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Forty five tombs unearthed in the Fayoum
The discovery happened about a week ago, but the earliest report appears to come from Luxor Times Magazine blog. More recent reports raise the number of tombs to 57. Egyptian authorities has just announced the remarkable discovery by an Egyptian mission headed by Dr. Abdel Rahman El-Aydi, of 45 ancient tombs and four cemeteries at... »
Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh
Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh is the catalogue published in conjunction with the popular special exhibition at the M.H. de Young Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Kimbell Art Museum in 2005-06. The scholarly text, divided into six main sections with individual chapters, is devoted to the artistic achievements of New Kingdom... »
San Francisco's Legion of Honor showcases ancient Egyptian masterpieces
An outstanding collection of the treasures of the State Museums of Berlin that honors the contributions of patron James Simon is now at the Legion of Honor until January 18, 2009. James Simon supported excavations in Amarna from 1911 to 1914. The German share belonged to Simon, who first lent the treasures to the... »
Light of Aten didn't shine equally for everyone
Skeletal remains recently found at Amarna paints a picture of extreme suffering for the people forced to build an inhabit the ancient city of Akhetaten (The Horizon of Aten), very different from the murals depicting the ruling class blessed by the beneficial light of the Aten. The area, 200 miles north of Thebes (Waset) is... »
