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Ramses II temple unearthed in Upper Egypt
Dr. Sabri Abdel Aziz, Head of the Pharaonic Sector in the SCA, said that excavations at Ehnasia, an archaeological area in Beni-Sueif, recently uncovered remains of a temple that can be dated to the reign of king Ramses II (1279-1213 BC). Inside the remains of this temple, excavators uncovered ten cartouches of Ramses II... »
“Mummies, Science and Egyptology II” at the University of Manchester
Image via Wikipedia The University of Manchester is hosting “Mummies, Science and Egyptology II”, a day school on Saturday 6th February to discuss the scientific study of ancient Egyptian mummies, including Ramses the Great. Professor Rosalie David, who will lecture at the day school, said: “Even in death Ramesses II remains a fascinating figure. In 1974,... »
Dental and other diseases revealed in ancient Egyptian mummy study
Image by Steve Parker via Flickr After examining research of more than 3,000 mummies, anatomists and paleopathologists at the University of Zurich concluded that 18 percent of all mummies in case reports showed a nightmare array of dental diseases. Worn teeth, periodontal diseases, abscesses and cavities tormented the ancient Egyptians, as the first systematic review... »
Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated and Annotated Translations: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries
This volume (624 pages) presents a vast number of monuments and documents from almost all levels of Egyptian society during the long reign of Ramesses II. They range across social categories from grand viziers, viceroys of Nubia, chiefs of treasury and granaries, high priests and leading clerics of Egypt’s principal gods, army generals and... »
