Egypt
Nature (Jo Marchant)
Excellent five page article, with photos. Many thanks to David Krueger for the link.
- Egyptology News 22nd - 24th April 2013
Copied from @egyptologynews Abu Simbel Fieldwork A New discovery in North Sinai including imported amphorae from Rhodes Island. Luxor Times http://bit.ly/ZkWhxZ The South Tombs Cemetery excavations at Amarna, 2013: the final season! The...
- Interview With Dr.veldmeijer And Prof. Ikram Re Chariot Discovery
Ancient Egypt Online Here's a short excerpt: In a recent article in Nature (Click here to view this article), it was reported that new remains of a chariot were (re)discovered. Currently, Dr. André Veldmeijer (Netherlands Flemisch Institute...
- Tutankhamun Chariots Are Engineering Marvels
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) With slideshow. King Tutankhamun, the pharaoh who ruled Egypt more than 3,300 years ago, rode full speed over the desert dunes on a Formula One-like chariot, according to new investigations into the technical features...
- King Tut's Chariot Travels To New York
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Press Release. When the exhibition visited London I took a friend to see it and he had a number of observations which I posted about in a review at the time, but one of his main criticisms was that the large furnishings, shown...
- Documentary Preview: Tutankhamun: Secrets Of The Boy King
National Geographic (Steven Stanek) An unusual level of interest in Tutankhamun was bound to occur now that the Tutankhamun exhibition is coming to London, and a TV documentary is being shown in UK television on 30th October 2007, which is previewed on...
Egypt
Online: Ancient Egyptian chariot trappings rediscovered
Nature (Jo Marchant)
Excellent five page article, with photos. Many thanks to David Krueger for the link.
The beautifully preserved leather trappings of an ancient Egyptian chariot have been rediscovered in a storeroom of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Researchers say that the find, which includes intact harnesses, gauntlets and a bow case, is unique, and will help them to reconstruct how such chariots were made and used.
The ancient Egyptians used chariots — typically with one or two riders and pulled by two horses — for hunting and warfare as well as in processions. They are frequently shown in ancient Egyptian art, and several examples of the wooden frames survive, including six dismantled chariots found in King Tutankhamun’s tomb, dating to around 3,300 years ago.
But researchers knew little about the leather trappings and harnesses used with such chariots, as leather decomposes quickly if any moisture is present. Barely any leather survives on the chariots from Tutankhamun’s tomb, though some fragments are known from chariots found in other tombs, such as that of Yuya and Thuya, Tutankhamun’s great-grandparents.
- Egyptology News 22nd - 24th April 2013
Copied from @egyptologynews Abu Simbel Fieldwork A New discovery in North Sinai including imported amphorae from Rhodes Island. Luxor Times http://bit.ly/ZkWhxZ The South Tombs Cemetery excavations at Amarna, 2013: the final season! The...
- Interview With Dr.veldmeijer And Prof. Ikram Re Chariot Discovery
Ancient Egypt Online Here's a short excerpt: In a recent article in Nature (Click here to view this article), it was reported that new remains of a chariot were (re)discovered. Currently, Dr. André Veldmeijer (Netherlands Flemisch Institute...
- Tutankhamun Chariots Are Engineering Marvels
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) With slideshow. King Tutankhamun, the pharaoh who ruled Egypt more than 3,300 years ago, rode full speed over the desert dunes on a Formula One-like chariot, according to new investigations into the technical features...
- King Tut's Chariot Travels To New York
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Press Release. When the exhibition visited London I took a friend to see it and he had a number of observations which I posted about in a review at the time, but one of his main criticisms was that the large furnishings, shown...
- Documentary Preview: Tutankhamun: Secrets Of The Boy King
National Geographic (Steven Stanek) An unusual level of interest in Tutankhamun was bound to occur now that the Tutankhamun exhibition is coming to London, and a TV documentary is being shown in UK television on 30th October 2007, which is previewed on...