Egypt
Best of 2007
The death of the town of Guorna:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/16/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Tomb-Evictions.php
This year King Tut was Ct. scanned:
http://www.guardians.net/hawass/articles/King_Tut_CATscan.htm
and was moved to his antechamber:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7078045.stm
and those less famous also had dates with the Ct. scanner:
Nesperennub:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7136135.stm
Djedmaatasankh and friends:
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/273888
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Chantress Of Amun
So now it is Tahemaa's turn in the ct scanner. The 2500 year old mummy is that of a young women who lived at Thebes and was a chantress in the temple of Amun. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8176784.stm...
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Stolen Head Returned
This stone head of Amenhotep III was stolen 20 years ago in a very famous case and now has been returned to the Egyptian embassy. The article has a picture of the head. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7794437.stm...
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Dr. Hawass's Dig
In the valley of kings Dr. Hawass is excavating two promising sites. Good luck to him and his team hopefully he will find something interesting and not another garbage filled room like Kv63. Part One: http://www.guardians.net/hawass/articles/adventures_vok_1.htm...
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Valley Of The Kings: Zahi Hawass
This is not new just an essential short by Egypt's primo Egyptologist. http://www.guardians.net/hawass/articles/King_Tut_CATscan.htm...
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Ct Scans For Toronto's Mummies
Toronto's mummy Djedmaatasankh led the way more than thirty years ago http://www.thestar.com/News/article/273888...
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