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The GGG Digest -- Gods, Graves, Glyphs (alpha order)
Boy, that's a lot of information.
Really going to enjoy this when / as time allows - lots to see.
Thanks!
Thanks for the link on your FR homepage.
(also a bttt)
related topic:
Khufu Pyramid: King's Chamber, Tomb View
PBS | Updated November 2000 | NOVA
Posted on 09/27/2005 10:02:31 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. Thanks.Anatomy Of A Mummy"An anatomical examination cannot identify the individual, but it can provide information useful in evaluating the theories various scholars have proposed. The human remains from Tomb 55, as presented to me, are those of a young man who had no apparent abnormalities and was no older than his early twenties at death and probably a few years younger. If those wanting to identify the remains with Akhenaten demand an age at death of more than mid-twenties, then this is not the man for them. As an obviously younger individual, some people might like to identify the remains as belonging to the mysterious Smenkhkare."
by Joyce M. Filer
March/April 2002
(abstract)Who's In Tomb 55?The largest object was a wooden shrine, sheathed in gold, that had been made for the funeral of Queen Tiye, the mother of the late 18th Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1350-1333 B.C.). This pharaoh's name could be read on two of the four clay bricks found on the tomb's floor. In the niche were four jars, originally inscribed for Kiya, a secondary wife of Akhenaten, mismatched with stoppers bearing exquisite portraits, probably of one or more of Akhenaten's daughters. The strangest of the tomb's contents was an elaborate coffin, also originally for Kiya as attested by reworked yet still decipherable inscriptions, but adapted for a male burial by the addition of a beard and the alteration of the inscriptions. The face on the coffin had been broken off and the royal names on it, which might have identified its occupant, removed.
by Mark Rose
March/April 2002
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Where's Nefertiti?According to a Washington Post article, 5.5 million viewers tuned in to the documentary when it aired August 17, 2003, putting it in the top ten programs ever for the cable channel... Joann Fletcher had a golden opportunity in this book. She could have answered her critics' negative assessment of the evidence she presented, but she did not. She could have addressed the controversy and the response of the Egyptian authorities, but she did not. She could have made a full presentation of her team's findings, but she did not. She could have acknowledged that--even if she was unaware of it--someone had made the identification before her... Perhaps the book manuscript was recently completed and Fletcher just didn't care. Alternatively, the book was completed at the time of the broadcast--even begun before?--and in the intervening year no update was undertaken for whatever reason. In either case, the result is a missed opportunity on many levels. Meanwhile, The Search for Nefertiti will advance Fletcher's interpretation--rejected for good reason by most scholars--and will leave in its wake a misinformed public. And Nefertiti? There's simply no reason why her mummy must have survived. It could well have been destroyed long ago.
by Mark Rose
September 16, 2004
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Theban Mapping Project Fundraising Tour, escorted by Dr. Kent and Susan Weeks, and Seven Wonders Travel
January 12-28, 2006.
"Last year, Seven Wonders Travel organized a fundraising trop for the Theban Mapping Project. Participants called it the 'best tour of Egypt ever'—a combination of exciting off-the-beaten-path site visits, access to normally locked tombs, superb accommodations, flawless organization, and delightful companions—that set the trip far above the usual quick-tours of Egypt. This year, the TMP and Seven Wonders Travel are offering an encore. And this trip promises to be even more exciting, with a tour through Egypt's beautiful and intriguing Wadi Hammamat, a day on the Red Sea at Egypt's most luxurious hotel, and more visits to sites that are normally closed to visitors. Susan, Janice, and I hope that you will join us on this outstanding adventure. We promise a great time—and a chance to help the Theban Mapping Project continue its important work in the Valley of the Kings.
"For forty years, my wife Susan and I have been digging in Egypt and Nubia, most recently in Thebes and the Valley of the Kings. We know that you share our interest in ancient Egypt and that you follow the work of the Theban Mapping Project.
"We will be your hosts on this 17-day tour of Egypt, from Cairo to Aswan, as we introduce you to 'our Egypt.' The trip will be a unique opportunity to learn what it is like to be an Egyptologist, living and working in a land some consider Paradise. Please join us for this once-in-a-lifetime experience."
Kent R. Weeks, Director, Theban Mapping Project
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Bumping this to save the list.
US dig uncovers King Tut's neighbours
The Age | February 9, 2006 - 2:26AM
Posted on 02/08/2006 10:48:04 AM PST by SunkenCiv
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My guess as to the eventual URL for KV63, on the Theban Mapping Project website:
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_877.html
Images: 13676, 16615, 16832Atlas Movie Transcripts: KV 10KV 10 was originally made for the usurper Amenmeses, who apparently took over rule from Sety II. The tomb was never finished and there is no evidence that Amenmeses was actually buried here. During the construction of KV 11 next door, for Setnakht, the workmen accidentally broke into KV 10. The tomb was re-used for the burial of at least one royal woman in Dynasty 20, Queen Takhat. In the process of converting that tomb for that queen's burial, all of the decoration on the walls was removed and replaced. Although some of this decoration was seen and partly recorded in the nineteenth century, it is now lost as the result of subsequent flooding which filled the tomb with debris.
Narrated by Dr. Kent Weeks
Dig Days:A year later I received a call from Farouk Hosni, the minister of culture, who said that a member of parliament had asked him to arrange for me to meet a man from Germany together with the son of Sheikh Ali. Since he wanted me to meet them, I agreed. When the two men arrived in my office I ignored Sheikh Ali's son completely, but I listened to the German man. He explained that he wanted to raise funds to be used for the discovery of the chamber of Seti I. The man said that they would collect a large amount of money for the excavation. I could not bear to listen any more, so I told him flatly: "I cannot give you permission to raise funds because I cannot be sure that you will not deceive people, and also you are not qualified to excavate." I added that we only worked with scientific institutions and the time of amateur treasure hunters was long over. My job is to protect the monuments! In the end, I saw that they had got the message -- they left and have not returned.
The Valley of the Kings:
Treasure without end IV
by Zahi Hawass
Al-Ahram Weekly
22 - 28 June 2006
Just a re-ping to a useful topic, and this update:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1320504/posts?page=24#24
Thank you, will do some surfing later with them
(s/b KV 62)Progress ReportsThe TMP's photographers, Francis Dzikowski and Matjaz Kacicnic, have completed taking comprehensive digital photographs of the walls of KV tombs currently open to the public (or likely to be opened soon). This photographic survey will soon be added to the website, and users will be able to call up both general photographs of tomb walls, details of scenes, and even individual hieroglyphs for study. Four tombs were not included in the survey because of technical problems, but the following tombs were completely photographed: ...KV 52 Tutankhamen
by Kent R. Weeks
August 2006
December 23 in History1810 -- Birth of Karl Richard Lepsius, German Egyptologist; Regarded as the founder of modern archaeology, his Egyptian Chronologies laid the foundation for a scientific treatment of early Egyptian history; he was the first to measure the Valley of the Tombs of Kings in Egypt.
Vietnam News Agency
Sunday, December 24, 2006
related, and a bump.
Virtual explorers comb Egypt’s ruins
Boston Globe | Monday, June 18, 2007 | Pamela Ferdinand
Posted on 06/18/2007 1:00:11 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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