>>9716899

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“John Garstang excavated at Hierakonpolis in 1905-06. He initially hoped to excavate the town site but encountered difficulties working there,[8] and soon turned his attention to the ‘fort’ of second dynasty King Khasekhemwy instead. Beneath the ‘fort’, Garstang excavated a Predynastic cemetery consisting of 188 graves, which served the bulk of the city’s population during the late Predynastic and Early Dynastic periods, revealing the burial practices of the non-elite Egyptians living at Hierakonpolis.

More recently, the concession was excavated further by a multinational team of archaeologists, Egyptologists, geologists, and members of other sciences, which was coordinated by Michael Hoffman until his death in 1990, then by Barbara Adams of University College London and Dr. Renee Friedman representing the University of California, Berkeley and the British Museum until Barbara Adams's death in 2001,[10] and by Renée Friedman thereafter.”

“Possible ritual structures

The structure at Nekhen known by the misnomer "fort" is a massive mud-brick enclosure built by Pharaoh Khasekhemwy of the Second Dynasty.[11] It appears to be similar in structure and ritual purpose as the similarly misidentified 'forts' constructed at Abydos, all without apparent military function. The true function of these structures is unknown, but they seem to be related to the rituals of kingship and the culture.[12] Religion was interwoven inexorably with kingship in Ancient Egypt.

>> This is important because they are hinting at the King-Priest and this structure that was mis-named, it sounds like an elevated platform where some sort of rituals were conducted either for the king-priest or by him.

“The ritual structure was built on a prehistoric cemetery. The excavations there, as well as the work of later brick robbers, have seriously undermined the walls and led to the near collapse of the structure. For two years, during 2005 and 2006, the team led by Friedman was attempting to stabilize the existing structure and support the endangered areas of the structure with new mudbricks.”

>> Unfortunately there are a lot of archaeological structures that are crumbling due to the lack of “care” or preservation. This pre-historic cemetery is interesting.

“Oldest known Egyptian painted tomb

Other discoveries at Nekhen include Tomb 100, the oldest tomb with painted decoration on its plaster walls. The sepulchre is thought to date to the Gerzeh culture (ca. 3500-3200 BC).

The decoration shows presumed religious scenes and images that include figures featured in Egyptian culture for three thousand years—a funerary procession of barques, presumably a goddess standing between two upright lionesses, a wheel of various horned quadrupeds, several examples of a staff that became associated with the deity of the earliest cattle culture and one being held up by a heavy-breasted goddess. Animals depicted include onagers or zebras, ibexes, ostriches, lionesses, impalas, gazelles and cattle.”

>> As I’ve said in page 121 there is this strange shape like structure on the boats. It’s different from the usual funerary boats as those don’t have walls but have something more like a pergola or canopy, to provide shade, shelter from the sun.

“Continuous activity

There are later tombs at Nekhen, dating to the Middle Kingdom, Second Intermediate Period, and New Kingdom. In the painted tomb of Horemkhauef a biographical inscription reporting Horemkhauef's journey to the capital was found. He lived during the Second Intermediate Period. Because it had a strong association with Egyptian religious ideas about kingship, the temple of Horus at Nekhen was used as late as the Ptolemaic Kingdom,[15] persisting as a religious center throughout the thousands of years of Ancient Egyptian culture.”

>> We did find out something new about Narmer’s palette: it’s important for the Bloodlines. Why is that? Because as usual (((they))) send their minions to mess up the information/data about important artifacts; in our case the exact location where the palette is found and its dating. So this means (((they))) are hiding something from us about the palette (((they))) don’t want us to know about. It’s either the palette was found with other “important” artifacts which was “taken” by (((them))) or this palette is much much older and (((they))) want to hide it. Can you imagine what it means to have reached such sculpting techniques even before 3000 B.C.? When you mess up something as easy as the location of an object, it means you are hiding something. I guess only time and patience will reveal the truth about what (((they))) are hiding from us about it.

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>>9727887

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“Cylinder seals

Cylinders seals at Hierakonpolis include some of the first known scenes of the Pharaoh smiting his enemies with a mace.[16] Cylinder seals are generally thought to have been derived from Mesopotamian examples.”

“Cosmetic palettes from Hierakonpolis

Several of the finest pre-Dynastic decorated palettes were discovered in Hierakonpolis. They often display Mesopotamia-inspired animals such as the Serpopards, and also incorporate some of the first hieroglyphs.”

>> So now both the cylinder seals and the Serpopards are Mesopotamian inspirations. Really? I don’t deny the cultural exchange or influence but Mesopotamia also had the same type of relationship with Anatolia, Phoenicia and the Indus. So how come we don’t find the Serpopards influencing their culture and their arts? If this is valid for one trade partner, it should be the case for the others as well but it’s not the case.

If anons are interested in reading about the Narmer’s Macehead or the Scorpion Macehead, just for knowledge:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narmer_Macehead

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion_Macehead

I’m going to move to other artifacts that I consider out-of-place-artifacts or peculiar which are not listed as such:

I want to look at the sculptures of the pre-dynastic era.

1 –There are a couple of Big Statues that are currently displayed in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, if I’m not mistaken. What is peculiar about them is their similarities with Uruk statues of their king-priest and in the same time similarities with sculptures from Gobelik Tepe which is thought to be dating back to around 10 000 B.C. The beard, the hair, the posture, the clothing, some are different, some are similar, there are variations from one to the other of course, that’s normal, but the idea behind it is the same. So if these represent king-priests in Uruk, do they also represent king-priests in Gobelik Tepe and Egypt?

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>>9727905

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2 – The Basalt statuette anons see in the first picture is very weird in its shape, very different from the usual. I don’t know why, I have this feeling of déjà vue when I see this statuette. Anons notice the beard. As for the “golden” statuette, the notable thing artistically is the ears. A bit of details can be found about both statuettes in the third picture I’ve attached to this drop. What is common to both statuette is what they are both wearing = a Koteka.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koteka

“The koteka, horim, or penis gourd is a penis sheath traditionally worn by native male inhabitants of some (mainly highland) ethnic groups in New Guinea to cover their genitals. They are normally made from a dried-out gourd, Lagenaria siceraria, although other species, such as Nepenthes mirabilis, are also used. They are held in place by a small loop of fiber attached to the base of the koteka and placed around the scrotum. There is a secondary loop placed around the chest or abdomen and attached to the main body of the koteka.

[…]”

“Traditions

It is traditional clothing in certain New Guinea highlands societies including in the Grand Baliem Valley of Western New Guinea and the Ok Tedi and Telefomin regions of Papua New Guinea. It is worn without other clothing, tied in upward position.”

“Different identification

Many tribes can be identified by the way they wear their koteka. Some wear them pointed straight out, straight up, at an angle, or in other directions. The diameter of the koteka can also be a clue. Contrary to popular belief, there is little correlation between the size or length of the koteka and the social status of the wearer. Kotekas of different sizes serve different purposes: very short kotekas are worn when working and longer and more elaborate kotekas are worn on festive occasions. The koteka is made of a specially grown gourd. Stone weights are tied to the bottom of the gourd to stretch it out as it grows. Curves can be made in it by the use of string to restrain its growth in whatever direction the grower wishes. They can be quite elaborately shaped in this manner. When harvested, the gourd is emptied and dried. It is sometimes waxed with beeswax or native resins. It can be painted, or have shells, feathers and other decorations attached to it.

Sociolinguistically and politically today, the term koteka is used as a name of tribal groups across the highlands of New Guinea, in both West Papua and Papua New Guinea. For example, in West Papua today, there is an Assembly of Koteka Tribes. The term koteka was never used to identify a society or ethnic group before, but it is now commonly known for a tribal group within Melanesia across the highlands of New Guinea.”

“Different uses

Phallocrypts are decorative penis sheaths worn in parts of New Guinea during traditional ceremonies. They are usually made out of gourds or woven fibers and decorated with feathers, beads, cowry shells, and small metal ornaments. The most elaborate phallocrypts are sold to tourists as souvenirs and are not usually representative of ones actually used in ceremonies.

A phallocrypt can also be a simple ornament hung from male genitalia as part of a cultural expression, for ceremonial use or pure decoration. Among a number of ancient and modern people throughout the Oceanic world, Africa and many parts of the Americas it was (and still is in some places) a common form of ornamentation. Some Aboriginal peoples of Australia wore an ornate carved-pearl-shell type called a Lonka Lonka. It is hung from the genitals by a twisted thong made of human hair. They are often ornately engraved with mainly geometric patterns and the grooves were colored with reddish ochre. Some South American cultures actually hung heavy, carved jade and other hardstone ornaments from piercings through the skin of their penis and scrotum. These were usually of a temporary ritualistic nature.”

“South America and Africa

Some native South American tribes have used them,[2] mainly in Brazil and the Amazon rainforest area.[3]

The use of penis gourds has also been documented in tropical Africa.”

>> This Wikipedia page is so focused on New Guinea but it mentions the Amazon and the Tropical Africa tribes in just one sentence for each, despite the fact that there are tribes also wearing the Koteka in those places. Not one single piece of information about the tribe names or their locations or details about the traditions, nothing at all.

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