Egypt
Row Over Mummy Scan (updated)
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/
"Few contest the fact that the dead must be dealt with respectfully. Yet it seems as though Dr Zahi Hawas, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, has a different point of view." This kicks off an article about the differing views within Egypt of Hawass's approach to the scan of the Tutankhamun mummy.
And yet more at:
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/726/eg7.htm
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More Re Recent Ct Scans
State Information Service Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni has said that CT-scan results have ruled out that one of the newly discovered mummies in Luxor was that of ancient queen Nefertiti. A team of Egyptian archaeologists and researchers suggested...
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Zahi Hawass: A Hat Is A Hat
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/757/profile.htm "Whatever is said about the secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) -- and a great deal is -- one thing is certain, he is never going to be accused of being a wallflower. Since being...
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An Interview With Zahi Hawass
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2005/06/11/2003258920 "Archaeologist and Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawass is credited with such major discoveries as the tombs of Giza and the Saqqara Pyramids. As...
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Hawass Perpetuates Mummy's Curse Myth
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6799098/
Zahi Hawass was video'd at the CT scan of Tutankhamun's mummy, saying that it would be unwise to dismiss the idea of the curse that was supposed to have haunted the original finders of the tomb. He cited a number...
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Ct Scan For Iret-net Hor-irw
A 2500 year old unwrapped mummy of Priest from around 500bc has had his turn under the CT scan. http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1728134,stanford-scan-ancient-mummy-082109.article...
Egypt