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Google Earth, Smartboards, and Ancient Egypt? - 20 views

I just posted a Real World Math link for a lesson that calculates the volume of solids using the pyramids and Google Earth. Suitable for grades 6-9. andi sibley wrote: > I am looking for ways to u...

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started by Andi Sibley on 21 Nov 08 1 follow-up, last by Mallory Burton on 03 Feb 09

The Tophet at Carthage (Tunisia): Ritual Cemetery of Punic Phoenicians - 0 views

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shared by Jerry Monaco on 17 Jan 14 - No Cached

Tophet cemeteries are definitely different from other cemeteries in Phoenician sites: they are always cremations in urns, they include animals treated in the same way, and their human populations are always only of very young children. Stele in tophets are of a votive and not a funerary character: they say that something (the gift is never specific) has been offered or dedicated to a deity. Inscriptions from Carthage's main cemetery typically report the name (and genealogy) of the interred person.
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