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I wad reading the good word yesterday and I read the book of Psalms and throughout it I was hearing about battles identical to those of the end of the Amarna period ot made me wonder is the book the...
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Traditional (old) chronology would place Amarna in the 14th C BCE and Psalms in 11th-10th C BCE. But under the New Chronology of David Rohl and others it is possible that Amarna was 11th C BCE. It is...
Mons Claudianus lies in the Eastern desert of upper Egypt, and was discovered in 1823 by Wilkinson and Burton. It lies north of Luxor, between the Egyptian town of Qena on the Nile and Hurghada on...
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It has been suggested that the MSA is intending to make Mons Claudianus more accessible for tourists. Currently you definitely need a 4x4 to get there. We have been a couple of times and even met a...
This Saturday at the Nile Valley Hotel on the West Bank our friend Marcel Maessen is giving a lecture entitled Excavating in Archives. This will start at 7pm. All are welcome.
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I drink Meister 8%, bet that tight git in the Valley only has Stella.... :cool:
Ps: nearly ran over Dr Kent Weeks today, he's coming he likes single Malt...
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Antiquities Minister, Dr. Eldamaty is to open three New Kingdom Tombs next Thursday October - I think they mean November - 5, 2015 in front...
So the Twat in a Hat has poopooed Mr Reeves big time. Have to say I am surprised that I agree in some part - a very small part - with what he says but to me he looses the argument with the character...
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I have not read your post beyond the first line as I have absolutely no interest in who or what you are Frater0082 and this is not the place to introduce yourself - there is a thread for that...
Despite - or arguably as a result of - the upheavals in Egypt over the last 4 years there have been a number on new discoveries demonstrating yet again that much of pharaonic history lies under the...
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Concert pitch A
Thats what you get when you strike that so called sarcophogus in the kings chamber.
Theives broke in and looted that chamber you know, then the cunning ******** presumably put the...
Egypt to close Tutankhamun’s tomb for restorations
Al Arabiya
The tomb of legendary boy pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt's Valley of the Kings will close from October for restorations, the antiquities...
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The latest news I have on this subject is that they want to move the sarcophagus temporarily into another chamber within the tomb, they also want to do some tests of the East wall, that is the one on...
Here's a rather interesting article by The Smithsonian pointed out by Adrian Gilbert who is an interesting writer.... :cool:
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Egyptian pyramid builders ? Someone is having a laugh.
Who wrote these papyrus then ? certainly not the pyramid builders, they didn't leave anything behind, no plans, no tools, nothing.
I have had a reasonable look at Nicholas Reeves ideas on KV 62, they are quite sound, though I feel that his preferred thinking that he will find a tomb/passage way in the position(s) he states, seem...
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Whence my devil of a Jeep is returned fixed, (em sickle hasheb) I will wonder around trying to find out exactly where, I must say in the 'dig-slut world he is causing quite a stir.... :cool:
Ps 'em...
Mummy of Tutankhamun to remain in Valley of the Kings
Nevine El-Aref , Tuesday 25 Aug 2015
After much debate, the decision has been reached not to move the mummy of the boy king Tutankhamun to the...
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I Doubt Nefi' is behind any hidden walls, she has already been found, but if you tell people what they are looking at, then that is what they will see. :up
I am going to to Berlin next week. Can anyone confirm the whereabouts of the bust? So far the information I have puts it in the Egyptian, Pergammon AND the Nueve museums!!!
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its in the egyptian museum. saw it yesterday. tried pergammon museum. queue? sign says u are now 2 hours from head of quewe went for beer! But i saw her. beatifull! I would have kissed her if the...
Has anyone eaten fried slices of eggplant from the cafe near Ramses ? I would eat 2 platefuls, delicious. The cook gave me a bottle of spices to take home, of course they have long gone now. Now I...
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Not sure, but it will involve a lot of cumin that is for sure. Remember to salt the betenjane (aubergine) well before cooking. Good luck :up
So the acclimatisation goes well, not too much died during my absence, they are knocking down an old family home 2 doors away, It's quite fascinating watching and somewhat observing the extended...
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Sunday hungover, my builders arrived at 9am to clean the house again duh!
I have been dumping all that is broken 99% Chinese rubbish products.
Took a 450le 2 months old extractor fan back to the...
Hye, i'm Terrell L Frazier and i'm new here to this site. Well i'm here to tell you all about an experience that i've had ever since I was eighteen years old. Well this experience wasn't what every...
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This month literally marks 2 years since my story came out yay me! :py :py :py
And like most authors, you've already begun to repeat yourself. :lol:
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Foreign archaeological missions resume excavating Upper Egypt after 13-year ban
Jul. 04, 2015 16:00
By THE CAIRO POST
CAIRO: Egypt has lifted a 13-year-old ban on excavation permits issued to...
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Until further notice, no new excavations will be permitted in Upper Egypt (defined as from Giza to Abu
Simbel). Missions already working in this area may continue excavating in their original...
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