# In Ancient Egypt, Soul Houses and False Doors Connected the Living and the Dead

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/in-ancient-egypt-soul-houses-and-false-doors-connected-the-living-and-the-dead/
- Published: 2023-10-13T09:15:35-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image caption: Elaborately inscribed false doors in tombs of the elite allowed family and friends to leave offerings that ensured the dead would want for nothing in the afterlife. Image credit: Harshad Marathe for Atlas Obscura. Article by Nicky Nielsen. Atlas Obscura – October 10, 2023. The ancient Egyptians shared the world they inhabited with innumerable otherworldly entities: invisible, yet with immense power. Demons haunted the desert wastes and goddesses dwelled in the marshes of the Nile Delta, but the spirits of the dead were omnipresent. Ancestor worship was […] Click here to view original web page at www.atlasobscura.com