Egypt
Perhaps the most visited tomb in the world the tomb of Tutankhamen in the valley of kings is by no means a grand affair compared to those of the other Pharaoh's buried in the valley.
The tomb is to be conserved and there is the idea of closing the tomb replacing it with a replica for tourists to visit.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/972/eg2.htm
- Zahi Hawass - Dig Days
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/793/hr4.htmZahi Hawass is using his Al Ahram column this week to talk about KV63 in the context of other Valley of the Kings tombs and caches. This is the first part of an ongoing story, which will be updated in future...
- Replica Of Tutankhamun's Tomb
It has been decided to set up the replica of Tutankhamun's tomb next to Howard Carter's house near Luxor where it will stay until the Grand Egyptian Museum opens at which time the replica tomb will put there where it was supposed to go. The...
- The Cave Of Sokar
This is Dr. Hawass on the tunnel in the tomb of Seti I in the Valley of Kings which his team have recently finished excavating. Dr. Hawass explains the tunnels meaning including the Kings plan of building a tomb within the tomb but Seti's time ran...
- 2009 In Review
1. In 2009 the battle to retrieve the bust of the Amarna queen (Nefertiti?) in the Neues museum heated up and appears to be Dr. Zahi Hawass' top of his want back list. "I really want it back," he told the Egyptian Parliament. "If Germany refuses the...
- Kv57 Reopens
The announcement that the tomb of Pharaoh Horemheb in the Valley of Kings has been reopened. http://drhawass.com/blog/press-release-tomb-haremhab-re-opens...
Egypt
The Pharaoh's Tomb
Perhaps the most visited tomb in the world the tomb of Tutankhamen in the valley of kings is by no means a grand affair compared to those of the other Pharaoh's buried in the valley.
The tomb is to be conserved and there is the idea of closing the tomb replacing it with a replica for tourists to visit.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/972/eg2.htm
- Zahi Hawass - Dig Days
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/793/hr4.htmZahi Hawass is using his Al Ahram column this week to talk about KV63 in the context of other Valley of the Kings tombs and caches. This is the first part of an ongoing story, which will be updated in future...
- Replica Of Tutankhamun's Tomb
It has been decided to set up the replica of Tutankhamun's tomb next to Howard Carter's house near Luxor where it will stay until the Grand Egyptian Museum opens at which time the replica tomb will put there where it was supposed to go. The...
- The Cave Of Sokar
This is Dr. Hawass on the tunnel in the tomb of Seti I in the Valley of Kings which his team have recently finished excavating. Dr. Hawass explains the tunnels meaning including the Kings plan of building a tomb within the tomb but Seti's time ran...
- 2009 In Review
1. In 2009 the battle to retrieve the bust of the Amarna queen (Nefertiti?) in the Neues museum heated up and appears to be Dr. Zahi Hawass' top of his want back list. "I really want it back," he told the Egyptian Parliament. "If Germany refuses the...
- Kv57 Reopens
The announcement that the tomb of Pharaoh Horemheb in the Valley of Kings has been reopened. http://drhawass.com/blog/press-release-tomb-haremhab-re-opens...