The Narmer Pallette from the Early Dynastic period of Egypt includes two major pieces of history that can be related to today. The first is written communication. Much like the newspapers and magazines we read today the Narmer Pallete tells us a story. Thanks to pieces of art like these we are able to attain a better understanding of the people of early Egypt and their daily lives. It gives us an insight to the politics of the day and the rulers of the time. Much like the written news of today it informs us of what major changes or news had taken place recently while at the same time making the people of Egypt aware of any new power or ruler that may have come to the thrown. The Narmer Pallete is also a work of art. The finely chiseled pictures and heiroglyphs portay a visual scene to the viewer. The person responsible for a piece like this was not only an author, but an artist as well. If you really look at this kind of portayal of power you kind of can see how it relates to the drama of today in tabloids and magazines. People are inclined to want not just gossip and fact, but they want it in the "juiciest" possible way. Here we can see that this has been done visually by the incorporation of graphic scenes depicting violence, power and control. The further I get in my reading the more I realize that the only thing that separates todays society from society's past s our technology.
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