Serapeum of Saqqara (664–610 BC) of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty and later used by the Ptolemaic dynasty. The long boulevard leading to the ceremonial site, flanked by 600 sphinxes, likely was built under Nectanebo I, (379/8–361/0 BC) the founder of the thirtieth dynasty (the last native one). The temple was discovered by Auguste Mariette, who had gone to Egypt to collect Coptic-language manuscripts, but later grew interested in the remains of the Saqqara necropolis. In 1850, Mariette found the head of one sphinx sticking out of the shifting desert dunes, cleared the sand and followed the boulevard to the site. After using explosives to
Ship burial in Asia ears, eyes, nose, and mouth of the figures may be seen today in the wood carving of Taiwan, the Philippines, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. Ship burial in Asia A ship burial or boat-shaped burial is a burial in which the coffin or container of the dead is shaped like a boat. At times, the container of the dead is boat-shaped in itself, and sometimes grave goods shaped like boats are also present in the burial site. This kind of burial was common among Germanic peoples, including the Vikings and Scandinavians. But archaeological evidence has shown the presence of these