Last week as news was breaking about the new tomb—KV64—Em Hotep received word from Stephen Cross, an Egyptologist and Geologist specializing in the Valley of the Kings, that he had photographed the tomb while conducting his own, unrelated research in the Valley. Naturally, Steve held onto this wonderful shot until after the University of Basel had made their announcement. Now that the whole world knows about KV64 and its lovely occupant, Steve has very kindly agreed to allow us to publish the photo, along with answer some questions about what is going on in the Valley of the Kings.
Inside: Current projects in the Valley of the Kings, Steve’s meeting with the new head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and a picture of KV64 you will not see anywhere else!
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Tags: KV34, KV40, KV42, KV64, KV8, Mohamed el Bialy, Steve Cross, Valley of the Kings
And now for something completely different! Terry Jones of Monty Python fame teams up with Egyptologist Dr. Joann Fletcher to give us a look at everyday life in ancient Egypt by comparing it to everyday life in modern Egypt.
Food and fun, work and play, you will be surprised by how much remains the same. Summary, analysis, and some really cool video clips wait inside!
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Tags: Abu Simbel, Coptic Christianity, Deir el-Medina, Joann Fletcher, Luxor, Mastaba of Ti, Old Gurna, Pyramids, Sennedjem, Tombs, Valley of the Kings
Dr. Otto Schaden has posted an update to his webpage stating that the excavation of KV63, the tomb/mummy cache he discovered back in 2005, has been completed. This milestone was passed this fall when the remaining sealed jars discovered in KV63 were opened and their contents examined. In addition to seven empty (except for smashed jars and mummification tools) coffins, Dr. Schaden’s team discovered 28 large storage jars in one of the chambers of KV63, most of them sealed.
But with all the jars now opened, work on KV63 is far from over and the most exciting discoveries are certainly yet to come.
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Tags: Eighteenth Dynasty, Otto Schaden, Valley of the Kings, kv63
In an exclusive interview with Em Hotep!, Dr. Jeffrey Patchen, CEO of the Children’s Museum of Indian-apolis, has revealed that the museum, in cooperation with National Geographic, is developing a permanent exhibit that will feature an immersive experience of three important archaeological sites, one of which will be a partial reproduction of the tomb of Seti I.
The Children’s Museum, which just bid farewell to the Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs travelling exhibit last week, has a special relationship with Egypt so it should come as no surprise that they would continue to deliver Egypt to the region, an easy drive from the Louisville and Kentuckiana area.
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Tags: Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Indianapolis Children's Museum, Jeffrey Patchen, KV17, Nineteenth Dynasty, Ramesses II, Seti I, Suzanne Mubarak Children's Museum, Take Me There Egypt Exhibit, Tomb Preservation, Treasures of the Earth Exhibit, Tutankhamun Exhibition, Valley of the Kings
Dra Abu el-Naga is a sort of suburb, if you will, of the Valley of the Kings where some tombs belonging to Seventeenth Dynasty royalty (such as Queen Ahhotep I, to the left) have been discovered, along with the tombs of Theban priests and officials.
Zahi Hawass has released a new video, which premiered at Heritage Key, with some of the recent discoveries at Dra Abu el-Naga, including some details about the tomb of Amun-Em-Opet, the Supervisor of Hunters.
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Tags: Ahhotep I, Amun-Em-Opet, Dra Abu el-Naga, Eighteenth Dynasty, New Kingdom Period, Tombs, Valley of the Kings, Zahi Hawass
This photo essay presents everyday people doing everyday jobs at some of the most fascinating places on Earth.
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Tags: Cairo, Dendera, Modern Egypt, Nile River, Old Gurna, Ramesses II, Saqqara, Temple of Satet, Temples, Tombs, Valley of the Kings
More than two thousand Egyptophiliacs lined up outside Clowes Memorial Hall for what Director of Operations Karen Steele informed me was a sold-out house.
It would not be too much of an exaggeration to say the event had the feel of a rock concert. We were there to see a star. What secrets would he reveal tonight? What announcements would he make?
Shemsu scoops the news for Heritage Key.
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Tags: Archaeology, Egyptian Tombs, Eighteenth Dynasty, Forensic Mummy Studies, Giza Plateau, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Children's Museum, Khufu's Pyramid, Mummies, Nefertiti, Osiris Shaft, Queen Tiye, Secret Doors, Valley of the Kings, Zahi Hawass
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