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ARTS 101: Caves to Cathedrals

Colgate University | Spring 2021

  • Overview & Course Information
  • Calendar Summary
  • Daily Schedule
  • Assignments
    • Pillars of the Earth – Reading questions
    • Citizenship/Participation
    • Daily (or almost daily) Exam Question
    • Web posts – updated for webpost 2
    • Final Project
  • Student Posts
    • Ancient Mesopotamia
    • Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World
    • Ancient Egypt
    • Ancient Egypt in the Modern World
    • Ancient Greece
    • Ancient Greece in the Modern World
    • Ancient Rome
    • Ancient Rome in the Modern World
  • Final Projects

Category: Ancient Egypt in the Modern World

Ancient Egypt in the Modern World, Final Projects Posted onMay 6, 2021May 6, 2021

Temple of Dendur Timeline Final Project

Ancient Egypt in the Modern World Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 14, 2021

An 800-Ton Token of Appreciation

A 1-billion dollar dam project. A massive freight ship. And a museum director pleading his case at a government hearing. […] Read More

Ancient Egypt in the Modern World, Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 2, 2021

Science Or Interpretation: The World of Archaeology

The Divide Have you ever entered a museum as a kid, completely clueless about the significance of the artifacts, yet […] Read More

Ancient Egypt in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021April 4, 2021

Battling Berlin over the “Most Alive” Egyptian Artwork: The Bust of Nefertiti

 Bust of Nefertiti, limestone and plaster, Image: Will the Egyptian Queen known for religious revolution start another revolution within museum […] Read More

Ancient Egypt in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 14, 2021

Egyptology without the Rosetta Stone; the Sun without the Moon?

During Napoleon Bonaparte’s 18th century campaign in Egypt, his soldiers stumbled upon an unusual rock. Unlike the surrounding rubble, this […] Read More

Ancient Egypt in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 14, 2021

Dendur: A Toy Temple

Sophie and The Temple The Temple of Dendur was an object of my imagination. To a shorter-than-average kid, it seemed […] Read More

Ancient Egypt in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 27, 2021April 7, 2021

Modern Aliens Try to Speak for the Pyramids!

Let’s explore some theories behind how the Egyptian pyramids were built and discuss the modern implications behind them.

Ancient Egypt in the Modern World Posted onFebruary 27, 2021March 14, 2021

How Could You Possibly Move a 200 Ton Piece of Granite from Alexandria, Egypt to Central Park, New York City in 1880?

Standing in her glory just off of 81st street – right across the street from the Metropolitan Museum of Art […] Read More

Ancient Egypt in the Modern World Posted onFebruary 26, 2021March 14, 2021

ALIENS?!?!

No, aliens did not build the Great Pyramids of Giza… Or did they? (Above: Ancient aliens assist with local Egyptians […] Read More

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