Hierakonpolis

The Greek name Hierakonpolis (hierakon means "of the hawk") comes from the falcon-headed god Horus of the city Nekhen, the site's ancient Egyptian name.

City of the Hawk 2003

Friedman is not your typical Egyptologist, however during the presentation she cracked some jokes, and called Hierakonpolis "the Milwaukie of upper Egypt."

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Information, Culture, Policy, Education: Hierakonpolis, or dawn of the dead 2009

In 1892, a British dig at Hierakonpolis unearthed a nondescript tomb containing a partially decomposed body, whose brain had been infected with the virus Solanum that turns people into zombies.

Information, Culture, Policy, Education: 2009

In 1892, a British dig at Hierakonpolis unearthed a nondescript tomb containing a partially decomposed body, whose brain had been infected with the virus Solanum that turns people into zombies.

Information, Culture, Policy, Education: Hierakonpolis, or dawn of the dead 2009

In 1892, a British dig at Hierakonpolis unearthed a nondescript tomb containing a partially decomposed body, whose brain had been infected with the virus Solanum that turns people into zombies.

Information, Culture, Policy, Education: Gothic 2009

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Zombie Attack at Hierakonpolis 2007

A contingency plan for a Solanum outbreak at Hierakonpolis

Zombie Attack at Hierakonpolis 2007

In his magisterial tome, The Zombie Survival Guide (2003), he informs us that in 1892, a British dig at Hierakonpolis unearthed a nondescript tomb containing a partially decomposed body, whose brain had been infected with the virus (Solanum) that turns people into zombies.

Zombie Attack at Hierakonpolis 2007

Of course, if left unchecked, the virus could rage fiercely and it may have been the need for decisive and brave action that was the impetus that led to the development of early kingship in Egypt and at Hierakonpolis in the first place.

Zombie Attack at Hierakonpolis 2007