Egypt
The Star
National Geographic
Three photos from the Lahun discovery, accompanied by captions providing more details:
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- More Re Newest Information From Lahun
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Egypt
More re discoveries in the Faiyum
The Star
Egyptian archeologists found the mummies in 53 tombs cut into rock in the oasis of Fayoum, about 80 kilometres southwest of Cairo, said Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, in a statement.
Four of the mummies date to the 22nd Dynasty (931 to 725 BC) "and are considered some of the most beautiful mummies found," he said.
Adornments are still bright in the traditional ancient Egyptian colours of turquoise, terra cotta and gold. Also found in the necropolis were painted masks, amulets and clay pots, according to reports.
Russian archeologists recently announced a similar discovery in Fayoum and it was unclear yesterday if they are separate discoveries or if a fight over rival claims is brewing.
National Geographic
Three photos from the Lahun discovery, accompanied by captions providing more details:
A wooden casket decorated with six different gods was among those recently found in a cache of 52 rock tombs in Lahun, a site about 75 miles (120 kilometers) south of Cairo, Egyptian archaeologists announced.
Ancient Egyptians depicted gods on their coffins to protect them in the afterlife. The person in this coffin, who was likely buried 2,500 years ago during the 26th dynasty, worshiped an incarnation of the king of the gods, Amun-Ra, shown as a combination of a ram and a hawk with the sun on its head.
"We are in a funerary site, a cemetery, so it's very much connected to religious beliefs," said Abdul Rahman El-Aidy, who discovered and photographed the nearly 30 mummies at the site for Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA).
- 45 Tombs Found In Faiyum Area
I turn my back for five minutes and everything kicks off! Egypt State Information Service Culture Minister Farouq Hosni announced on Sunday 23/5/2010 that forty-five tombs have been unearthed in Lahoun, Fayyoum, containing a group of painted wooden sarcophagi...
- 14 Graeco-roman Tombs Discovered In Bahariya Oasis
Egypt State Information Service Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni announced on April 12, 2010 the discovery of 14 Greco-Roman tombs dated back to 2,300 years at a construction site near al-Baweeti town in al-Baharia Oasis, October 6th Governorate. The...
- In The Field: Saqqara Tombs Press Release From Sca
drhawass.com Two large 26th Dynasty tombs have been found in Saqqara by an Egyptian excavation mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), Culture Minister Farouk Hosni announced today. Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the SCA and the...
- More Re Newest Information From Lahun
BBC News An ancient Egyptian tomb near the mud-brick pyramid of Lahun shows the site was used 1,000 years earlier than archaeologists previously thought. The burial site, 130km (80 miles) south of Cairo, was previously dated to Pharaoh Senuseret II -...
- More Re The New Bahariya Discovery
This discovery has now been confirmed as the genuine article (as opposed to some recent so-called new discoveries which have turned up to be old discoveries). The Australian A SETTLEMENT dating back to the time of the pyramid builders was discovered...