Egypt
A tomb has been found at Giza south of the workers cemetery a decorated tomb of an official named Rudj Ka and dated to the fifth dynasty. This is the first tomb found in this area and may actually represent the first find in an unknown necropolis.
- New Tomb Will Be One Of Many
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) A PAINTED tomb of an important member of the ancient Egyptian court was recently discovered on the Giza Plateau, reports Nevine El-Aref. Archaeologists stumbled on the tomb while excavating at the southern end of the pyramid...
- Wooden Double Statue Found In Saqqara
http://tinyurl.com/2m8u64 (today.reuters.co.uk)It has been a good month for Saqqara, one way or another:"A rare double wooden statue of an ancient Egyptian scribe and his wife has been found in their tomb south of Cairo, Egypt's chief archaeologist...
- Djehuty's Tomb At Luxor Reveals More
There has been more finds in the tomb of Djehuty at Luxor including a 17th dynasty child's sarcophagus and a collection of crude wooden shabti figurines dated to the 18th dynasty belonging to a priest. This find is just the latest...
- Ten Events Concerning Egyptology
1. The most interesting news of the year must be the DNA results on the mummies believed related to king Tutankhamun and the mummies of Yuya and Thuya. Not surprisingly the human remains from Valley of kings tomb 55 still just as mysterious even if...
- Tomb Of Karakhamun
Archaeologists working on behalf of the South Asasif Conservation project have been excavating the Asasif cemetery near Thebes with full knowledge that the tomb of the twenty fifth dynasty official Karakhamun was in the area. The tomb had been documented...
Egypt
A New Necropolis
A tomb has been found at Giza south of the workers cemetery a decorated tomb of an official named Rudj Ka and dated to the fifth dynasty. This is the first tomb found in this area and may actually represent the first find in an unknown necropolis.
- New Tomb Will Be One Of Many
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) A PAINTED tomb of an important member of the ancient Egyptian court was recently discovered on the Giza Plateau, reports Nevine El-Aref. Archaeologists stumbled on the tomb while excavating at the southern end of the pyramid...
- Wooden Double Statue Found In Saqqara
http://tinyurl.com/2m8u64 (today.reuters.co.uk)It has been a good month for Saqqara, one way or another:"A rare double wooden statue of an ancient Egyptian scribe and his wife has been found in their tomb south of Cairo, Egypt's chief archaeologist...
- Djehuty's Tomb At Luxor Reveals More
There has been more finds in the tomb of Djehuty at Luxor including a 17th dynasty child's sarcophagus and a collection of crude wooden shabti figurines dated to the 18th dynasty belonging to a priest. This find is just the latest...
- Ten Events Concerning Egyptology
1. The most interesting news of the year must be the DNA results on the mummies believed related to king Tutankhamun and the mummies of Yuya and Thuya. Not surprisingly the human remains from Valley of kings tomb 55 still just as mysterious even if...
- Tomb Of Karakhamun
Archaeologists working on behalf of the South Asasif Conservation project have been excavating the Asasif cemetery near Thebes with full knowledge that the tomb of the twenty fifth dynasty official Karakhamun was in the area. The tomb had been documented...