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Fragments come back home
Link to full article (Al Ahram Weekly) The controversy over five 3,200-year-old ancient Egyptian tomb fragments removed from Egypt and put on display in the Louvre in Paris has finally come to a close… more →
~PAVEMENTS OF SILVER~
How Did King Tutankhamun Die?
Stephen Smuts wrote 1 week ago: Here is a new video in which Dr Zahi Hawass discusses the scientific evidence of Tutankhamun’s cause … more →
Quest for the Tomb of Cleopatra at Taposiris Magna
Stephen Smuts wrote 2 weeks ago: Things have been happening at the Taposiris Magna site of late… Dr Zahi Hawass also has these … more →
Oldest Olive Wood in Egypt
Stephen Smuts wrote 2 weeks ago: The Multinational Research Team of AERA reports discovering the oldest olive wood in Egypt. Research … more →
Jonathan Lethem-"Procedure in Plain Air" (New Yorker, October 2, 2009)
Paul wrote 2 weeks ago: SOUNDTRACK: KATE BUSH-Never for Ever (1980). With this disc, Kate Bush totally blew me away. The le … more →
Byzantine basilica discovered in Egypt
Stephen Smuts wrote 2 weeks ago: This Polish archaeological discovery seems to be a rather interesting one… Polish archaeologis … more →
So it's the not so lost 2500 year old Persian army...
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Stephen Smuts wrote 2 weeks ago: The news has been making headlines the whole week. Well the Egyptology blog has the following today … more →
King Tutankhamen tomb to be renovated
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Stephen Smuts wrote 3 weeks ago: The much publicised renovations of King Tutankhamen tomb has been receiving wide coverage of late. T … more →
Guest Post, Author Fiona Ingram
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writerinspired wrote 3 weeks ago: Today to help with NaNo, guest author, Fiona Ingram gives young writers tips on how to get started a … more →
A History of Archaeology and Excavation at Saqqara
jonyeomans wrote 3 weeks ago: The cemetery at Saqqara is one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt. Over six kilomet … more →
Video: Underwater Archaeology: Excavating the Nile with Dr. Hawass
samantharoyce wrote 3 weeks ago: Read more about it at Heritage Key. … more →
Underwater Archaeology in the Nile
Stephen Smuts wrote 3 weeks ago: In this new video, underwater archaeological work to discover artefacts that are lying hidden in the … more →
King Tutankhamun's Tomb Virtual
Stephen Smuts wrote 4 weeks ago: This is exciting viewing… King Tut Virtual is one of the greatest discoveries you can make onl … more →
Egypt: A Song to the Sunrise
Kit Herring wrote 4 weeks ago: In the 14th century BC two statues were constructed south of Thebes in Egypt. The monumentally-sculp … more →
Dr Zahi Hawas appointed as deputy minister
Stephen Smuts wrote 4 weeks ago: The Egypt State Information Service has news of Dr Zahi Hawas’s promotion: President Hosni Mub … more →
Revisiting the Tomb of Pharaoh Seti I
Stephen Smuts wrote 4 weeks ago: Al-Ahram revisits the discovery of the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I, by Giovanni Battista Belzoni in 1817, … more →
The basement of the Cairo Museum
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Stephen Smuts wrote 1 month ago: Dr Zahi Hawass takes us down into the basement of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. The footage on this v … more →
The Aper-al Tomb and the Exodus
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Stephen Smuts wrote 1 month ago: Dr Zahi Hawass errs on the side of caution with regards to discoveries made at the Aper-al tomb in t … more →
Babylonian Seal found in Egypt
Stephen Smuts wrote 1 month ago: The Austrian Times is mentioning this new exciting find, by Austrian archaeologists, in Egypt. It i … more →
How do antiquities return to Egypt?
leturcq wrote 1 month ago: On the 7th of October 2009, the French Culture minister announced the Musée du Louvre would return … more →
