Egypt
26th Dynasty Horus Priest Surfaces
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/702/eg7.htm
WHILE laying the foundation stone of a new mosque in the Al-Basriya area of north-east Cairo's Ain Shams district,found a 26th dynasty tomb containing the skeleton of priest Ankh- Khonsu Deirt Hur, whose name means "the creation of the god Horus" in a large basalt sarcophagus accompanied by four canopic jars. The tomb, which has suffered water damage and is in poor condition, may have to be dismantled, restored and transferred to the open-air museum in Matariya, where a collection of 26th dynasty tombs is exhibited.
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In The Field: More Re Saqqara Discoveries
RedOrbit Archaeologists hope to learn more about Egypt's middle class from two 2,500 year old tombs dug up near Cairo, according to Reuters. The tombs were found near the entrance to the archaeological site at the Saqqara burial ground. Dating from...
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Discovery Of Djed-khonsu-efankh (part 3)
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/ Third part of the story describing the discovery in Bahariya of Djed-Khonsu-ef-Ankh, the Governor of Bahariya by Zahi Hawass: "We know about the governor Djed-Khonsu-efankh from the temples of Ain-El-Meftella where...
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Builders Find Ancient Tomb In Cairo Suburb
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=5836811
Builders laying the foundations for a mosque in northeast Cairo found a tomb dating from the Pharaonic period intact but submerged in ground water up to the ceiling of the...
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26th Dynasty Tombs Discovered At Al-bahnasa
Archaeologists from the Spanish mission of Barcelona University have discovered two 26th Dynasty tombs at Al-Bahnasa in Middle Egypt. The first tomb contains the well preserved unidentified mummy of a scribe including an inkwell and pens but even more...
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Old Kingdom Physicians Tomb Found
At Abusir a team of archaeologists has discovered the tomb of a 5th Dynasty Physician Shepseskaf-Ankh and his family. A large false door gives the names and titles of Shepseskaf including Priest of the God Khnum and priest of the sun temples which kings...
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