Egypt
Here is an article on the discovery of Tutankhamun in the Valley of Kings in 1922 and in particular the opening of the boy kings burial chamber on this day 89 years ago. The article is a familiar story involving a most famous cast of Egyptologists.
The article goes on to mention the return in recent years from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York 19 pieces from the tomb.
Photo: Dalbera
- Online: Magic Of King Tutankhamun
Wizzley (Kate Phizackerley) Kate has written a tabloid-style article about the magic of Tutankhamun during the Egyptian revolution. You can find it on the above page. Only two tombs in Valley of the Kings, the graveyard of many of the most famous kings...
- Foundation Deposits Found In The Valley Of The Kings
USA Today Thanks to Kat for highlighting that in the middle of this article about Hawass complaining that he still wants the repatriation of certain artefacts at the opening of the NY Tutankhamun exhibition there is a line about a possible new discovery...
- Features: A Round Up Of Recent Features
I'll be here forever and a day if I try to put together a post for each drhawass.com and Heritage Key feature that has appeared in the last couple of weeks so apologies for the brevity but here's a list of those that struck me as the most interesting....
- The Truth In The Search For Nefertiti
In a very flawed article from the Archaeology News Network, the former head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, Dr. Zahi Hawass disputes Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves theory that the tomb of Nefertiti will be found behind the painted walls...
- Metropolitan Returns Tutankhamun Objects To Egypt
This article on the return of objects from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art back to Egypt. The artifacts are believed to have been taken by Howard Carter from the tomb of Tutankhamun. The objects removed by Carter were termed by the late Thomas...
Egypt
Discovering King Tut
The article goes on to mention the return in recent years from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York 19 pieces from the tomb.
Photo: Dalbera
- Online: Magic Of King Tutankhamun
Wizzley (Kate Phizackerley) Kate has written a tabloid-style article about the magic of Tutankhamun during the Egyptian revolution. You can find it on the above page. Only two tombs in Valley of the Kings, the graveyard of many of the most famous kings...
- Foundation Deposits Found In The Valley Of The Kings
USA Today Thanks to Kat for highlighting that in the middle of this article about Hawass complaining that he still wants the repatriation of certain artefacts at the opening of the NY Tutankhamun exhibition there is a line about a possible new discovery...
- Features: A Round Up Of Recent Features
I'll be here forever and a day if I try to put together a post for each drhawass.com and Heritage Key feature that has appeared in the last couple of weeks so apologies for the brevity but here's a list of those that struck me as the most interesting....
- The Truth In The Search For Nefertiti
In a very flawed article from the Archaeology News Network, the former head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, Dr. Zahi Hawass disputes Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves theory that the tomb of Nefertiti will be found behind the painted walls...
- Metropolitan Returns Tutankhamun Objects To Egypt
This article on the return of objects from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art back to Egypt. The artifacts are believed to have been taken by Howard Carter from the tomb of Tutankhamun. The objects removed by Carter were termed by the late Thomas...