Meet the mummies of the Family of Tutankhamun Project! If you are looking for a mummy-by-mummy summary of the recent JAMA article, then you are in luck!
In The Mummies Gallery we will take a look at each of the mummies in both the study and control groups and pull together the familial and pathological data for easy referencing.
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Tags: Akhenaten, Amenhotep III, Ankhesenamun, Beketaten, Eighteenth Dynasty, Family of Tutankhamun Project, Forensic Mummy Studies, Freiberg-Kohlers Disease, Genetic Mapping, Hatshepsut, Journal of the American Medical Association, KV21A, KV21B, KV35EL, KV35YL, Kiya, Mummy CCG61065, Nebetah, Nefertiti, Queen Ahmose-Nefertari, Queen Thuya, Queen Tiye, Sitra-In, Thutmose II, Tutankhamun, Yuya
Ok, so maybe I am not reviving the Blogroll Roundup as a regular feature, at least not until I get caught up on my own material, although I do have to say that I am amazed at how many hits months-old editions continue to garner. But there has been so much really great material that has appeared in the Egyptology blogosphere in the last couple of weeks, I can’t help but share it. So, for your convenience and enjoyment…
Re-wrapping a mummy, new Pyramid Texts, Abydos abides, the Akhenaten Museum, Hieroglyphs 101, Hanging out with Dr. Andrzej Cwiek, and WV22?
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Tags: Abydos, Akhenaten, Akhenaten Museum, Amenhotep III, Andrzej Cwiek, Deir el Bahri, Hieroglyphs, KV35, Osirion, Pyramid Texts, Queen Behenu, Temple of Hatshepsut, WV22
Last week Shemsu trudged out into the cold and rain just to bring a local interest story to Em Hotep!’s Kentuckiana readers. Stuffed grape leaves, butter-scotch baklava, and bellydancing. These are just a few of the hazards I braved to bring you this exclusive.
Pictured to the left, Shemsu’s better half—Sekhmet.
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Tags: Akhenaten, Amarna, Amenhotep III, Andrea Deagon, Apis Bull, Bellydancing, Egyptian Art, Eighteenth Dynasty, Ghawazee, Karnak Temple, Louisville, Luxor, Nebamun, Roman Period, Temple of Amun at Karnak, Tomb Art
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Tags: Ahmose I, Akhenaten, Amarna, Amenhotep I, Amenhotep II, Amenhotep III, Amenhotep IV, Ay II, Eighteenth Dynasty, Hatshepsut, Horemheb, Memphis, New Kingdom Period, Priesthood of Amun, Smenkhkare, Thutmose II, Thutmose III, Thutmose IV, ThutmoseI, Tutankhamun
