http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ancientegypt/ en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:09:38 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2050553/posts At first glance, the ancient Egyptian texts look like scraps of garbage. And more than 2,000 years ago, that's exactly what they were -- discarded documents, useless contracts and unwanted letters that were recycled into material needed to plaster over mummies, like some precursor to papier-mache... The texts, collectively called papyri, were donated to Stanford in the 1920s by an alumnus who bought them from an antiquities dealer in London. They've been overlooked by generations of faculty who haven't focused on papyrology, said Joe Manning, an associate professor of classics... About 70 texts in Stanford's collection of several hundred papyri... Stanford University http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2050553/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:09:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2048189/posts Archaeology and the Book of Exodus: Exit From Egypt Archaeologists have made many significant discoveries that make the book of Exodus and the Israelistes' time in Egypt come alive. by Mario Seiglie In earlier issues, The Good News examined several archaeological finds that illuminate portions of the book of Genesis. In this issue we continue our exploration of discoveries that illuminate the biblical accounts, focusing on Exodus, the second book of the Bible.Exodus in English derives from the Latin and means simply "to exit." The book of Exodus describes the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, an event distinguished by... Good News Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2048189/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:45:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2038956/posts "These coffins were found in the tombs of senior officials of the 18th and 19th dynasties," near Saqqara, Zahi Hawass, the director of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said on Thursday. "Some coloured unopened coffins dating back to the sixth century BC were found as well as some coffins dating back to the time of Ramses II," who ruled from 1279 to 1213 BC, he said... The Saqqara burial grounds which date back to 2,700 BC and are dominated by the massive bulk of King Zoser's step pyramid -- the first ever built -- were in continuous use until the... Google/AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2038956/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 03:16:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034082/posts Coils of Ancient Egyptian Rope Found in Cave Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News June 20, 2008 -- The ancient Egyptian's secret to making the strongest of all rigging ropes lies in a tangle of cord coils in a cave at the Red Sea coast, according to preliminary study results presented at the recent congress of Egyptologists in Rhodes. Discovered three years ago by archaeologists Rodolfo Fattovich of the Oriental Studies University of Naples and Kathryn Bard of Boston University, the ropes offer an unprecedented look at seafaring activities in ancient Egypt. "No ropes on this scale and this old have been... Discovery Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034082/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:50:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1837336/posts Philadelphia - A travelling exhibition on King Tutankhamun drew about 50 protesters in Philadelphia who denounced the popular display as racist. Molefi Asante, a professor of African-American studies at Temple University, led the demonstration on Sunday outside the Franklin Institute, claiming the exhibit has no mention of Africa and that it suggests the ancient Egyptian king was white. new24 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1837336/posts#comment Mon, 21 May 2007 19:35:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026499/posts SAQQARA, Egypt - Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the "missing pyramid" of a pharaoh and a ceremonial procession road where high priests carried mummified remains of sacred bulls, Egypt's antiquities chief said Thursday. Zahi Hawass said the pyramid — of which only the base remains — is believed to be that of King Menkauhor, an obscure pharaoh who ruled for only eight years more than 4,000 years ago. In 1842, German archaeologist Karl Richard Lepsius mentioned Menkauhor's pyramid among his finds at Saqqara, calling it the "Headless Pyramid" because its top was missing, Hawass said. But the desert sands covered Lepsius'... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026499/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 16:09:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021142/posts A flamboyant archeologist known worldwide for his trademark Indiana Jones hat believes he has identified the site where Cleopatra is buried. Now, with a team of 12 archeologists and 70 excavators, Zahi Hawass, 60, the head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, has begun the search for her tomb. In addition, after a breakthrough two weeks ago, Hawass hopes to find Cleopatra's lover, the Roman general Mark Antony, sharing her last resting place at the site of a temple, the Taposiris Magna, 28 miles west of Alexandria. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021142/posts#comment Sun, 25 May 2008 20:02:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019280/posts The last time they had the chance to offend anyone was 2,700 years ago when they were wandering around ancient Egypt. Since then the mummies have led a blameless existence, spending the last 120 years in a museum where countless thousands of visitors have managed to see them without anyone becoming in the least bit upset. Not any longer, it appears. Complaints have led to the naked remains of Asru, a chantress at the Temple of Amun in Karnak, plus the partially-wrapped male Khary and a child mummy, all being covered in shrouds to protect their modesty. The decision, which... dailymail.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019280/posts#comment Wed, 21 May 2008 19:15:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007189/posts Egypt: Tomb of Cleopatra and lover to be uncovered Cairo, 24 April(AKI) - Archaeologists have revealed plans to uncover the 2000 year-old tomb of ancient Egypt's most famous lovers, Cleopatra and the Roman general Mark Antony later this year. Zahi Hawass, prominent archaeologist and director of Egypt's superior council for antiquities announced a proposal to test the theory that the couple were buried together. He discussed the project in Cairo at a media conference about the ancient pharaohs. Hawass said that the remains of the legendary Egyptian queen and her Roman lover, Mark Antony, were inside a temple called Tabusiris... Adnkronos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007189/posts#comment Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:44:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993456/posts Study shows life was tough for ancient Egyptians By Alaa Shahine Fri Mar 28, 10:12 AM ETReuters Photo: The Giza pyramids in a file photo. New evidence of a sick, deprived population working... CAIRO (Reuters) - New evidence of a sick, deprived population working under harsh conditions contradicts earlier images of wealth and abundance from the art records of the ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amarna, a study has found. Tell el-Amarna was briefly the capital of ancient Egypt during the reign of the pharaoh Akhenaten, who abandoned most of Egypt's old gods in favor of the Aten sun disk... Yahoo news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993456/posts#comment Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:20:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983550/posts How wild asses became donkeys of the pharaohs 21:00 10 March 2008 NewScientist.com news service Andy Coghlan The ancient Egyptian state was built on the backs of tamed wild asses. Ten skeletons excavated from burial sites of the first Egyptian kings are the best evidence yet that modern-day donkeys emerged through domestication of African wild asses. The 5000-year-old bones also provide the earliest indications that asses were used for transport. The skeletons suggest that the smaller frames of today's donkeys hadn't yet evolved. Instead, the bones resemble those of modern-day Nubian and Somali wild asses, which are much larger than... New Scientist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983550/posts#comment Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:55:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1945804/posts Mark Borda and Mahmoud Marai, from Malta and Egypt respectively, were surveying a field of boulders on the flanks of a hill deep in the Libyan desert some 700 kilometres west of the Nile Valley when engravings on a large rock consisting of hieroglyphic writing, Pharaonic cartouche, an image of the king and other Pharaonic iconography came into view. Mr Borda would not reveal the precise location in order to protect the site... "The consensus among Egyptologists is that the Egyptians did not penetrate this desert any further than the area around Djedefre's Water Mountain. This is a sandstone hill... Independent Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1945804/posts#comment Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:01:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944265/posts French President Nicolas Sarkozy flew in to the Egyptian city of Luxor on Tuesday aboard a private jet accompanied by his new love, ex-supermodel Carla Bruni, to spend Christmas on the banks of the Nile. French billionaire Vincent Bollore provided the plane that brought Sarkozy, Bruni and nine others from Paris to the pharaonic splendour of Luxor, where the recently divorced Sarkozy will relax for a few days ahead of an official visit on December 30. The group travelled from the airport to the Old Winter Palace hotel in a 16-vehicle convoy, with the pair walking hand-in-hand up the stairs... Breitbart.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944265/posts#comment Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:08:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944191/posts Is she or isn't she? Mummy lab working to ID pharaoh queen CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Months after Egypt boldly announced that archaeologists had identified a mummy as the most powerful queen of her time, scientists in a museum basement are still analyzing DNA from the bald, 3,500-year-old corpse to try to back up the claim aired on TV. DNA testing continues on these mummified remains thought to be Queen Hatshepsut. So far, results indicate the linen-wrapped mummy is most likely, but not conclusively, the female pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled for 20 years in the 15th century B.C. Running... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944191/posts#comment Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:23:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1943476/posts So far, results indicate the linen-wrapped mummy is most likely, but not conclusively, the female pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut... Running its own ancient-DNA lab is a major step forward for Egypt, which for decades has seen foreigners take most of the credit for major discoveries in the country... But the Hatshepsut discovery also highlights the struggle to back up recent spectacular findings in Egypt, including the unearthing of ancient tombs and mummies, investigations into how King Tut died, and even the discovery in the Siwa oasis of possibly the world's oldest human footprint... In June Egypt announced that Hatshepsut's mummy had... ctv.ca http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1943476/posts#comment Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:41:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1934135/posts Excavations reveal ancient Egyptians were master dam builders 2007-12-03 06:47:01 New Delhi, Dec 3 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient dam, dating back to some 4,000 years, in Upper Egypt, proving theories that ancient Egyptians were master dam builders. Discovered by an Egyptian-French archaeological team, which has been working in Luxor since March, the ancient dam was found a few meters away from the Karnak Temple in the city, some 500 km south of Cairo. "The 230-meter long dam was built during the age of the Middle Kingdom (of ancient Egypt) to protect the temple from the... The Cheers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1934135/posts#comment Mon, 3 Dec 2007 22:02:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920787/posts LUXOR, Egypt - The face of King Tut was unshrouded in public for the first time on Sunday — 85 years after the 3,000-year-old boy pharaoh's golden enshrined tomb and mummy were discovered in Luxor's famed Valley of the Kings. Archeologists removed the mummy from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb, momentarily pulling aside a white linen covering to reveal a shriveled leathery black face and body. The mummy of the 19-year-old pharaoh, whose life and death has captivated people for nearly a century, was placed in a climate-controlled glass box in the tomb, with only the face and... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920787/posts#comment Sun, 4 Nov 2007 15:10:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1914435/posts Tutankhamun's true face to be revealed By Nigel Reynolds, Arts Correspondent Last Updated: 2:55am BST 22/10/2007 The true face of Tutankhamun, the boy king who ruled Egypt 3,500 years ago, is to be revealed to the public for the first time. Only a handful of experts have ever seen Tutankhamun's true likeness To coincide with the opening of the exhibition of the treasures of Tutankhamun in London next month, Egyptian archaeologists are to put his mummified body on display in Luxor. Only a handful of experts have ever seen the 19-year-old pharaoh's true likeness. Though not the most important of... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1914435/posts#comment Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:41:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1902584/posts Egyptian antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass insisted Tuesday that Tutankhamun was not black despite calls by US black activists to recognise the boy king's dark skin colour. "Tutankhamun was not black, and the portrayal of ancient Egyptian civilisation as black has no element of truth to it," Hawass told reporters. "Egyptians are not Arabs and are not Africans despite the fact that Egypt is in Africa," he said, quoted by the official MENA news agency. Hawass said he was responding to several demonstrations in Philadelphia after a lecture he gave there on September 6 where he defended his theory. Protestors also... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1902584/posts#comment Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:58:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884029/posts CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian archaeologists have found what they said could be the oldest human footprint in history in the country's western desert, the Arab country's antiquities' chief said on Monday. "This could go back about two million years," said Zahi Hawass, the secretary general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities. "It could be the most important discovery in Egypt," he told Reuters. Archaeologists found the footprint, imprinted on mud and then hardened into rock, while exploring a prehistoric site in Siwa, a desert oasis. Scientists are using carbon tests on plants found in the rock to determine its... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884029/posts#comment Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:06:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870451/posts Massive Egyptian fort discovered Mon, 23 Jul 2007 Egypt announced on Sunday the discovery of the largest-ever military city from the Pharaonic period on the edge of the Sinai desert, part of a series of forts that stretched to the Gaza border. "The three forts are part of a string of 11 castles that made up the Horus military road that went from Suez all the way to the city of Rafah on the Egyptian-Palestinian border and dates to the 18th and 19th dynasties (1560-1081 BC)," antiquities supreme Zahi Hawwas said in a statement. Teams have been digging in the... iAfrica http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870451/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:51:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1863874/posts Mystery of Tut's Father: New Clues on Unidentified Mummy Brian Handwerk for National Geographic News July 10, 2007 Egyptologists have uncovered new evidence that bolsters the controversial theory that a mysterious mummy is the corpse of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten, husband of Nefertiti and, some experts believe, the father of King Tut. (Photos: Who Was Tut's Father?) The mummy's identity has generated fierce debate ever since its discovery in 1907 in tomb KV 55, located less than 100 feet (30 meters) from King Tutankhamun's then hidden burial chamber. So an international team of researchers led by Zahi Hawass, head of... National Geographic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1863874/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:52:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1856274/posts CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptologists think they have identified with certainty the mummy of Hatshepsut, the most famous queen to rule ancient Egypt, found in a humble tomb in the Valley of the Kings, an archaeologist said on Monday. Egypt's chief archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, will hold a news conference in Cairo on Wednesday. The Discovery Channel said he would announce what it called the most important find in the Valley of the Kings since the discovery of King Tutankhamun. The archaeologist, who asked not to be named, said the candidate for identification as the mummy of Hatshepsut was one of two... Reuters on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1856274/posts#comment Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:05:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1850665/posts CAIRO: There are diverse aspects to the ancient Egyptian civilization that many of us are fascinated by: the building of pyramids, the tombs that store mummies or hoards of gold, as well as the captivating paintings on the walls. But few of us direct our attention to the ancient Egyptians’ cuisine and their kitchens. The issue would have remained sidelined, even despite of the fact that the walls in temples and tombs are replete with images showing the Pharaohs’ meals as well as the poultry and animals that made up part of their dishes. But when a tour guide’s interest... The Daily Star (Egypt) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1850665/posts#comment Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:10:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1786487/posts Panaji, Feb 07: Renowned German Indologist and scientist of religion, Egbert Richter Ushanas today claimed that he has unravelled the mystery of Indus Valley scripts by decoding major seals and tablets found during various archaeological excavations. "Already 1,000-odd seals are decoded and of them, 300-odd are printed in monography -- the message of Indus seals and tablets," stated Richter, who has also decoded tablets from Easter Island in Pacific Ocean and disc of Phaistos on Island of Crete in Meditarrenean Sea. "All the seals are based on Vedas -- Rig Veda and Atharva Veda," Richter told a news agency here.... ZeeNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1786487/posts#comment Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:31:24 GMT