Discoveries of 2007

An article of the most interesting discoveries of this past year. It is true the Hatshepsut story has still not been verified but it is included here anyway.

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/877/heritage.htm

Hatshepsut discovered?

OH OH the cracks in this story are widening and though I feel confident in the tooth evidence the rush to air this sensational find in the mass media when the story should have been published in reputable scientific publications, allowed to be analyzed and then presented to the media and the public.

Dr, Hawass's greatest find may become a total pain and I am sure Discovery channel and others will not receive the creative licence that "Secrets of Egypt's lost Queen" received.

An otherwise fantastic discovery published improperly and marketed before the "t's" were crossed and the "i's" dotted as a result viewed with suspicion.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071220/mummy_claim_071220/20071220?hub=SciTech

Excavating the Valley

Most of this story is old news but it does have its highlights.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/12/19/pharaohs.egypt/

Karnak Discoveries of 2007

A round up of recent discoveries at Karnak.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/071217-egypt-temple.html

Egyptians in Egyptology

The great age of handover to the rightful heir his right.

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/876/cu2.htm

Cleopatra's Needle

A nice story on the journey of this obelisk.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3056700.ece

Goodbye Gourna

A small Egyptian town now almost entirely evacuated is to be demolished for tourism.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/16/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Tomb-Evictions.php

British Museum Mummy Scanned

Though the mummy has been scanned before the technology is now just that much better.

The British Museum wants to know more about the jewellery around the mummies neck.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7136135.stm

Beautiful Mummy Gets Scanned Again

Unable to open this mummy because it would require major damage to its cartonnage coffin

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-7138312,00.html

Mortuary Temple of Nebmaatre

Excellent story of what still lays within the ruins of the great kings now destroyed.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/egyptiantemple-200711.html?c=y&page=1

Middle Kingdom Dam Found

Just when Luxor appears to have given up the last of its secrets out comes this find.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/02/content_7185514.htm