Egypt
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar)
Jane has kindly shared her notes from the latest Mummification Museum lecture again.
It is nice to know that KV10 is not being forgotten!
- Kv63 Embalming Bed In Its New Home
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar) With lots of photos. It was only fitting that something so unique coming out of KV63 should remain in Luxor. KV63 is the most recent tomb discovered in the Valley of Kings and the team have been busy last season 2008/2009...
- Dangerous Eaters Of Wood
Thoeretical Structural Archaeology A fascinating insight into the damage that insects inflict on wood in archaeology. Examples are taken from various parts of the planet and there is a good description of the damage inflicted on the wood in KV63 in the...
- Mummification Lecture: Look Into Their Eyes
Luxor News (Jane Akshar) Thanks to Jane for another set of lecture notes. Look into their eyes – Earl Ertman I do like Earl’s lectures; he gave one on “Smiting, keeping it in the family” which was thought provoking and well researched, this was...
- Kv63 Website Updated
http://www.kv-63.com/index.htmlOtto Schaden has updated the KV63 website with the following short report: "Since the closing of KV10 and KV63 on July I6th I have been busy with reports to the SCA and a proposal for the 2007 season which will commence...
- Kv63 Lecture By Otto Schaden
http://touregypt.net/TEBlog/luxornews/?p=181Jane to the rescue! Otto Schaden's lecture at the Mummification Museum in Luxor yesterday has been captured by Jane Akshar on her blog, above: "The reason for the confusion over the number of coffins was...
Egypt
Lecture by Otto Schaden on KV63
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar)
Jane has kindly shared her notes from the latest Mummification Museum lecture again.
Otto opened the lecture by reminding us that whatever KV63 finally turns out to be it will always be the first tomb discovered since the tomb of Tutankhamen. It started with a search for foundation deposits for the tomb of KV10. Excavation revealed 2 huts to the west and 10 huts to the east. These were used by the workman who lived in the valley and filled with ostracha and other artifacts. Theodore Davies had excavated the east most huts 10, 9 and 9a but left the central area. Under hut 5 they found KV63. Consisting of a single chamber with a stack of 8 coffins and 28 huge storage jars. This season they have been working on restoration of the coffins and the contents of the jars. Within these jars they have found natron, pots, textiles and the ‘embalming bed’ that is now in the mummification museum.
Coffin B (please refer to the Kv63 website for identification and pictures) was in a dreadful state, split with its mask fallen off and laying face down. SCA conservators have restored it and put the mask back in place. This is slow and painstaking work like watching the grass grow. It is not a work of art (I thought the profile was nice) and there is no writing or decoration.
It is nice to know that KV10 is not being forgotten!
- Kv63 Embalming Bed In Its New Home
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar) With lots of photos. It was only fitting that something so unique coming out of KV63 should remain in Luxor. KV63 is the most recent tomb discovered in the Valley of Kings and the team have been busy last season 2008/2009...
- Dangerous Eaters Of Wood
Thoeretical Structural Archaeology A fascinating insight into the damage that insects inflict on wood in archaeology. Examples are taken from various parts of the planet and there is a good description of the damage inflicted on the wood in KV63 in the...
- Mummification Lecture: Look Into Their Eyes
Luxor News (Jane Akshar) Thanks to Jane for another set of lecture notes. Look into their eyes – Earl Ertman I do like Earl’s lectures; he gave one on “Smiting, keeping it in the family” which was thought provoking and well researched, this was...
- Kv63 Website Updated
http://www.kv-63.com/index.htmlOtto Schaden has updated the KV63 website with the following short report: "Since the closing of KV10 and KV63 on July I6th I have been busy with reports to the SCA and a proposal for the 2007 season which will commence...
- Kv63 Lecture By Otto Schaden
http://touregypt.net/TEBlog/luxornews/?p=181Jane to the rescue! Otto Schaden's lecture at the Mummification Museum in Luxor yesterday has been captured by Jane Akshar on her blog, above: "The reason for the confusion over the number of coffins was...