Egypt
A copy of the Egyptian vizier's tomb
http://tinyurl.com/jlrta (Naukawpolsce)
"The only copy of the Egyptian vizier Merefnebef’s 3rd millennium B.C. tomb is in Warsaw’s National Museum – Prof. Karol Myśliwiec heading the Polish archaeological mission in Saqqara told us. This was down to the decision made by the initiators of the project – the Polish Academy of Science (PAN) and the National Museum. The real tomb, containing unique reliefs and paintings was found in 1997 in Saqqara, Egypt by Polish archaeologists headed by Prof. Myśliwiec. This was one of the biggest Polish archaeological successes."
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Hatshepsut In Toronto
Serwis Nauka w Polsce The results of the latest researches made by Polish specialists of the Egyptologial-conservational mission in Hatshepsut's temple in Deir el-Bahari, Egypt, were presented on the October 2nd by Dr Zbigniew Szafrański, the...
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Osirisnet Updated With Mastaba Of Merefnebef
OsirisNet (English) OsirisNet (French) Thanks very much to Thierry Benderitter for letting me know that the OsirisNet website has been updated with the fabulous Old Kingdom mastaba of Merefnebef, which is located in Saqqara. As far as I know this is the...
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70 Years Of Polish Archaeologists In Egypt
Nauka w Polsce Celebrations commemorating the 70th anniversary of Polish archaeological research in Egypt were held on 21st-22nd October in Cairo. The Warsaw University spokesperson, Anna Korzekwa explained that the aim of the celebrations was to "present...
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A Tomb Under Hanging Rock
http://tinyurl.com/z436a (en.naukawpolsce.pl)"An increasing number of traces indicate that on a rock shelf above the temple of Hatshepsut is a tomb belonging to a Pharaoh from the 21st dynasty – says Prof. Andrzej Niwiński of the Institute of Archaeology...
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Egyptian/polish Team Discovery
http://tinyurl.com/hfq4z (Nauka w Polsce)This Polish article, which has been reported in various places, apparently says that an Egyptian/Polish team have found the tomb of a vizier dating to the 25th Dynasty in the vicinity of Deir el Bahri. Any Polish...
Egypt