Mechanical Engineering in Ancient Egypt, Part XVIII: Ladies Headdress in the New Kingdom

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Volume-3 Issue-3
Year of Publication : 2016
Authors : Galal Ali Hassaan
DOI : 10.14445/23497157/IJRES-V3I3P103

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Galal Ali Hassaan "Mechanical Engineering in Ancient Egypt, Part XVIII: Ladies Headdress in the New Kingdom," International Journal of Recent Engineering Science, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 12-21, 2016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23497157/IJRES-V3I3P103

Abstract
The objective of this paper is to investigate the development of mechanical engineering in ancient Egypt through ladies headdress industry in the New Kingdom. This study covers the design and manufacturing of ladies headdresses in the 18th and 19th dynasty showing the sophistication and uniqueness of some of the designs illustrating their decoration.

Keywords
Mechanical engineering history, ladies headdress industry in ancient Egypt, New Kingdom , dynasty 18 dynasty 19.

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