Egypt
The Daily UW (Heather Milligan)
See the above page for full details, with photographs.
- In The Lab: Albany Mummies
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surreyleader.com The mysteries of the pharaohs, pyramids and mummies have inspired and amazed people for centuries. But what about the common Egyptian citizens who lived during the reign of pharaohs like Tutankhamen, the boy king, or Hetshepsut, the famous...
- Exhibition: Egypt, Gift Of The Nile
http://www.goderichsignalstar.com/News/305794.html"While viewing artifacts from Egypt’s past would normally require a trip to the city, a new exhibit at the Huron County Museum (HCM) allows patrons to do so without straying far from home. Titled “Egypt,...
- Four Feet, Few Bones And A New Climate-controlled Home
http://www.uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=2177An article looking at the analysis of a Faiyum female mummy. An insight as much into earlier conservation methods as anything, this is one of the better CT Scan pieces to appear recently: "Archaeologists...
- 2008 In Brief
Among the finds of this past year was an old kingdom pyramid belonging to queen Sesheshet of dynasty six this find was moderately interesting as were the two empty tombs found near the causeway of king Unas. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/923/he1.htm...
Egypt
Mummy unveiled at Burke Museum
The Daily UW (Heather Milligan)
Swaying reeds line the Nile River as a breeze carries the scent of spices and ripening figs past obelisks and pyramids. Hieroglyphics, engraved into these monuments, tell tales of mighty pharaohs and battles.
Many people hope to see these marvels of Egypt one day, but the distance often proves to be too far. However, the Burke Museum will make this journey possible for a few short hours, through various artifacts, exhibits and lectures during the Mysteries of Ancient Egypt family event, Oct. 26.
The exhibit will feature Seattle’s only Egyptian mummy, nicknamed Nellie, who dates back about 2,000 years ago, to the Ptolemaic period.
“I’ve never actually experienced a public event when the mummy was on display,” said Allison Deep, archaeology collections assistant at the Burke. “The last time she was on display at the Burke Museum was in 2003.”
Nellie has been kept under wraps because of Washington’s climate and because of the previous care she received.
Brought to the museum in 1902 by former UW regent Manson Backus, Nellie has been exposed to more humidity damage in the past 106 years than the previous two millennia.
See the above page for full details, with photographs.
- In The Lab: Albany Mummies
Legislative Gazette Modern technology and ongoing research have unraveled mysteries about the two "Albany Mummies" that have been on display since 1909 at the Albany Institute of History and Art. To celebrate this 100 year milestone, the institute will...
- Egypt: Gift Of The Nile At Surrey Museum
surreyleader.com The mysteries of the pharaohs, pyramids and mummies have inspired and amazed people for centuries. But what about the common Egyptian citizens who lived during the reign of pharaohs like Tutankhamen, the boy king, or Hetshepsut, the famous...
- Exhibition: Egypt, Gift Of The Nile
http://www.goderichsignalstar.com/News/305794.html"While viewing artifacts from Egypt’s past would normally require a trip to the city, a new exhibit at the Huron County Museum (HCM) allows patrons to do so without straying far from home. Titled “Egypt,...
- Four Feet, Few Bones And A New Climate-controlled Home
http://www.uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=2177An article looking at the analysis of a Faiyum female mummy. An insight as much into earlier conservation methods as anything, this is one of the better CT Scan pieces to appear recently: "Archaeologists...
- 2008 In Brief
Among the finds of this past year was an old kingdom pyramid belonging to queen Sesheshet of dynasty six this find was moderately interesting as were the two empty tombs found near the causeway of king Unas. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/923/he1.htm...