Egypt
- Egypt Finds Granite Statue, Likely Of Ramses Ii
Reuters Africa Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a granite statue probably depicting the head of Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt's most powerful pharaohs, the country's culture ministry said on Wednesday. Researchers discovered the statue...
- Hawass Dig Days - Obelisks
Al Ahram Weekly Obelisks were signs of victory, and the inscriptions carved on them record the titles and achievements of the Pharaohs. The tip of an obelisk, called the capstone or pyramidion, was cased with gold, its brilliant shine connecting it with...
- Amenhotep Iii Temple Red Granite Head
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/782/hr1.htmHourig Sourouzian, director of the German conservation project for the Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III's temple, has been interviewed by Al-Ahram Weekly: "She explained that since excavation of the site...
- Part Of Colossus Found Near Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/9jykm (Egyptian State Information Service) Excavations at Kom el-Hettan, under Hourig Sourouzian, have uncovered a pink granite head of Amenhotep III: "A German expedition has unearthed part of a colossal statue of an XVIII dynasty...
- Queen Tiy
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/779/eg9.htmA short article on the Al Ahram website, reproduced in full here, offering a couple of new details: "A beautiful black granite statue of Queen Tiye, mother of the monotheistic king Akhnaten, was unearthed last...
Egypt
Helipolis Update
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/784/eg4.htm
Nevine El-Aref, providing a good summary of the new temple at Heliopolis, with some additional information: "This site is believed to be an important part of the ancient city of Iunu (ancient Heliopolis), which was one of ancient Egypt's three main cities. In addition to being the city of sun worship, Iunu was an astronomical centre and a literary hub, where intellectuals, including Greek philosophers, studied.
Among the unearthed artifacts were a pink granite colossus, weighing five tonnes, whose features resemble those of Ramses II, and a 1.5 metre sandstone headless statue of a Pharaonic figure, whose back is engraved in hieroglyphic text. While brushing the sand off, three cartouches of Ramses II were also uncovered, scattered on the temple ground, along with an unidentified pink granite royal head wearing a nemes (head dress).
Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, told Al-Ahram Weekly that further excavations revealed a number of talatat (small painted stones) bearing the name of Queen Nefertiti. 'This suggests that the monotheistic King Akhenaten once built a temple or a shrine in this area,' he said, adding that archaeological evidence of massive constructions of sun temples had been carried out much earlier that the 19th Dynasty."
Nevine El-Aref, providing a good summary of the new temple at Heliopolis, with some additional information: "This site is believed to be an important part of the ancient city of Iunu (ancient Heliopolis), which was one of ancient Egypt's three main cities. In addition to being the city of sun worship, Iunu was an astronomical centre and a literary hub, where intellectuals, including Greek philosophers, studied.
Among the unearthed artifacts were a pink granite colossus, weighing five tonnes, whose features resemble those of Ramses II, and a 1.5 metre sandstone headless statue of a Pharaonic figure, whose back is engraved in hieroglyphic text. While brushing the sand off, three cartouches of Ramses II were also uncovered, scattered on the temple ground, along with an unidentified pink granite royal head wearing a nemes (head dress).
Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, told Al-Ahram Weekly that further excavations revealed a number of talatat (small painted stones) bearing the name of Queen Nefertiti. 'This suggests that the monotheistic King Akhenaten once built a temple or a shrine in this area,' he said, adding that archaeological evidence of massive constructions of sun temples had been carried out much earlier that the 19th Dynasty."
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- Egypt Finds Granite Statue, Likely Of Ramses Ii
Reuters Africa Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a granite statue probably depicting the head of Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt's most powerful pharaohs, the country's culture ministry said on Wednesday. Researchers discovered the statue...
- Hawass Dig Days - Obelisks
Al Ahram Weekly Obelisks were signs of victory, and the inscriptions carved on them record the titles and achievements of the Pharaohs. The tip of an obelisk, called the capstone or pyramidion, was cased with gold, its brilliant shine connecting it with...
- Amenhotep Iii Temple Red Granite Head
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/782/hr1.htmHourig Sourouzian, director of the German conservation project for the Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III's temple, has been interviewed by Al-Ahram Weekly: "She explained that since excavation of the site...
- Part Of Colossus Found Near Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/9jykm (Egyptian State Information Service) Excavations at Kom el-Hettan, under Hourig Sourouzian, have uncovered a pink granite head of Amenhotep III: "A German expedition has unearthed part of a colossal statue of an XVIII dynasty...
- Queen Tiy
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/779/eg9.htmA short article on the Al Ahram website, reproduced in full here, offering a couple of new details: "A beautiful black granite statue of Queen Tiye, mother of the monotheistic king Akhnaten, was unearthed last...