Egypt
Among the finds of this past year was an old kingdom pyramid belonging to queen Sesheshet of dynasty six this find was moderately interesting as were the two empty tombs found near the causeway of king Unas.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/923/he1.htm
Among the stars of 2008 in Egyptology must certainly be the C.t. scanning done on the royal mummies including Unknown man "E" who's death and burial may not have been as brutal as some previous exam's lead us to believe.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-11-22/secrets-of-the-screaming-man/
But Ct, scanning was very popular for other mummies too.
Nellie:
http://dailyuw.com/2008/10/23/whoa-nellie-mummy-unveiled-burke-museum/
Shep en min:
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080409/NEWS/804090351/-1/NEWS
Unknown Mummy:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7562430.stm
Son of Ramses II?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1581787/Egyptian-mummy-exhibit-is-son-of-Ramesses-II.html
Mdina's Mummy:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080428/local/the-mummy-with-a-story-to-tell
Plus the discoveries of mummies of the old and middle kingdoms:
Neferinpu:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/56287376.html
Iker:
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/885/he1.htm
The discovery of monuments in Egypt including:
That big ugly head of Ramses II
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/916/fr3.htm
Lovely Queen Tiye:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/photogalleries/Egypt-pictures/index.html
The return of stolen objects include:
The head of Amenhotep III:
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/927/fr3.htm
The eye of Amenhotep III stolen from Karnak :
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/914/fr2.htm
While the battle for others continues:
Mask of Kanefernefer:
http://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/2008/10/st-louis-art-museum-and-cultural.html
- Unknown Man "e"
Unknown man "E" is all the talk today as he has been for more than a 120 years. This article comes with a good video on the mummy and his CT. scanning. http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-11-22/secrets-of-the-screaming-man/...
- Whats That Funk?
I hear this mummy called prince Pentewere over and over but no matter how many times they say it it still does not make it so. The unwrapping of the royal mummies in June of 1886 brought to light this supposed tortured soul. Unknown man "E" has undergone...
- Rameses Head
Here's a good picture of that big old ugly head of Rameses II found at Tel Basta. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/916/fr3.htm...
- The King's Wife Tiye
Here are pictures of the recently found statue from the mortuary temple of Tiye's husband Amenhotep III. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/photogalleries/Egypt-pictures/index.html...
- Dier El Banat Yields Ptolemaic Mummies
A cemetery in Egypt long thought to have been completely looted has recently turned up a number of mummies including one lady who is completely intact with her mask and cartonnages. This is the only intact mummy to have ever been found at this ancient...
Egypt
2008 in Brief
Among the finds of this past year was an old kingdom pyramid belonging to queen Sesheshet of dynasty six this find was moderately interesting as were the two empty tombs found near the causeway of king Unas.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/923/he1.htm
Among the stars of 2008 in Egyptology must certainly be the C.t. scanning done on the royal mummies including Unknown man "E" who's death and burial may not have been as brutal as some previous exam's lead us to believe.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-11-22/secrets-of-the-screaming-man/
But Ct, scanning was very popular for other mummies too.
Nellie:
http://dailyuw.com/2008/10/23/whoa-nellie-mummy-unveiled-burke-museum/
Shep en min:
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080409/NEWS/804090351/-1/NEWS
Unknown Mummy:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7562430.stm
Son of Ramses II?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1581787/Egyptian-mummy-exhibit-is-son-of-Ramesses-II.html
Mdina's Mummy:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080428/local/the-mummy-with-a-story-to-tell
Plus the discoveries of mummies of the old and middle kingdoms:
Neferinpu:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/56287376.html
Iker:
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/885/he1.htm
The discovery of monuments in Egypt including:
That big ugly head of Ramses II
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/916/fr3.htm
Lovely Queen Tiye:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/photogalleries/Egypt-pictures/index.html
The return of stolen objects include:
The head of Amenhotep III:
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/927/fr3.htm
The eye of Amenhotep III stolen from Karnak :
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/914/fr2.htm
While the battle for others continues:
Mask of Kanefernefer:
http://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/2008/10/st-louis-art-museum-and-cultural.html
- Unknown Man "e"
Unknown man "E" is all the talk today as he has been for more than a 120 years. This article comes with a good video on the mummy and his CT. scanning. http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-11-22/secrets-of-the-screaming-man/...
- Whats That Funk?
I hear this mummy called prince Pentewere over and over but no matter how many times they say it it still does not make it so. The unwrapping of the royal mummies in June of 1886 brought to light this supposed tortured soul. Unknown man "E" has undergone...
- Rameses Head
Here's a good picture of that big old ugly head of Rameses II found at Tel Basta. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/916/fr3.htm...
- The King's Wife Tiye
Here are pictures of the recently found statue from the mortuary temple of Tiye's husband Amenhotep III. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/photogalleries/Egypt-pictures/index.html...
- Dier El Banat Yields Ptolemaic Mummies
A cemetery in Egypt long thought to have been completely looted has recently turned up a number of mummies including one lady who is completely intact with her mask and cartonnages. This is the only intact mummy to have ever been found at this ancient...