Egypt
Neferhotep Statue - Update
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=113877&Sn=WORL&IssueID=28077
Zahi Hawass was quoted saying that it was unclear whether the statue belonged to King Neferhotep I or Neferhotep III. There's also a photo.
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More Re French Excavations At Karnak
Le Monde (Pierre Barthélémy) A relatively short piece saying that Zahi Hawass has extended the rights of the Franco-Egyptian Centre for the Study of the Temples of Karnak (CFEETK) to carry on excavating at Karnak, following forty years of excavation...
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The Tomb Of Neferhotep
Another item courtesy of EEF:http://www.lagaceta.com.ar/vernotae.asp?id_nota=162927"Desde 1999 un grupo de egiptólogos argentinos . . . trabaja en Luxor, en la tumba perteneciente a Neferhotep, un funcionario muy importante en la época del rey que sucedió...
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Laser Cleaning Tomb Of Neferhotep
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/3148"If only Neferhotep could see it: 3 300 years after his death, a researcher enters his tomb, directs a beam of light at the wall, and the accumulated dirt of millennia comes off with no trouble at all! Dr. Michael...
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13th Dynasty Mummy Found In Thebes
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/432DEC5F-FDDC-47E8-BD7A-0814BD16FE98.htm "Buried for nearly 3600 years, a rare statue of Egypt's King Neferhotep I has been brought to light in the ruins of Thebes by a team of French archaeologists. Officials...
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The Mystery Of Neferhotep
I recently came across this series of videos on the Theban tomb of Neferhotep. The videos cover a large amount of restoration and discoveries in the tomb and is a good view. Fascinating!...
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