Egypt
- Ancient Egyptians Believed In Coiffure After Death
New Scientist (Cian O'Luanaigh) Ancient Egyptians wouldn't be caught dead without hair gel. Style in the afterlife was just as important as it was during life on Earth – and coiffure was key. To this end, men and women alike would have...
- The Mummy Of The Pharaoh Of Moses
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) I recently read on the Internet the story of Ramses II's mummy. We know that during the late 1970s the French president, Giscard d'Estaing, asked President Anwar El-Sadat if the mummy of Ramses II could be sent to...
- Repatriating Egyptian Antiquities
http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7622 "In 2003 Hawass set up The Department for Retrieving Stolen Artifacts to trace stolen artifacts. Head of the department Ibrahim Adel Meguid, said the department was able to return about 5,000 monuments...
- Hair Of Ramesses Ii On Display In Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/2as3lk (myfoxtampabay.com) "Locks of 3,200-year-old hair from the pharaoh Ramses II were unveiled at the Egyptian Museum on Tuesday, returned to Egypt after being stolen 30 years ago in France and put up for sale on the Internet. The...
- Vends Meches De Cheveux De La Momie De Ramses Ii
http://collection.vivastreet.fr/annonces-livres-occasion/vends-meches-cheveux-la-momie Thanks to Thierry Benderitter from http://www.osirisnet.net/ for this news item. The son of one of the French scientists who took care of Ramesses II's mummy during...
Egypt
More re Ramesses II hair
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/840/eg2.htm
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/840/_eg2.htm (image of the hair)
"There was excitement at the Egyptian Museum on Tuesday when dozens of Egyptian and foreign journalists and photographers crowded on the first floor to view a small plexi-glass showcase in hall number 39. In the case was a lock of hair from one of the most famous heads of all time -- that of Ramses II.
The hair is now on display along with remains of linen bandages and resin used in the mummification of the great ruler. The case also contains samples from the mummy of Ramses's son and heir, Meneptah ."
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The hair is now on display along with remains of linen bandages and resin used in the mummification of the great ruler. The case also contains samples from the mummy of Ramses's son and heir, Meneptah ."
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http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6569
"These objects include five samples of the ancient Egyptian royal’s hair, along with a lock of his hair and ten samples of resin from the mummies of king Ramses II and his son Merneptah as well as cuttings from the linen bandages that made up part of Ramses II’s wrappings."
- Ancient Egyptians Believed In Coiffure After Death
New Scientist (Cian O'Luanaigh) Ancient Egyptians wouldn't be caught dead without hair gel. Style in the afterlife was just as important as it was during life on Earth – and coiffure was key. To this end, men and women alike would have...
- The Mummy Of The Pharaoh Of Moses
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) I recently read on the Internet the story of Ramses II's mummy. We know that during the late 1970s the French president, Giscard d'Estaing, asked President Anwar El-Sadat if the mummy of Ramses II could be sent to...
- Repatriating Egyptian Antiquities
http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7622 "In 2003 Hawass set up The Department for Retrieving Stolen Artifacts to trace stolen artifacts. Head of the department Ibrahim Adel Meguid, said the department was able to return about 5,000 monuments...
- Hair Of Ramesses Ii On Display In Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/2as3lk (myfoxtampabay.com) "Locks of 3,200-year-old hair from the pharaoh Ramses II were unveiled at the Egyptian Museum on Tuesday, returned to Egypt after being stolen 30 years ago in France and put up for sale on the Internet. The...
- Vends Meches De Cheveux De La Momie De Ramses Ii
http://collection.vivastreet.fr/annonces-livres-occasion/vends-meches-cheveux-la-momie Thanks to Thierry Benderitter from http://www.osirisnet.net/ for this news item. The son of one of the French scientists who took care of Ramesses II's mummy during...