Egypt
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1093437544702S000
Another waterlogged 26th Dynasty tomb has been found in the Heliopolis area of Cairo, accomapnied by over 400 "small statue figures". It was discovered during the construction of a house.
- 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...
- Sarabit El-khadim Temple Open In May?
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1110807540373B221 Zahi Hawass has announced that the 12-million Egyptian pounds project to renovate the Sarabit el-Khadim 12th Dynasty temple in southern Sinai is expected to be complete...
- 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...
- 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...
- More On The Saqqara Mummies - Over 50 Of Them
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=31&art_id=qw1082999521852B221&set_id=1 http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4837894/ http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994926 Egyptians had used the network of shafts and corridors over several centuries, starting...
Egypt
7th century BC tomb uncovered in Heliopolis
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1093437544702S000
Another waterlogged 26th Dynasty tomb has been found in the Heliopolis area of Cairo, accomapnied by over 400 "small statue figures". It was discovered during the construction of a house.
- 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...
- Sarabit El-khadim Temple Open In May?
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1110807540373B221 Zahi Hawass has announced that the 12-million Egyptian pounds project to renovate the Sarabit el-Khadim 12th Dynasty temple in southern Sinai is expected to be complete...
- 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...
- 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...
- More On The Saqqara Mummies - Over 50 Of Them
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=31&art_id=qw1082999521852B221&set_id=1 http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4837894/ http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994926 Egyptians had used the network of shafts and corridors over several centuries, starting...