'Indiana Jones'-Like Archeologist Says He's Found Cleopatra's Tomb

Fox News ^ | May 25, 2008 | The Sunday Times

[AngieGal]

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.

[AngieGal]

[RepublitarianRoger2]

Uh oh...the Egyptian gods are gonna be pissed.

[vetvetdoug]

Cleopatra....the woman with the nice asp.

[BurbankKarl]

I thought Cleopatra and Antony’s bodies were taken to Rome for public display?

[ScaniaBoy]

GGG ping!

[Free ThinkerNY]

CLEOPATRA LIVES!

[RepublitarianRoger2]

I thought Cleopatra and Antony’s bodies were taken to Rome for public display?

Uh oh...the Roman gods will be angry too?

(Shows you what I know!)

[CarrotAndStick]

Клеопатра VII.

[Red_Devil 232]

Ping

[353FMG]

Oh please! Not on this Memorial Day. You just ruined a good BBQ.

[Bon mots]

Cleopatra had a nice asp.

[Sue Perkick]

LOL

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

She was laid to rest beside Anthony in Egypt by Octavian’s people. To take them back to Rome would have been a time consuming and stinky process.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Rulers of Ancient Egypt
(these are the ones we think we know of)

(all dates B.C./B.C.E.)

Menes c2960
Djoser 2630
Snefru 2575
Khufu (Cheops) 2551
Khafre 2520
Menkuare 2490
Teti 2323
Pepi I 2289
Pepi II 2246
Mentuhotep I 2140
Amenemhat I 1991
Senwosret I 1971
Amenemhat II 1929
Senwosret II 1897
Senwosret III 1878
Amenemhat III 1844
Amenemhat IV 1797
Sobek-nefru 1787
Ahmose I 1550
Amenhotep I 1525
Thutmose I 1504
Thutmose II 1492
Thutmose III 1479
Hatshepsut 1473
Amenhotep II 1427
Thutmose IV 1400
Amenhotep III 1390
Akhenaton 1349
Tutankhamen 1336
Haremhab 1323
Ramses I 1295
Seti I 1294
Ramses II 1279
Memeptah 1213
Seti II 1200
Sethnakht 1186
Ramses III 1184
Ramses IV 1153
Ramses V 1147
Ramses VI 1143
Ramses VII 1136
Ramses VIII 1129
Ramses IX 1126
Ramses X 1108
Ramses XI 1099
Sheshong I 945
Osorkon I 924
Osorkon II 874
Shabago 712
Tarhargo 690
Psamtik I 664
Necho II 610
Psamtik II 595
Apries 589
Ahmose II 570
Psamtik III 526
Ptolemy I 304
Ptolemy II 285
Ptolemy III 246
Ptolemy IV 222
Ptolemy V 205
Ptolemy VI 180
Ptolemy VII 145
Ptolemy VIII 145
Ptolemy IX 116
Ptolemy X 107
Ptolemy XI 88
Ptolemy XII 80
Ptolemy XIII and
Cleopatra 51
Ptolemy XIV and
Cleopatra 47
Cleopatra and
Ptolemy XV 44

(almost 3000 years.)

[mass55th]

If her tomb is found, it will be interesting to see if there are any other family members with her...like her son Caesarion. I hadn’t realized until researching him today that he was a teenager when he was killed by Octavian. For some reason I thought he was a small child. I guess I got that misinterpretation from the movie with Burton and Taylor.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I guess I got that misinterpretation from the movie with Burton and Taylor.

That was also the impression given by the HBO series "Rome", which portrayed Ptolemy XV "Caesarion" as a young boy at the time of Cleopatra's death - and the bastard of a Roman soldier, to boot. Since he could have been considered a threat to Octavian's claim as Caesar's heir, I'd guess he was not given a spot in his mother's tomb.

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

The murder of Ceasarion was the crime of the century.

[SolidWood]

An Egyptian with a hat doesn’t make an Indy... unless he can prove that he defeated at least one Nazi division, freed Indian kids and survived a nuclear blast in a fridge.

[Tanniker Smith]

At the very least, he needs to provide some Stargate co-ordinates.

[ryan71]

She sure does.

I saw her pushing a shopping cart down MLK drive, yesterday.