Egypt
- Exhibition: Seafaring Expeditions To Punt
Ahram Online At the entrance hall of the Supreme Council of Antiquities' (SCA) premises in Zamalek, a dozen of journalists, photographers and TV anchors gathered as well as archeologists and top governmental officials trying to have a glimpse of the...
- Feature: Archaeologist Kathryn Bard
BU Today (Vicky Waltz) With video. Five years ago, Kathryn Bard made a remarkable discovery in the Egyptian desert. While digging with an archaeological team along the Red Sea coast, she reached into the opening of a wall — and felt nothing. Further...
- Coils Of Ancient Egyptian Rope Found In Cave
Discovery News The ancient Egyptian's secret to making the strongest of all rigging ropes lies in a tangle of cord coils in a cave found in a hand-hewn cave at the ancient Red Sea port of Marsa Gawasis, 23 kilometers (14 miles) south of Safaga. Discovered...
- Antiquity News From Egypt Magazine
http://travelvideo.tv/news/more.php?id=10687_0_1_0_M12 Summaries of the new finds at the Temple of Mut (the decorated lintel) and Marsa Gawasis: "Evidence pointed to the use of Marsa Gawasis as the port for voyages to punt from the early Middle Kingdom...
- More Re Wadi Gawasis
http://www.physorg.com/news11247.htmlAnother item covering the find made by Boston University and the University of Naples l’Orientale, who uncovered remains of sea-faring ships and cargo boxes containing goods from the lost-land of Punt, in caves at...
Egypt
Marsa Gawasis, Safaga - Oldest maritime artefacts
http://tinyurl.com/2kcmny (sis.gov.eg)
A much more detailed account than usual, on the State Information Service website, about the ongoing excavations at the Pharaonic port of Marsa Gawasis in Safaga:
"Late December last year, after more than three metres of sand had been removed from the slope of the coral reef, the entrance of a large man-made cave was uncovered by the Italian and American archaeologists. Stone anchors, two large cedar beams were found plus mud bricks and plaster that had been used to reinforce the entrance. To the north of the entrance, the archaeologists found an antechamber leading to two rectangular rooms both 12 x 4 metres. To the south is a smaller antechamber leading to yet another chamber hewn out of solid rock. Outside the cave entrance are small carved niches, four of which still contained limestone steles, which suggest that this cave was a temple.
The best preserved stele, which has fallen out of its niche, was found face-down in the sand. Carved on this stele was the cartouche of King Amenemhat III, who ruled in about 1800 BC. The hieroglyphic text below a scene of the King making an offering to the god Min concerns two expeditions led by officials Nebsu and Amenhotep to Punt and Bia-Punt."
The best preserved stele, which has fallen out of its niche, was found face-down in the sand. Carved on this stele was the cartouche of King Amenemhat III, who ruled in about 1800 BC. The hieroglyphic text below a scene of the King making an offering to the god Min concerns two expeditions led by officials Nebsu and Amenhotep to Punt and Bia-Punt."
See the above page for the full story.
- Exhibition: Seafaring Expeditions To Punt
Ahram Online At the entrance hall of the Supreme Council of Antiquities' (SCA) premises in Zamalek, a dozen of journalists, photographers and TV anchors gathered as well as archeologists and top governmental officials trying to have a glimpse of the...
- Feature: Archaeologist Kathryn Bard
BU Today (Vicky Waltz) With video. Five years ago, Kathryn Bard made a remarkable discovery in the Egyptian desert. While digging with an archaeological team along the Red Sea coast, she reached into the opening of a wall — and felt nothing. Further...
- Coils Of Ancient Egyptian Rope Found In Cave
Discovery News The ancient Egyptian's secret to making the strongest of all rigging ropes lies in a tangle of cord coils in a cave found in a hand-hewn cave at the ancient Red Sea port of Marsa Gawasis, 23 kilometers (14 miles) south of Safaga. Discovered...
- Antiquity News From Egypt Magazine
http://travelvideo.tv/news/more.php?id=10687_0_1_0_M12 Summaries of the new finds at the Temple of Mut (the decorated lintel) and Marsa Gawasis: "Evidence pointed to the use of Marsa Gawasis as the port for voyages to punt from the early Middle Kingdom...
- More Re Wadi Gawasis
http://www.physorg.com/news11247.htmlAnother item covering the find made by Boston University and the University of Naples l’Orientale, who uncovered remains of sea-faring ships and cargo boxes containing goods from the lost-land of Punt, in caves at...