Egypt
The recent events of the last week include the discovery from the Wellcome collection at Swansea University Egypt Center that a mummified baby in the collection long thought as a fake because the hieroglyphic inscription on it is meaningless, has through CT scans revealed the baby inside the wrappings probably is authentic.
The week also brought the discovery of a tomb of a 20th Dynasty royal messenger named Baser at Saqqara south of King Unas' causeway. The messenger had the titles of "The overseer of the Egyptian army records" and "The King's messenger to foreign rulers".
If that was not enough there was also the discovery of a late period "Chantress of Amun" buried in the Bastet cemetery at Saqqara near Tutankhamun's Wet nurse Maya. The Luxor Times has by far the best pictures of this find.
Lastly a Ptolemaic temple has been found at Beni Suef erected by Ptolemy Philadelphus, II., and yes it is the Luxor Times site that's got game this week!
Image of mummy W1013: Swansea University Egypt Center
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Egypt
A Week of Discoveries
The recent events of the last week include the discovery from the Wellcome collection at Swansea University Egypt Center that a mummified baby in the collection long thought as a fake because the hieroglyphic inscription on it is meaningless, has through CT scans revealed the baby inside the wrappings probably is authentic.
The week also brought the discovery of a tomb of a 20th Dynasty royal messenger named Baser at Saqqara south of King Unas' causeway. The messenger had the titles of "The overseer of the Egyptian army records" and "The King's messenger to foreign rulers".
If that was not enough there was also the discovery of a late period "Chantress of Amun" buried in the Bastet cemetery at Saqqara near Tutankhamun's Wet nurse Maya. The Luxor Times has by far the best pictures of this find.
Lastly a Ptolemaic temple has been found at Beni Suef erected by Ptolemy Philadelphus, II., and yes it is the Luxor Times site that's got game this week!
Image of mummy W1013: Swansea University Egypt Center
Swansea University Egypt Centre
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Swansea University Egypt Centre
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- A Degree In Egyptology For Children
Egypt Centre Swansea blog (Carolyn Graves-Brown) This morning Wendy (assistant curator), Ros (museum assistant) and Ashleigh (volunteer manager) are off to the annual award ceremony for Children’s University and I am left holding the fort....
- Woking College Collection At Swansea
Egypt Centre, Swansea A collection of over 50 ancient Egyptian objects travelled from Surrey to Swansea, and arrived at the the Egypt Centre today (31st May 2012). Items on loan include a Sokar hawk, shabti figures, two glass bottles, two amulets,...
- Scan Reveals Crocodile Mummy Contents
Copenhagen Post With photos. Scan reveals surprise content of museum’s crocodile mummy The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum made an exciting find this week. The museum, in conjunction with the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, scanned...
- Egypt Centre Achieves Accreditation
This Is Swansea Supporters of Swansea's Egypt Centre have been given a pat on the back this week after it achieved an accreditation award. The museum, which is based on the campus of Swansea University, is also enjoying a double celebration — it...
- The Lost Dynasty Of Abydos
Here is another article on the recent discovery of Second intermediate period tombs of two kings, one unknown but of who's damaged name may be on the mutilated "Kings list" in the Turin museum, Italy. The article comes with a number of new pictures...