Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian Gold Found In Luxor By Spanish Archaeologists
Bloomberg Spanish archaeologists digging on the west bank of Luxor, Egypt, have discovered jewelry in a tomb of a state treasurer who lived some 3,500 years ago under the reign of Queen Hatshepsut. The team found five gold earrings and two gold...
- Egyptomania: Egypt-themed Mural Newly Uncovered
Whittier Daily News Beneath 2 inches of sand, red terra cotta tiles and cement, four sheets of asphalt, and tar used to seal a roof after the 1933 earthquake, a note-worthy tile mural was found. The Campbell Apartments in Long Beach, first completed...
- Photo Of Work Underway On Recently Discovered Sarcophagus
http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=5850"An Egyptian archaeologist works on a Sarcophagus, which dates back to a Pharaonic new Kingdom, and was recently found near the famous Step Pyramid in Saqqara by Japanese team of Waseda University...
- Brewing Processes Reproduced
Thanks to the EEF newsletter (which will be uploaded on Sunday) for highlighting the following article in PDF format, entitled Two Ancient Egyptian Mural Paintings", from the Master Brewers Association of the Americas, Technical Quarterly, vol. 42, no....
- Helwan Mural Returned To Egypt
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html11/o211224n.htm Reading between the lines of this somewhat confusing article I am guessing that a predynastic mural found at Helwan has been returned to Egypt, having been smuggled out of the country and sold off at auction....
Egypt
Team helps save Egypt tomb mural
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20061028a6.html
"A Japanese research team has successfully removed a mural in an ancient Egyptian tomb at the World Heritage site of Saqqara, using a technique used on Japanese murals, so that preservation work can be done on it, team members said Friday.
A Japanese researcher prepares to remove part of a mural from the underground tomb of Princess Idut at the World Heritage site of Saqqara, Egypt.
The Kansai University team removed the plaster mural from the underground tomb of Princess Idut, which dates back to around 2360 B.C. The mural depicts birds, food and beer in color and has hieroglyphs engraved in it.
In the rare removal of a fragile plaster mural, the team glued rayon paper with resin over parts of the mural to be removed, using a type of seaweed paste to protect them, and carefully separated the plaster from the rock wall with knives."
A Japanese researcher prepares to remove part of a mural from the underground tomb of Princess Idut at the World Heritage site of Saqqara, Egypt.
The Kansai University team removed the plaster mural from the underground tomb of Princess Idut, which dates back to around 2360 B.C. The mural depicts birds, food and beer in color and has hieroglyphs engraved in it.
In the rare removal of a fragile plaster mural, the team glued rayon paper with resin over parts of the mural to be removed, using a type of seaweed paste to protect them, and carefully separated the plaster from the rock wall with knives."
See the above page for the full story.
- Ancient Egyptian Gold Found In Luxor By Spanish Archaeologists
Bloomberg Spanish archaeologists digging on the west bank of Luxor, Egypt, have discovered jewelry in a tomb of a state treasurer who lived some 3,500 years ago under the reign of Queen Hatshepsut. The team found five gold earrings and two gold...
- Egyptomania: Egypt-themed Mural Newly Uncovered
Whittier Daily News Beneath 2 inches of sand, red terra cotta tiles and cement, four sheets of asphalt, and tar used to seal a roof after the 1933 earthquake, a note-worthy tile mural was found. The Campbell Apartments in Long Beach, first completed...
- Photo Of Work Underway On Recently Discovered Sarcophagus
http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=5850"An Egyptian archaeologist works on a Sarcophagus, which dates back to a Pharaonic new Kingdom, and was recently found near the famous Step Pyramid in Saqqara by Japanese team of Waseda University...
- Brewing Processes Reproduced
Thanks to the EEF newsletter (which will be uploaded on Sunday) for highlighting the following article in PDF format, entitled Two Ancient Egyptian Mural Paintings", from the Master Brewers Association of the Americas, Technical Quarterly, vol. 42, no....
- Helwan Mural Returned To Egypt
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html11/o211224n.htm Reading between the lines of this somewhat confusing article I am guessing that a predynastic mural found at Helwan has been returned to Egypt, having been smuggled out of the country and sold off at auction....