Archaeologists Discover Tomb Near Egypt's Pyramids

[Zaphenath-Paneah]

New Tomb Discovered (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040902/sc_nm/egypt_tomb_dc)

Thought people might enjoy this!

[Ineti]

Great! Thanks for the link. One of the things I love about Egyptology is that something new is discovered almost every day. :)

[Kokopelli]

Interesting. Egyptology is a facinating subject. Hopefully one of these days, I will be able to travel there and see the sites.

[Cironir]

I second that. I'm not that far from Egypt, but I have yet to visit there. It's one of those "plant a tree" type of things that I intend to do before I leave this plane. :)

[NSymon]

Yes I would love to visit Egypt as well, one day I hope to and see all the places I've read about over the years. Thanks for the link Zaphenath-Paneah.

[Zaphenath-Paneah]

Here is a thought, TM could expand its business to include tours of the locations of the games they create.. How fun would it be taking a tour of Egypt with the TM family and the folks on the forum?....
Well maybe we would want to leave a few people behind! :D

[Miut]

Nice! CAn't wait till they find out whose it is. Given it is 26th Dynasty that puts it at the Roman era I think...

[Ineti]

Nice! CAn't wait till they find out whose it is. Given it is 26th Dynasty that puts it at the Roman era I think...

Nah, Romans were later. Twenty-sixth Dynasty is when the Assyrians placed the princes of Sais in power of Egypt. Necho (I and II), Psammetichus (I, II, and III), Apries, Amasis.

Psammetichus III was the last king of the dynasty and was defeated by the Persians, at which point Egypt became part of the Persian Empire.

[Eddy]

I know it is wishful thinking, but imagine if it were intact.

[Bizkit]

I wonder why they don't dig under the Sphinx.. They've been talking about it for almost a century. The space beneath it is said to hold "great wonders".. And some measurements have shown that there really is a large hollow space at a few feet below the Sphinx. They could support it with steel rods or something, to prevent it from collapsing during the works. I don't know, I'm really curious about what lies beneath it..

I don't think they'll ever find ALL the secrets that lie in the Valley of the Kings. Some things may be better off unrevealed.

[Bugsy]

New Tomb Discovered (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040902/sc_nm/egypt_tomb_dc)

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Oh how kewl!! Thanks for sharing!!

I find it fascinating! I'm going to search Discovery.com and see if they may have a special coming out on it soon. :)

[Manni]

YES........DO go and see Egypt and the lot!
I have been there some years ago and I was absolutely amazed!
No simming oder diving-tour, "just" all the temples a.s.o.
Abu Simble is breathtaking! So are Karnak, Luxor, the valleys of...., Kom Ombo, Gizeh and all of it.
Tombs and pyramids are not all regulary openend. So be prepared.

I recommend a travel-on nile with a hotel-ship so you always have "your same room" for the time.

[Traxia]

I wanted to go to Egypt for our honeymoon but seeing as I prefer not getting blown up, I decided to stay in the UK...

[Miut]

As I understand it, the Sphynx is cut from bedrock so to "dig under it" they are destroying the bedrock of which it is formed - not a wise move in anyone's book.

They have found small holes and shafts - watched a program either 2003 or 2002 Xmas/New Year in the UK, only a few hours after it was first shown in the US, with Hamass investigating one such in one of the Giza pyramids, and zapping back and forth to another dig nearby (which they thought might have been Imhotep's) cos of the tunnel from the tomb to pyramid.


The electronic rover they sent up the shaft found only a solid slab of stone in front of it. The tunnel et all was only big enough for a monkey to go into. Though these are interesting, I fail to see that they are really that relevant or mysterious beyond the very obvious. They were possibly air shafts for the workers, closed when no longer needed by some tech involving sand and weights.

This is just my own opinion, you understand. ;)

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[RSchwind]

Here's a philosophical question.

At what point does it cease to be Grave-Robbing and become "Archeology"? :rolleyes:

[Traxia]

when the artefacts go on display in a museum and not on sale.

In short Carter and his boys were grave robbers.

[Manni]

Agree! It is grave-robbing.
But grave robbing is as old as human history.
Howard Carter is believed to be the only one who didn`t take anthing from Tut`s. But so did others, including Lord Carnarvon. Some time ago there has been thourough restauration works going on the Homecastle of the Carnarvons. As they got some old wallpaper off they found small artifacts from Tut`s grave in a hidden niche which the Lord didn`t dare publish at his time.

***when the artefacts go on display in a museum and not on sale***
quite right! Only problem is that the KAIRO-museum is already packed with stuff and so are the numerous repositories. In those there is stuff to fill another 10 or more museums. And yet discovering of more tombs is going on.

Lately we had a film on which led though the enormous depots of Kairo-museum. It presented rooms and chambers full of items up to the ceilings with no number our date supplied.
So these are "lost" for archeology.....no trace from where and found when-useless.

[RSchwind]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/09/06/britain.vikings.ap/index.html


I found this one also. It's Viking but still very interesting. I find Archeology and Anthropology endlessly fascinating and I know it's important to our history. Especially during the times before written history. But still, disturbing the bones......bad juju.

[Azeem]

But still, disturbing the bones......bad juju.

I wouldn't be surprised if our descendants did the same thing to us in the distant future. :rolleyes:

[RSchwind]

I need to get one those "Do Not Disturb" signs then and hang it outside my grave. :D

[arcan]

Agree! It is grave-robbing.
But grave robbing is as old as human history.
Howard Carter is believed to be the only one who didn`t take anthing from Tut`s. But so did others, including Lord Carnarvon. Some time ago there has been thourough restauration works going on the Homecastle of the Carnarvons. As they got some old wallpaper off they found small artifacts from Tut`s grave in a hidden niche which the Lord didn`t dare publish at his time.


About them not taking an ything, that's not quite true, or in some case, they have been prevented to...

Anyway, the coming months should be thrilling for those interested in Aegyptologuy. Not only have they discovered a tomb near the pyramids, but a lot more is about to come. (Think of it, they don't mention anything anymore about the tomb or Ramesses' children...).
One huge surprise should come (I think it will be released during a congress in january) about Kheops' pyramid... Some of it has leaked in the french news, but the main is still to come... Hoppefully, we won't be deceived! ;)

[trypist]

I thought that a tomb was a grave and, if that is so, then why are we disturbing them?
Philip Tarbuck 14 Sep 04