Egypt
- Maritime Archaeologist At Helm Of Modern Journey To Ancient Egyptian Land
PhysOrg Ancient Egyptians may be best known for building pyramids, but internationally renowned maritime archaeologist Cheryl Ward wants the world to know that they were pretty good sailors, too. She ought to know. Ward, an associate professor of anthropology...
- Middle Eastern Luxury, Circa The Second Millennium B.c.
nj.comThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has assembled another spectacular examination of Middle Eastern history, this one filled with some 350 objects made of gold, silver, lapis lazuli and other precious materials, including a haul of 3,400-year-old luxury...
- Underwater Museum For Alexandria?
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/803/hr1.htm"Setting up an offshore, submarine archaeological site anywhere is not an easy task, let alone in a city with the water pollution problems of Alexandria. Yet the remarkable discoveries made by underwater archaeologists...
- The Rose Of The Nile
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/770/he1.htm"A massive restoration project is breathing new life into the long-neglected Rashid National Museum". This article focuses on the newly restored Arab Killy House, the 400-year-old residential house of Rashid's...
- Replica Of Tutankhamun's Tomb
It has been decided to set up the replica of Tutankhamun's tomb next to Howard Carter's house near Luxor where it will stay until the Grand Egyptian Museum opens at which time the replica tomb will put there where it was supposed to go. The...
Egypt
Ancient shipreck replicas
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=69237
A story about the sailing of replica shipwrecks in Turkey. The relevance is that one of the ships, the Uluburun, originally carried a seal thought to belong to Nefertiti: "The 360 Degree Research Group, which had built the replica of the oldest known shipwreck, Uluburun II, is now getting ready to initiate a new project anticipating a voyage from Phokaia (modern Foça) to the Marseille via two replica ancient ships. . . . A replica of the oldest known shipwreck, Uluburun II, was built by the 360 Degree Historical Research Association in Urla, İzmir and displayed in Bodrum as part of activities marking the 80th anniversary of Sabotage Day in July. Considered to be one of the most significant archaeological finds of the 20th century, the 3,300-year-old Uluburun took its place in history as the oldest commercial vessel while the artifacts - including a 3,300-year-old seal believed to belong to Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, a huge amphora and jewelry - excavated from the shipwreck excited science and archeology circles."
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- Maritime Archaeologist At Helm Of Modern Journey To Ancient Egyptian Land
PhysOrg Ancient Egyptians may be best known for building pyramids, but internationally renowned maritime archaeologist Cheryl Ward wants the world to know that they were pretty good sailors, too. She ought to know. Ward, an associate professor of anthropology...
- Middle Eastern Luxury, Circa The Second Millennium B.c.
nj.comThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has assembled another spectacular examination of Middle Eastern history, this one filled with some 350 objects made of gold, silver, lapis lazuli and other precious materials, including a haul of 3,400-year-old luxury...
- Underwater Museum For Alexandria?
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/803/hr1.htm"Setting up an offshore, submarine archaeological site anywhere is not an easy task, let alone in a city with the water pollution problems of Alexandria. Yet the remarkable discoveries made by underwater archaeologists...
- The Rose Of The Nile
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/770/he1.htm"A massive restoration project is breathing new life into the long-neglected Rashid National Museum". This article focuses on the newly restored Arab Killy House, the 400-year-old residential house of Rashid's...
- Replica Of Tutankhamun's Tomb
It has been decided to set up the replica of Tutankhamun's tomb next to Howard Carter's house near Luxor where it will stay until the Grand Egyptian Museum opens at which time the replica tomb will put there where it was supposed to go. The...