Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass)
- More Re Excavation Work In The Tomb Of Seti I
Asharq Alawsat (Zahi Hawass) There were a number of articles about this topic over the last year, but this one rounds up most of the information. Mystery has long surrounded the long passageway discovered inside the tomb of King Seti I, and the last person...
- Part 3 Of Hawass On The Tomb Of Seti I
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) After 130 metres the tunnel began to reveal its purpose when we uncovered 54 steps. The pounding inside my chest was amazing as I descended the ramp for seven metres. This second ramp was cut in the rock and had the same...
- Field Work
Discoveries at the Tomb of Seti I Al Ahram Weekly Nevine El-Aref An overview of the work, past and present, carried out at the tomb of Seti I in the Valley of the Kings. Here's a short extract. The most mysterious feature in the tomb, and one that...
- Video: Join Hawass In The Tomb Of Seti I
drhawass.com Join Zahi Hawass Inside the Mysterious Tunnel in the Tomb of Seti I For the last two years, Zahi Hawass has led an all-Egyptian team that is excavating and restoring the mysterious tunnel leading from the burial chamber of King Seti I deep...
- Zahi Hawass Dig Days: Vok Part Iv
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/800/hr1.htmZahi Hawass talking about investigating the tunnel in the tomb of Seti I in the Valley of the Kings: "I shall never forget the adventure I had in the tunnel of the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I in the Valley of the...
Egypt
Seti, please tell us your secret II
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass)
For the first time we can now say that we have revealed the secrets of the tunnel in the tomb of Seti I. The tunnel was first excavated by Sheikh Ali Abdel-Rassoul and his workmen to a depth of about 130 metres. They did not continue past that point, however, because the tunnel did not continue straight and they did not turn to cut and excavate into the mountain. However, when we went through this section of the tunnel we were able to discover new artefacts that dated to the reign of Seti I, such as pottery, ushabti figurines and blocks inscribed with the name of Seti I. We also uncovered steps with graffiti in red writing.
The excitement of the excavation started when we began to clean out the tunnel and remove the debris left behind by Abdel-Rassoul's workmen. As we progressed through the tunnel, we had to support the ceiling with a series of iron beams and also construct a wooden walkway for us to use. I was very interested in a railway with cars which we used to bring out all the debris and stone rubble that was removed from the tunnel.
Upon reaching the end of the 130-metre section which had been partially excavated by Abdel-Rassoul, we were shocked to uncover a descending passage which measured 25.60 metres in length and 2.6 in width.
- More Re Excavation Work In The Tomb Of Seti I
Asharq Alawsat (Zahi Hawass) There were a number of articles about this topic over the last year, but this one rounds up most of the information. Mystery has long surrounded the long passageway discovered inside the tomb of King Seti I, and the last person...
- Part 3 Of Hawass On The Tomb Of Seti I
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) After 130 metres the tunnel began to reveal its purpose when we uncovered 54 steps. The pounding inside my chest was amazing as I descended the ramp for seven metres. This second ramp was cut in the rock and had the same...
- Field Work
Discoveries at the Tomb of Seti I Al Ahram Weekly Nevine El-Aref An overview of the work, past and present, carried out at the tomb of Seti I in the Valley of the Kings. Here's a short extract. The most mysterious feature in the tomb, and one that...
- Video: Join Hawass In The Tomb Of Seti I
drhawass.com Join Zahi Hawass Inside the Mysterious Tunnel in the Tomb of Seti I For the last two years, Zahi Hawass has led an all-Egyptian team that is excavating and restoring the mysterious tunnel leading from the burial chamber of King Seti I deep...
- Zahi Hawass Dig Days: Vok Part Iv
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/800/hr1.htmZahi Hawass talking about investigating the tunnel in the tomb of Seti I in the Valley of the Kings: "I shall never forget the adventure I had in the tunnel of the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I in the Valley of the...