Egypt
3500 Year Old Mummy Found at Dashur
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1106381163205B221
This article says that the mummy of an admininstative official was found still sealed in its coffin, and in perfect condition. It was found by Japanese excavators in Dashur. The iol website holds a small description of the mummy.
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More On Return Of Artefact Lost Since 1958
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1121788262265B221 A little more information about the circumstances under which a stolen alabaster artefact was returned to Egypt from the U.S. by an indivudual who obtained it from a friend.Egyptology...
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30th Dynasty Sarcophagus
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1114769521597B221 A sarcophagus has been found at Saqqara beneath a layer of sand, dating to the 30th Dynasty. Numerous ceramic amulets were found at the site, but they have not given any...
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Rare 13th Dynasty Wooden Sarcophagus Found
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1100012580513B221
German archaeologists have discovered a rare wooden Pharaonic sarcophagus in Luxor, dating to the 13th Dynasty. At 2.7m long, 1.5m high and 1m wide is is vast. A hieroglyphic...
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Fletcher's New Book On Nefertiti
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20040905140704610C311882&set_id=1&click_id=31&sf=
This article offers a summary of the main contentions of Joann Fletcher's new book re Nefertiti. The book describes Fletcher's search for the body...
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Rameses The Great Lives
Remnants of an ancient temple dedicated to the God King Ramese II has been found within Cairo. http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=vn20080916053850908C449745...
Egypt