Egypt
- In The Field: More Re Saqqara Discoveries
BBC News (Yolande Knell) With photo Archaeologists in Egypt have said they have discovered the largest known tomb in the ancient necropolis of Sakkara, to the south of Cairo. The tomb dates back 2,500 years to the 26th Dynasty and contains important artefacts,...
- 5,000-year-old Cemetery Found In S Egypt
Xinhuanet An Egyptian archeological mission has unearthed a 5,000-year-old royal burial ground in southern Egypt, the official MENA news agency reported on Saturday. The cemetery was discovered in Umm el-Ga'ab area, south of the historical city...
- More Re Recent Discoveries In The Tomb Of Tutankahmun
Zahi Hawass has provided an update on the recent story regarding discoveries of artefacts in the tomb of Tutankhamun, which were not included on the official inventory, describing the contents of baskets and vessels which were found. Reuters Africa Egyptian...
- Dutch Mission Discovers Ancient Tomb
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-06/02/content_885642.htm There is some question mark about whether this article refers to a tomb discovered recently or one referred to some time ago, and it does seem odd that this is the only news service that...
- Egypt Finds 4,000-year-old Doctor's Mummy
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061205/sc_nm/egypt_mummy_dc_1 "Egyptian archaeologists have discovered the funerary remains of a doctor who lived more than 4,000 years ago, including his mummy, sarcophagus and bronze surgical instruments. The upper part...
Egypt
Akhenaten-era tomb discovered
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSL1419048020070214
"Dutch archaeologists have discovered the tomb of the Pharaoh Akhenaten's seal bearer, decorated with paintings including scenes of monkeys picking and eating fruit, Egyptian antiquities officials said on Wednesday. The tomb belonged to the official named Ptahemwi and was discovered during a Dutch team's excavation in the Sakkara area, the burial ground for the city of Memphis, the state news agency MENA said, quoting chief antiquities official Zahi Hawass. . . . Officials said the tomb had limestone walls with paintings of scenes from daily life and of Ptahemwi receiving offerings."
see the above page for the full story.
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/features/?id=19564
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/features/?id=19564
Thanks very much to Tony Marson for sending me this link, which has a photograph of the tomb's interior: The discovery shows that notables contemporary with Akhenaton continued to be buried in Saqqara, just outside the modern day capital of Cairo, indicating the enduring importance of old religious orthodoxy under 'the heretic pharaoh'."
- In The Field: More Re Saqqara Discoveries
BBC News (Yolande Knell) With photo Archaeologists in Egypt have said they have discovered the largest known tomb in the ancient necropolis of Sakkara, to the south of Cairo. The tomb dates back 2,500 years to the 26th Dynasty and contains important artefacts,...
- 5,000-year-old Cemetery Found In S Egypt
Xinhuanet An Egyptian archeological mission has unearthed a 5,000-year-old royal burial ground in southern Egypt, the official MENA news agency reported on Saturday. The cemetery was discovered in Umm el-Ga'ab area, south of the historical city...
- More Re Recent Discoveries In The Tomb Of Tutankahmun
Zahi Hawass has provided an update on the recent story regarding discoveries of artefacts in the tomb of Tutankhamun, which were not included on the official inventory, describing the contents of baskets and vessels which were found. Reuters Africa Egyptian...
- Dutch Mission Discovers Ancient Tomb
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-06/02/content_885642.htm There is some question mark about whether this article refers to a tomb discovered recently or one referred to some time ago, and it does seem odd that this is the only news service that...
- Egypt Finds 4,000-year-old Doctor's Mummy
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061205/sc_nm/egypt_mummy_dc_1 "Egyptian archaeologists have discovered the funerary remains of a doctor who lived more than 4,000 years ago, including his mummy, sarcophagus and bronze surgical instruments. The upper part...