influence of ancient life on the modern world. My topic of focus was on Ancient Egyptian discoveries, with emphasis on recent discoveries, as well as past discoveries that have been re-examined through new technology. The topics had no direct overlap with any of the assigned readings over the semester yet touched upon an area described by Herodotus in The Histories. The discoveries are important as they present how advanced the ancient Egyptian civilisation was and their influence on modern day life. The articles I collected display an interest for the ancient world as some of the techniques and ideas developed in the ancient world directly affect our daily lives and have influenced the advancement of modern day thinking.

In the New York Times article, “In Ancient Egypt, the Beer of Kings Was a Sophisticated Brew”, Wilford presents the idea that perhaps the ancient egyptian world was more sophisticated than we realise. He suggests beer was found in ancient Egypt and was brewed with a two-step process. As a result of the intricacies developed thousands of years ago, modern day beer manufacturers would have been able to look at past methods inspired by the Ancient Egyptian culture to develop new processes in brewing. In addition to advancements in brewing processes, the Ancient Egyptians were pioneers for the earliest form of prosthetics. The use of early prosthetics by ancient Egyptians shows how developed the Ancient Egyptian society was, and their influence as a stepping stone for modern day prosthetics. Through the study of the innovation from the Ancient Egyptian era modern day producers and consumers can benefit from their