Mummies identified? - 13 years ago

Yuya and Tjuya.

Re: Al Jazeera Banned in Egypt - 13 years ago

I've heard that, but I'm still watching it live on TV? They're showing ElBaradei at Tahrir Square right now.

Re: Zahi Hawass on CNN - 13 years ago

Except no mention of the mummies. From what I understand their heads were ripped off in an attempt to find jewels and amulets. This is probably good news for the royal mummies... He made it sound like they were in a case...hope it wasn't KV55.

Yes - 13 years ago

Uh oh - 13 years ago

This is kinda convincing: Is that back foot elevated on the papyrus bundle, like on Tut's? I don't think it is...

Re: Can we identify these items? Looting damage. - 13 years ago

Since nothing was actually looted, I'm going to go with a conspiracy by NDP thugs to discredit the protesters.

Re: Can we identify these items? Looting damage. - 13 years ago

"He said the museum's prized King Tutankhamun exhibit, which includes the boy pharaoh's gold death mask, had not been damaged and was safe."

Re: Can we identify these items? Looting damage. - 13 years ago

Yeah, the feet scare me.

Can we identify these items? Looting damage. - 13 years ago

Royal statuary? Middle Kingdom Nubian Soldiers? Senseless destruction, nothing to even loot: Also note what is in the cloth: Heart...breaking...

Re: Totally cool Christmas present ... - 13 years ago

That's awesome. Those little micro amps can get surprisingly loud too.

Re: Netflix - Riddle of the Sphinx - 13 years ago

This was on the Civilization Channel last night, and it surprised me. Very well done. Not used to that. Lehner tries to replicate the nose of the Sphinx using ancient technologies. Conclusions fit in nicely for time scales.

Re: The Age of the Great Sphinx - Br. Museum, 11 Sep 10 - 13 years ago

Thought it sounded familiar:

Re: The Age of the Great Sphinx - Br. Museum, 11 Sep 10 - 13 years ago

Always love learning new things about Khentkawes, but wasn't the info Lehner is presenting already published in his annual reports? I remember reading something about what he is presenting last year. Good luck, John and Dave. Dr. Tyldesley's talk looks like it would be of interest to those of us active in online communities.

Re: King Tut’s DNA is Western European - 13 years ago

Do you think Amenhotep I was Thutmosis' father?

Re: If I were going to Egypt - 13 years ago

Uh oh...lol. Yeah, I think it might have been me It was decent enough to serve its purpose and it was cheap, close to Giza, etc.

Re: And some more pics - 13 years ago

Oh, wow. The preservation is amazing. Do you think they would open a tomb as rarely preserved as that to the public? Or might they remove them as museum pieces?

Re: NEW! "Egypt uncovers father-and-son Old Kingdom tombs" - 13 years ago

That's hilarious. Not at all surprising though. lol

Re: If I were going to Egypt - 13 years ago

A month late, but I stayed at Europa as well...10 years ago. The pool on the roof was non-functional (literally no water) and the rooms were like what you would expect at a roadside motel in North America. The phone worked sometimes and the TV was decent if you gave it a whack. Bathroom was clean though. It wasn't too bad if you're out and about all day, but it's certainly no Me

Re: Second Intermediate Period speculative madness - 13 years ago

Not in this case. It's the Y-DNA being tested. Father to son only.

Second Intermediate Period speculative madness - 13 years ago

Assuming this is accurate, there are still populations in Turkey who are members of this haplogroup. It doesn't require a male ancestor from Ireland or France. What about possible Hittite or Hyksos link? Where did the Hyksos come from? They're Semitic, but certainly their proximity to the Hittites could allow for some drift. They're most well known for introducing the horse d

Re: King Tut’s DNA is Western European - 13 years ago

The site is pretty nasty, but that doesn't automatically invalidate the data. The question is can it be verified? If he does happen to belong to haplogroup R1b, all it means is that he has a male ancestor from western Europe. With that number though, wouldn't it have to be quite recent? Treading very carefully with this one...

Re: Khufu - Djedefre - 14 years ago

I wonder if the unfinished nature of Menkaure's pyramid is because of Shepseskaf's break with tradition, or was his "break with tradition" apparent only due to the sort duration of his reign?

Re: Cave hieroglyphics. - 14 years ago

The inscription in question comes from the rock-cut tombs on the eastern edge of the plateau, I don't think this has anything to do with Collins' cave.

Re: The secret blood-sucking world of Mr Darcy - 14 years ago

Did anyone see "Lost in Austen" a few years ago? I thought it was surprisingly well done.

Re: Were Olduvai Hominins making butchering tools or battering tools? Analysis of a recently excavated lithic assemblage from BK (Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania) - 14 years ago

They're edged, how can they be battering tools? I would be interested in that article as well.

Re: Ancient Egyptian depictions of pyramid-building and/or pyramids. - 14 years ago

Maybe from here, Byrd? Ronald, there are no depictions of pyramid construction primarily because Egyptian art in the Old Kingdom had specific functions. There was very little "art for the sake of art". Most of the art from the period comes from private tombs, or temples with a mortuary context. What you're looking for would be out of place in these contexts. There are,

Re: Simple proof in a question form... - 14 years ago

The word "pyramid" does not mean tomb, the sign for "tomb" was a pyramid. Do we really need to go over this again?

Re: Help wanted - 14 years ago

It was just a quick guess, off the cuff. I've never come across anything specifically providing a reason for the number of boats; only references to their function. Does your theory take their placement within the complex into account?

Re: Help wanted - 14 years ago

How many names did Khufu have? 5. Could that have something to do with it? One boat for each "persona"?

Re: The Egypt Exploration Society Delta Survey - 14 years ago

The cultured layer was 7ft down, we needed steps