Archive for June, 2009

A team of archaeologists has discovered parts of what was a city of great commercial importance dating from Dynasty XXVI (625-664 BC) in the city of Ismailiya, 120 kilometers east of Cairo. The Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement that the fortress, found in the archaeological site of Tel Dafna has a... »

“The Egyptian Mystery Room,” created by Mary Robinson, is another unusual offering from the North Bank Artists Gallery. That venue is primarily supported by studio rental fees and membership dues, which gives it flexibility to present shows that aren’t commercially viable otherwise. Admission is free. Robinson, a former economics professor at Clark College, has been... »

Egyptian cotton…seems as oxymoronic as English tea or Irish coffee. Ancient Egypt used linen and flax not cotton, both for the living and the dead. But Egyptian cotton is the new wonder fabric from an antique land, and unlike Egyptian linen, its magic has not been hidden and forgotten in pyramids for centuries. Mohammed Ali... »

Jane Ashkar from Luxor News has posted the happy news that the tomb of Pharaoh Horemheb (KV57) is now open to visitors to the Valley of the Kings, though only for one week. Horemheb was the successor of king Tutankhamen and the last pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. He was a descendant ... »

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Image via Wikipedia The Saqqara plateau served as a burial site to the ancient Egyptians for over three thousand years. It is home to pyramids, private tombs and temples, and is even the burial place of sacred animals. The most famous of the animals buried at Saqqara were the Apis bulls. From the ancient evidence we... »

THE MAGNIFICENT setting of the église du D¤me at Les Invalides in Paris is the backdrop for a small exhibition, running until September 2009, designed to celebrate the bicentenary of the publication of the first volumes of the Description de l’Egypte, the famous account of Egypt drawn up by French scientists during the military... »

“The Pharaohs” is an illustrated history of the kings who ruled over this extraordinary land, narrating the story of 30 dynasties starting around 3100 BC when the first pharaoh, Menes, unified Upper and Lower Egypt, and ending with the conquest of Egypt in 332 BC by Alexander the Great. It profiles powerful, and sometimes... »

Image via Wikipedia Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced today that Egyptian archaeologists, performing routine conservation work at the southern side of Saqqara’s step pyramid (2687-2668 BC), have stumbled upon what is believed to be a deep hole full of the remains of animals and birds. The mission has also found that the hole’s floor... »

The cafe in the de Young Museum will feature a menu of Egyptian culinary treasures during the Tut exhibit, thanks to McCall Associates, the catering company founded by Kentfield resident Dan McCall in 1980. For the Tut exhibit, look for a pyramid of greens, a Red Sea fish stew, chicken tagine, lamb and beef kefta... »