Egypt
tyden.cz
Many thanks to Jakub Malina for the following summary of the above news article.
And again, thanks to Jakub for this link too, and his summary of the main points:
iDNES.cz
With photos.
- Interview With Miroslav Barta About The State Of Abusir
Ceske Noviny Thanks EEF for the above link. I've put it through Google Translate with mixed results, but the gist of it seems to be as follows: The Czech archaeologists working at the Abusir pyramids have found that the site has been badly damaged...
- The Status Of Egyptian Antiquities Today
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) A distressing list of problems, the most open official statement to date. When the revolution began on January 25, 2011, and through its first week, there were only a few reports of looting: at Qantara East in the Sinai, and...
- Secrets Of The Tomb Of Neferinpu
Czech Institute of Egyptology The Czech Institute website has been updated with a summary, including photographs, of the recently publicized discovery of an Old Kingdom tomb at Abusir. The story of the exploration of the mysterious tomb of priest Neferinpu,...
- The Tomb Of The Palace Official
http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=8945Third part of an account about various Egyptological discoveries, by Zahi Hawass: "A few years ago, a Czech expedition headed by Egyptologist Miroslav Verner discovered a tomb that had not been touched...
- 2003-2004 Season At Abusir - Excavation Overview
http://egyptologie.ff.cuni.cz/Report_Abusir_2003_2004.pdf This PDF file provides a 10-page overview of the Czech excavations at Abusir in the 2003-2004 season. The paper includes plans and photographs. The description of the excavations is short but...
Egypt
News re the looting at Abusir
tyden.cz
Many thanks to Jakub Malina for the following summary of the above news article.
Czech egyptological expedition in Abusir had to change its program. Former chief of Czech expedition, professor Miroslav Verner, told for press agency CTK that only a small group of Czech archaeologists is carrying out rescue works in the stores and counting what was lost or damaged. "When members of our team arrived at Abusir, they were horrified by a number of illegal excavations," told egyptologist who spent more than 40 years of his professional life by Abusir excavations. "So we will have to perform rescue research in the dozens of places. It will not be easy, it will not be cheap, and it will divert us from our program." According to Verner, thieves broke into expedition stores and heavily damaged the site. They looted also the tomb of priest Rahotep, where one cultic stela is stolen. Verner expects that the expedition will not be able to continue in original research program until the autumn elections in Egypt.
And again, thanks to Jakub for this link too, and his summary of the main points:
iDNES.cz
With photos.
- more than 200 illegal excavation pits on the site, some of them (4 - 5 meters deep) found some ancient tombs (now they are all empty)
- rare stella (found in 1991) from Rahotep‘s tomb is stolen, all the tomb is damaged
- most of objects in the expedition store are irretrievably damaged (including Old Kingdom objects from Raneferef‘s tomb and the vase of Pharaoh Huni)
- Interview With Miroslav Barta About The State Of Abusir
Ceske Noviny Thanks EEF for the above link. I've put it through Google Translate with mixed results, but the gist of it seems to be as follows: The Czech archaeologists working at the Abusir pyramids have found that the site has been badly damaged...
- The Status Of Egyptian Antiquities Today
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) A distressing list of problems, the most open official statement to date. When the revolution began on January 25, 2011, and through its first week, there were only a few reports of looting: at Qantara East in the Sinai, and...
- Secrets Of The Tomb Of Neferinpu
Czech Institute of Egyptology The Czech Institute website has been updated with a summary, including photographs, of the recently publicized discovery of an Old Kingdom tomb at Abusir. The story of the exploration of the mysterious tomb of priest Neferinpu,...
- The Tomb Of The Palace Official
http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=8945Third part of an account about various Egyptological discoveries, by Zahi Hawass: "A few years ago, a Czech expedition headed by Egyptologist Miroslav Verner discovered a tomb that had not been touched...
- 2003-2004 Season At Abusir - Excavation Overview
http://egyptologie.ff.cuni.cz/Report_Abusir_2003_2004.pdf This PDF file provides a 10-page overview of the Czech excavations at Abusir in the 2003-2004 season. The paper includes plans and photographs. The description of the excavations is short but...