Dear Marianne, How did they get a good DNA sample of Amenhotep I? I heard his mummy was never unwrapped, because the bandages are in excellent shape. Charles...
Dear Marianne, How did they get a good DNA sample of Amenhotep I? I heard his mummy was never unwrapped, because the bandages are in excellent shape. Charles...
I wish they had said more, who was the archaeologist? Ancient royal burial ground found in Egypt: report Agence France-Presse, July 6, 2008 Archaeologists...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080417-seti-tomb.html Pharaoh Seti I's Tomb Bigger Than Thought Andrew Bossone in Cairo, Egypt for National...
Dear Marianne, One part of that article surprised me: "The council said that the tiny mummies are unrelated to Tut, they may have been placed in his tomb to...
Charles wrote: Dear Marianne, "One part of that article surprised me: "The council said that the tiny mummies are unrelated to Tut, they may have been placed...
The introduction of new mtDNA into the 18th Dynasty probably began as soon as it started. Its founder, Ahmose I, clearly stated on a monument that his parents...
http://guardians.net/spotlite/spotlite-hawass-2008.htm This is an interesting interview with Zahi Hawass.He talks about the newly found KV64 and 65, dna...
Dear All, I am sure that you will all be relieved to hear that yahoo customer services have finally got rid of the irritating reminders that have been spamming...
Below are the parts in the recent Zahi Hawass interview which refer to the above. I am not quite clear on what is being said about these apparent new tombs but...
One of two mummified fetuses may be Tutankhamuns daughter, says scientist A scientist has said that the ongoing analysis on the mummified remains of two female...
Dear Jon, I started a thread about that when the story about the Bolton mummy first came out. All we could do is agree that we don't have Prince Khaemwaset...
Sorry Charles the original thread must have passed me by...apologies for repetition. I remember there being an article in KMT or Egyptian Archaeology a few ...
[This post is off topic in not being about a royal mummy but as it relates to methods used in examining mummies has been posted to the group. Jon Wicken, Group...
A couple of articles have been uploaded to the official web page of Zahi Hawass this month which can be found at: http://www.guardians.net/hawass/ The first is...
... Here's what I wrote--and a bit more: The new book is, "The Royal Mummies:Immortality In Ancient Egypt". The authorship is listed as "introduction by Zahi...
Following this discussion on Hatshepsut I have just watched the end of the 2007 documentary "Egypt's Lost Queen" which has just been repeated on Discovery. I...
Jon wrote: "However I couldn't help but be near-arguing with the television at times. When they showed the box from the Royal Mummies cache DB320, inscribed...
jon - great point regarding the wooden box found, the "canopic box"?- this is the same one containing the molar i'm guessing, am i correct???would this have...
... guessing, am i correct???would this have been the box where the actual canopic jars would have been stored?? Yes this box is the one which contained the...
I have come across this youtube video clip on the PBS channel about the lost mummy of Ramesses I. Here Zahi Hawass says he can "smell royal mummies" and can...
From Oct 30th to Nov 3rd, there will be a feast of Egypt-related events in Toronto, thanks to The Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities and The Royal...
... guessing, am i correct???would this have been the box where the actual canopic jars would have been stored?? Yes this box is the one which contained the...
... I wonder if it is possible, funds and equipment permitting, to analyse the differences between various resins, bitumen and oils which were poured over...
Does anyone have any information on Usermontu? His age at death, death causes, dna tests...? He's definitely related to the Amarna people, safe facial...
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