Discovery of Ancient Sun Dial

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Discovery of Ancient Sun Dial

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From EEF:


The discovery of the sun dial and several other items may be found in:

University of Basel Kings' Valley Project
Preliminary Report on the Work carried out during the season 2013
Director Prof. Dr. Susanne Bickel
Field-Director lic. phil. Elina Paulin-Grothe

<http://aegyptologie.unibas.ch/forschung ... port-2013/>

"This year's season of the University of Basel in the Valley of the
Kings started on January 13, 2013 and lasted until March 1st, 2013.
(..)
The main effort this year was concentrated on the documentation of
all the study material from KV 31 (found in 2010) and KV 64 (found
in 2012). (..)
KV 31 - which contained a probable total of five burials - reveals
small fragments of several wooden coffins, probably four cartonnage
masks, pieces of canopic jars, furniture, wigs, ropes, plant and animal
offerings, seal impressions in mud-plaster, as well as small elements
of faience and splinters of several semi-precious stones (Fig. 1). (..)
KV 64 contained two burials: the original one from the 18thdynasty
and a secondary burial from the 22nd dynasty, which was brought
into the tomb some time after the pillaging of the original burial. The
wooden coffin of the "chantress of Amun" Nehemesbastet and her
stela were documented last year. This season the remains of the first
burial were recorded. No single object is intact; the number of
fragments indicates that the removal of the objects was done very
carelessly. The fragments comprise pieces of the wooden coffin(s)
and furniture, canopic jars, cartonnage, leather stripes, ropes, glas,
fayence as well as plant remains. Some elements (wooden fragments
of Amenhotep III and a Ramesside ostracon) entered the tomb with
the fill of debris.
All together over 500 fragmentary object remains were documented,
drawn and photographed. (..) "

With a lot of details and photos.


Carpe diem! :le:
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