Egypt
Update by Kate
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- Recent Articles And Albums On Egyptological
Edition 4 of the Magazine section of Egyptological is due out at the end of February. In our 'In Brief' and 'Photo Album' sections we publish pieces between editions. The following short articles and Photo Albums have been published on...
- Can A Tomb Bring Egyptian Tourism Back To Life?
The Independent, UK (Patrick Cockburn) Egypt has opened to the public the tombs of leading retainers of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun at Saqqara, south of Cairo, in a desperate bid to lure back tourists who have avoided the country since the revolt in February...
- The Tombs Of King Tut’s High Officials Open To The Public
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Dr. Zahi Hawass the Minister of State for Antiquities will open 7 tombs in the New Kingdom Cemetery in South Saqqara for tourism for the first time. This site contains the famous tomb of Maya, who was the treasurer of King Tut,...
- Newly Restored Tombs Open
Seven newly restored tombs in the new kingdom cemetery at Saqqara are now open for tourists to visit including those of Tutankhamun's treasurer Maya and Horemheb who later became king himself. Other tombs open include the tomb of Meryneith who was...
- Have Looters Destroyed The Tomb Of Maya?
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Egypt
New Photos Show Tomb of Maya is Apparently Intact
After his first, less than convincing visit to Saqqara, Jeffrey Bartholet, returned to Saqqara on Tuesday 8th February and was allowed to enter the Tomb of Maya. He reports on NGM, with a photo from inside the tomb. This shows a solidier which sort of validates the picture if anybody had doubts. He reports seeing three chambers with reliefs.
The tomb of the wet nurse is still sealed with bricks. And on Tuesday, inspectors at Saqqara led me into Maya the treasurer’s burial chamber. “Nobody touched the tomb here, “ said Mohammad Mohammad Youssef, chief inspector for South Saqqara, as he and a colleague broke a wire and seal on the metal door leading underground. “We put seals on the lock about a month ago when we checked it for humidity and temperature, and the same seals were still here and the locks were not broken.” Youssef and I walked down a tight, sandy staircase of a dozen steps to an iron gate with another three locks on it, and another seal that was untouched after the looting. Then we entered three chambers, over 3,000 years old, shimmering with golden-yellow reliefs.
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- Recent Articles And Albums On Egyptological
Edition 4 of the Magazine section of Egyptological is due out at the end of February. In our 'In Brief' and 'Photo Album' sections we publish pieces between editions. The following short articles and Photo Albums have been published on...
- Can A Tomb Bring Egyptian Tourism Back To Life?
The Independent, UK (Patrick Cockburn) Egypt has opened to the public the tombs of leading retainers of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun at Saqqara, south of Cairo, in a desperate bid to lure back tourists who have avoided the country since the revolt in February...
- The Tombs Of King Tut’s High Officials Open To The Public
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Dr. Zahi Hawass the Minister of State for Antiquities will open 7 tombs in the New Kingdom Cemetery in South Saqqara for tourism for the first time. This site contains the famous tomb of Maya, who was the treasurer of King Tut,...
- Newly Restored Tombs Open
Seven newly restored tombs in the new kingdom cemetery at Saqqara are now open for tourists to visit including those of Tutankhamun's treasurer Maya and Horemheb who later became king himself. Other tombs open include the tomb of Meryneith who was...
- Have Looters Destroyed The Tomb Of Maya?
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