... Rameses I and I believe Amenhotep I are in the Luxor Museum. It is 18 Dyn. King Ahmose on display there as Amenhotep I is still in the Cairo Museum. ... ...
It would seem like some sort of conservation/restoration work could be done on the body. Especially if it has occured since it was unwrapped. It has been done...
Does anyone have any idea of the identity of the "mummy on the boat" in Kv35? Is it kept somewhere, maybe in some basement or box in the Cairo Museum? Elo...
... boat" in ... Museum? I am not certain what exactly happened to this mummy. What is certain is that during the modern robbing of KV35 in 1901 the mummy was ...
... be done on the body. Especially if it has occured since it was unwrapped. It has been done to at least one other of the royals. The mummy of Queen...
Thank you Jon. I have read that the mummy in the boat was burned. I do not know though whether it was originally found burned when the tomb was opened, or...
You mention the mummy found on a boat which was destroyed by tomb robbers.. .was the mummy destroyed or the boat? And were not many mummies torn up and ground...
Well, yes... In the past many of the mummies where even used as fuel !! or so I have read, also in "mummy unwrapping" parties, and other stupidities... But not...
Hi Allison, From what I remember of the story, the body on the boat and the boat were stolen. There are photos of the body as found however. The body was...
Thank you. I hope they are found someday. Allison ... From: Douglas Lowe To: royalmummies@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 11:18 AM Subject:...
In 1859 the mummy of Queen Ahotep I was discovered in the valley of the kings. According to sources, it was thought that her body was later discarded by the...
The Egyptology Society Cordially invites you to: "Recent Discoveries" A Lecture by Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities ...
Sadly no records were kept relating to this mummy and therefore regrettably there are indeed no images of the lost queen. Queen Ahhotep I was the daughter of...
It seems that Zahi Hawwas is setting the way forward for potential DNA testing on the royal mummies according to teh Egypt State Information Service. Thanks to...
See www.kv-63.com for the latest news. Nothing major to report but Dr Schaden does interestingly state: "Soon....we will have some very exciting news regarding...
A month or so old now but no posts on this here so please find the link below: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18036842/ The hair removed from Ramses II on his...
Some time ago after the Joann Fletcher controversy, a report emerged that Zahi Hawass had a DNA test on the mummy from KV35 she identified as Nefertiti. This...
... emerged ... identified ... was ... Hawass ... the ... of ... Hi, Jon I'll just quote something I wrote here in 2004: "However, the accuracy of the DNA...
I would assume that about all DNA testing could do is to actually determine if the loose body parts belong to the "Younger Woman". For any DNA testing to...
... It would seem, from Hawass' article, that the latest CT-scan has >] determined that it was the "straight loose arm" that originally belonged to the mummy. ...
... have ... what ... parents? ... any ... clan ... for ... Lady", ... reason ... to ... Did'nt Hwass determin that the so-called 'Nefertiti mummy' as ...
... I am not certain what sort of break the long arm was subjected to following its detachment from the upper arm. However from what I can tell it doesn't look...
... A previous post outlined that Egypt is to establish up to date labs to conduct DNA tests on mummies. The lab is to be paid for by the American National...
Jon, I don't think that a bent arm necessarily means "king" anymore. We know that a lot of the female mummies have bent arms and there's always Yuaa. His...
... anymore. We know that a lot of the female mummies have bent arms and there's always Yuaa. His arms are ever so nicely flexed. However his hands are...
Thanks for the reply Jon. I'm a big speculator. I think there's a very fine line between "speculation" and "deduction". Crossed arms could be no more than a...
ah doug, if you didn't go and speak your mind we wouldn't love ya as we do. i find the thoughts you expressed here the same as i have thought for many years....