Fun/Odd
“Mummy paper” not an urban legend – says researcher
S.J. Wolfe of Worcester, a senior cataloger and serials specialist at the American Antiquarian Society, believes she has found definitive proof that an urban legend — that American paper manufacturers once made paper from the linen wrappings of Egyptian mummies — is indeed true. Several American paper manufacturers in Maine and Connecticut were believed to... »
El Koshary Today: Egyptians laugh at their own woes in new social satire website
Like its American model “The Onion”, El Koshary Today uses sarcasm and imagination to raise awareness of some of the serious (and not so serious) issues plaguing Egypt, such as sexism, harassment, tyranny, corruption, religious fundamentalism, environmental and economic affairs. Here are some examples of El Koshary Today’s ingenious satire: - Egyptian grooms can now complain... »
Dr Zahi Hawass discusses the mummy curse
When KV 62, the tomb of Tutankamun, was found, an English reporter translated a piece of text from the front of the Anubis shrine incorrectly. She claimed it said “I will kill anyone who enters this tomb.” But if this text represented an actual, effective curse, everyone who entered the tomb should have died... »
Cat survives two-week voyage to Britain from Egypt
Pharoah the cat has survived after stowing away in a container on a merchant ship that arrived at the British port of Felixstowe after a 3,000 mile journey from Egypt. The hungry animal was found in a container after two weeks on board the MV Maersk Batam which travelled from the Port Said in Egypt... »
Nintendo DS Game – Jewel Master: Egypt
Storm City Entertainment, a publisher of interactive entertainment products, today announced release information for “Jewel Master Egypt,” a story-based, match-three puzzle game developed by cerasus.media for play on Nintendo DS™. November 3, 2009 has been confirmed as the shipping date for the game, with in-store product availability shortly thereafter. Beyond the “typical” match-three puzzle game,... »
Garden statue is really a masterpiece by a modern Egyptian sculptor
A 4 feet tall bronze statue of a woman carrying a water vessel, used as a mere back yard adornment for 4 decades in a Cleveland home, turned out to be a work of art created in Paris in 1931 by Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar, known as the father of modern Egyptian art. The piece... »
Meaning of ancient Egyptian script on “LOST” poster revealed
Dr. James Allen, Wilbour Professor of Egyptology and Chair of Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies at Brown University was asked by Popular Mechanics to decipher the hieroglyphs inside the letters of “The Final Season” in the poster for ABC’s show LOST. The ancient Egyptian writing translates to “Who is the leader (guide)?” »
Ancient artifacts to be returned to bankrupt antique dealer
Nebraska State Treasurer Shane Osborn has seen a lot of odd unclaimed property. But this year the surprise was ancient artifacts, and they’ve set a precedent, Osborn said. A Pharaoh mask from 2,500 B.C., ancient Roman clay jars, daggers from Phonecia, pottery from Greece and hunting spears from Africa comprise the true treasure trove this... »
Hawass’ lucky hat
My lucky hat has become my trademark, and a symbol of archaeology. Since I started wearing it, it has become more famous than Indiana Jones’. An article in the Washington Post even said that the real hat of archaeology is the Zahi Hawass hat. We are selling the reproduction hats now in the United States, and next... »
The return of the “Mummy Worshippers”
Chanting mummy worshippers have returned to plague a South Wales museum. The mummy-obsessed visitors deserted Swansea Museum after CCTV cameras were introduced five years ago. But now they are back, sometimes spending hours prostrated before the remains of Tem Hor, a mummified priest who lived in Upper Egypt between 250 and 200 BC during the... »
