Egypt
- Exhibition: To Live Forever
TCPalm It is nice to see that the travelling exhibition continues to be greeted with enthusiasm. King Tut had a lot of cash. Cash enough to cover the gold and lapis lazuli that adorned the sarcophagus in which he was buried. When his tomb was discovered...
- Daily Photo - Footwear From The Petrie Museum
UC16555. Pair of fine palm-fibre sandals, with ant damage. Tie of one (B) missing. Length 33.5 cms width 16.5 cms. ghteenth Dynasty. Found at Sedment. UC16556. Worn palm-fibre sandal, tie missing . Length 30 cms width 12.3 cms. Eighteenth Dynasty....
- More Re Recent Discoveries In The Tomb Of Tutankahmun
Zahi Hawass has provided an update on the recent story regarding discoveries of artefacts in the tomb of Tutankhamun, which were not included on the official inventory, describing the contents of baskets and vessels which were found. Reuters Africa Egyptian...
- Origins Of The Date Palm
http://tinyurl.com/95p4g (Gulf Daily News) "The date palm Phoenix dactylifera dates back to the first Pharaonic dynasties and the ancient Egyptians called it 'Bennu', 'bnr or 'bnr.t'. These names were used for anything sweet but more...
- And More On The Faiyum Granaries!
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html11/o291224f.htm The only additional news contained in this item is that the granaries contained dried cereals, fruits and flax. Which cereals and fruits I hear you cry! I'll let you know if I find out. Egyptology...
Egypt
Searching for the argun palm
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A New Scientist article about the search for the argun palm tree whose fruits are known from tombs, but which seemed to have vanished from Egypt: "When Giuseppe Passalacqua went to Egypt in the 1820s his plan was to do a bit of horse-trading. He soon discovered a more lucrative line of work - excavating ancient tombs and selling off their contents. While Passalacqua found many priceless treasures, unlike most tomb-robbers he also made off with the more mundane. If something could be carried off, it was - right down to the dried-up offerings left to feed the ancients in the afterlife. Among these were some strange shrivelled fruits that have posed a series of puzzles ever since. They came from some sort of palm tree, but not one anyone recognised. Had the tree vanished along with the pharaohs?"
- Exhibition: To Live Forever
TCPalm It is nice to see that the travelling exhibition continues to be greeted with enthusiasm. King Tut had a lot of cash. Cash enough to cover the gold and lapis lazuli that adorned the sarcophagus in which he was buried. When his tomb was discovered...
- Daily Photo - Footwear From The Petrie Museum
UC16555. Pair of fine palm-fibre sandals, with ant damage. Tie of one (B) missing. Length 33.5 cms width 16.5 cms. ghteenth Dynasty. Found at Sedment. UC16556. Worn palm-fibre sandal, tie missing . Length 30 cms width 12.3 cms. Eighteenth Dynasty....
- More Re Recent Discoveries In The Tomb Of Tutankahmun
Zahi Hawass has provided an update on the recent story regarding discoveries of artefacts in the tomb of Tutankhamun, which were not included on the official inventory, describing the contents of baskets and vessels which were found. Reuters Africa Egyptian...
- Origins Of The Date Palm
http://tinyurl.com/95p4g (Gulf Daily News) "The date palm Phoenix dactylifera dates back to the first Pharaonic dynasties and the ancient Egyptians called it 'Bennu', 'bnr or 'bnr.t'. These names were used for anything sweet but more...
- And More On The Faiyum Granaries!
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html11/o291224f.htm The only additional news contained in this item is that the granaries contained dried cereals, fruits and flax. Which cereals and fruits I hear you cry! I'll let you know if I find out. Egyptology...