Artefacts

What did you learn about life in Ancient Egypt by using the skills of archaeologists analyzing the artifacts? 

You must mention: 

Pottery main categories: Storage, presentation, cooking + misc.  Importance of pottery for survival in permanent settlements> Why and How? 

How is pottery produced/ Marl vs Nile clay. Potters wheel. Decorated pottery. Painted using natural minerals.  

Importance of pottery for survival-Storing grain and oil for 12 months critical for survival. What else? It could be made into any shape and fired hard. 

Evidence for domestic life/industry in the home. 80 % of the population Most people ate what they grew on their farms. Food/bread/vegetables/animals. Made their own clothing from scratch from plants that they grew. They wove on a loom, both men and women did this. There were different qualities of cloth> Fine cloth was very expensive. 

Evidence for funerary beliefs and practices. Why are tombs near the towns? Offerings and the Ba spirit who could take the form of a bird to visit living relatives and eat the food.  Sources> Offering bowls, mummy wrappings> tomb chippings, tombs were cut from rock cliffs.  

Limestone tomb chipping from the Valley of the Kings. World's first post it note. 

Evidence for elite classes.> decorated pottery, fine cloth

Tools and resources they utilised Stone tools> Flint tools>  scapers and spear heads. Also indicate warfare or hunting.