by SMThornton | Jan 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ancient Egyptian women may have lacked our modern technology, but they got creative when it came to birth control and pregnancy tests. One popular ancient contraceptive involved soaking cotton in a paste of various ingredients: acacia bark, dates, and honey were...
by SMThornton | Nov 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
When one reads (or writes) historical fiction, some modern preconceptions must be suspended. Sometimes these things are small. Example: Egyptians often walked around half-dressed. Or entirely naked. (Have you ever been to Egypt in August? It’s really flipping...
by SMThornton | Aug 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
So here’s the story from my piece about Hatshepsut chopping her enemies’ hands off. If you missed the post this weekend, it’s right here.Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri provides us with accounts of defensive military accounts...
by SMThornton | Aug 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
I haven’t done a blogfest in a while, but I couldn’t resist D.L. Hammon’s High Drama Blogfest. Next week I’ll announce on a new sort of blogfest- one with haikus! Yes, you heard me right- HAIKUS! Here’s my High Drama...
by SMThornton | May 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Right now I’m researching crime and punishment in ancient Egypt. Unfortunately, there’s not a ton of info from the time period I’m looking at and I really need some examples of more extreme punishments than the Egyptians typically doled out. After...
