Egypt
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- Video Of The Recent Baharia Discoveries
Reuters With thanks to Tony Marson for sending the link. Video coverage of the recent Bahariya Graeco-Roman tomb discoveries.Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...
- Hieroglyphs From The Tomb Of Queen Behenu
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) One loaf of bread and one jug of beer: that's what Egypt's Queen Behenu was offered during her funeral, according to a translation of hieroglyphics engraved on white stone found in her 4,000-year-old burial chamber...
- More Re Discovery Of Tomb Of Queen Behenu
Reuters The well-known necropolis of Saqqara, 30 km (20 miles) south of Cairo, served the nearby city of Memphis and was scoured in ancient times by thieves. The 5th Dynasty is generally understood to have lasted from 2465 to 2323 BC, while the 6th Dynasty...
- Queen Behenu's Burial Chamber Discovered At Saqqara
Heritage Key (Ann Wuyts) With photos. A French archaeological team digging at Saqqara has discovered the burial chamber of 6th Dynasty Queen Behenu, wife of either Pepi I or Pepi II. The burial chamber was revealed while the team was cleaning the sand...
- Amenhotep Iii Mortuary Temple
This is an excellent article and video from Heritage Key on the excavations of the funerary temple of the eighteenth dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III. The mortuary temple is the largest ever created and is filled with colossal statues of the King and Gods...
Egypt
Video of Queen Behenu discovery
Reuters
Thanks very much to Tony Marson for this link, which is a short but excellent video about the discovery and excavations at the tomb of Queen Behenu at Saqqara. I had trouble getting it to work at first, but it was worth the effort. The season is over for this year but there are plans to begin excavations at the neighbouring mortuary temple next season.
- Video Of The Recent Baharia Discoveries
Reuters With thanks to Tony Marson for sending the link. Video coverage of the recent Bahariya Graeco-Roman tomb discoveries.Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...
- Hieroglyphs From The Tomb Of Queen Behenu
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) One loaf of bread and one jug of beer: that's what Egypt's Queen Behenu was offered during her funeral, according to a translation of hieroglyphics engraved on white stone found in her 4,000-year-old burial chamber...
- More Re Discovery Of Tomb Of Queen Behenu
Reuters The well-known necropolis of Saqqara, 30 km (20 miles) south of Cairo, served the nearby city of Memphis and was scoured in ancient times by thieves. The 5th Dynasty is generally understood to have lasted from 2465 to 2323 BC, while the 6th Dynasty...
- Queen Behenu's Burial Chamber Discovered At Saqqara
Heritage Key (Ann Wuyts) With photos. A French archaeological team digging at Saqqara has discovered the burial chamber of 6th Dynasty Queen Behenu, wife of either Pepi I or Pepi II. The burial chamber was revealed while the team was cleaning the sand...
- Amenhotep Iii Mortuary Temple
This is an excellent article and video from Heritage Key on the excavations of the funerary temple of the eighteenth dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III. The mortuary temple is the largest ever created and is filled with colossal statues of the King and Gods...