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« on: May 24, 2007, 01:46:49 am »

Hawwas: 4th stage of project on discovering route of Luxor's rams road kicks off


Zahi Hawwas, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), said on 16/5/2007 that the fourth stage of a project on discovering the route of the Road of Rams at Luxor kicked off.

The Rams Road is an avenue of ram-headed sphinxes leading from the Luxor Temple to the Great Temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak.

In statements to MENA, Hawwas said that the third stage of the project led to the discovery of the 54th sphinx-like statue, as well as a quartz steal depicting Bakenkhunsu, the High Priest of Amun-Ra, King of the Gods.

The discovery adjusts and reveals more about the history of the 20th dynasty, said Hawwas.

The avenue of ram-headed sphinxes leeds the visitor to the massive front of the first pillar of the Karnak Temple in the ancient city of Luxor, some 690km south of  the capital Cairo.


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« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2007, 01:51:18 am »

Here will be printed news and updates from Zawi Hawass, as he announces new discoveries of Egypt:



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« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2007, 10:16:26 pm »

Ancient Egypt Cities Leveled by Massive Volcano, Lava Find Suggests
Dan Morrison in Cairo
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April 2, 2007



An Egyptian archaeologist shows off an excavation site on the Sinai peninsula near the Suez Canal.

The scientists today announced that they have found traces there of solidified lava—proof, they say, that a massive volcano near Crete wiped out a number of coastal cities in ancient Egypt as well.

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Egyptian archaeologists today announced that they have unearthed traces of solidified lava on the northern coast of Sinai that date to around 1500 B.C.—supporting accounts that ancient Egyptian settlements were buried by a massive volcanic eruption in the Mediterranean, they say.

The archaeological team, led by Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud of Egypt's Supreme Council for Antiquities, found houses, military structures, and tombs encased in ash, along with fragments of pumice, near the ancient Egyptian fortress of Tharo, on the Horus military road. Tharo is located close to El Qantara, where the Nile Delta meets the Sinai peninsula (Egypt map).

According to Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the council, the lava and ash hail from Santorini, an eastern Mediterranean volcano that has been linked to the myth of Atlantis. (Related: "'Atlantis' Eruption Twice as Big as Previously Believed, Study Suggests" [August 23, 2006].)

The new find seems to confirm accounts from ancient artwork and documents that recount the destruction of coastal cities in Egypt and Palestine during the 15th dynasty (1650-1550 B.C.), when foreigners known as the Hyksos ruled Egypt.

The scientists suggest that trade winds may have carried a blizzard of ash to Egypt from Santorini, located about 700 miles (1,100 kilometers) from Tharo.

The archaeologists also theorize that the volcano created a giant tsunami that swept the lava all the way to Egypt. A Santorini-caused tsunami is believed to have helped wipe out the Minoan civilization, based on nearby Crete.

But other experts doubt that lava from the volcano could have reached Sinai that way and suggest the deposits were carried in sometime later by regular ocean currents.

"Very Significant" Find

The archaeological mission also found a fort with four mud-brick towers dating to Egypt's 18th dynasty (around 1550 to 1307 B.C.).

Hawass said the fort corresponded to reliefs found in the ancient temple of Karnak in Luxor. The sculptures describe Egypt's strategy to defend its eastern borders against future invasions by the Hyksos, who are thought to have been Semitic nomads from Syria and Palestine.

"It's very significant," said Salima Ikram, a professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo. "There are only a limited number of sites linked to the Hyksos."

Ikram said the archaeological team had used "holistic archaeology"—incorporating geology and climatology in addition to archaeology, linguistics, and art history—"to bring a more concrete tale of the past."

Ikram added that the site also contains some of the earliest known remains of horses found in Egypt


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the Official Website for Dr. Zahi Hawass
Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities


http://guardians.net/hawass/
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« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2007, 04:02:23 am »

Ancient cemetery unearthed in Beni Sueif


A Spanish archaeological team in Ihnasia, Beni Sueif Governorate, yesterday unearthed a cemetery dating back to the 1st Intermediate Period (2200-2040 BC).It is here that Miro-Hor-Aib,who is said to have held the post of royal secretary, is buried.

The walls of the cemetery are decorated with funeral scenes in red.On the lower part of the western wall is a painting of a harpist.People with funereal offerings, such as oxen and birds, are featured on the rest of the wall.
The remains of 94 adults of both sexes and 96 children have been found in graves on the site.

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