Posts Tagged ‘Mummies’

Priestess of Amun

by Eti Bonn-Muller
An in-depth examination of Meresamun, an ancient Egyptian, and her world

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Egypt unveils ancient mummy, part of new discovery

 

 

By Katarina Kratovac    Associated Press  Wed Feb 11, 2009
SAQQARA, Egypt – Illuminated only by torches and camera lights, Egyptian laborers used crowbars and picks Wednesday to lift the lid off a 2,600-year-old limestone sarcophagus, exposing — for the first time since it was sealed in antiquity — a perfectly preserved mummy.
The mummy, wrapped in [...]

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30 mummies found in newly discovered tomb in Egypt

Feb 9, 2009  Associated Press
Egyptian archaeologists say they have discovered 30 mummies inside a 4,600-year-old tomb, in the latest round of excavations at the vast necropolis of Saqqara 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Cairo.
Egypt’s chief archeologist, Zahi Hawas, says the new tomb was found Sunday at the bottom of a 36 foot (11-meter) deep [...]

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Mummies found in newly discovered tomb in Egypt

By MAGGIE MICHAEL, Associated Press Writer Maggie Michael, Associated Press Writer Mon Feb 9, 1:10 pm ET
CAIRO – A storeroom housing about two dozen ancient Egyptian mummies has been unearthed inside a 2,600-year-old tomb during the latest round of excavations at the vast necropolis of Saqqara south of Cairo, archaeologists said Monday.
AP – In this photo released Monday, Feb. 9, [...]

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