Czech archeologists found an intact 4,500-year-old tomb chamber of an Egyptian dignitary in the Abusir Pyramids area, the Mlada Fronta Dnes daily reported Saturday. The Egyptologistsdiscovered the bricked-up entrance to the four- by-two-metre chamber at the bottom of a 10-metre-deep shaft, the report said."And then you are standing at the door of a tomb (that was) not burglarized.
One experiences feelings of Indiana Jones," the newspaper cited Egyptologist Miroslav Barta as saying. The tomb chamber belonged to sacrificer Neferinpu who had lived and worked in the area's pyramids in the 24th Century BC, or during the Egyptian Old Kingdom era of pyramid-building, thearcheologist said.The Czech scientists, who have been working in the region since the 1970s, first discovered the tomb complex of Neferinpu's family in 2006.
They located
and examined the sacrificer's burial chamber which contains his
sarcophagus and scores of burial objects in November but did not make
their find public until they had completed recording every detail.
Two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun will undergo DNA testing to determine their relation to the famous pharaoh, Egyptian officials announced today. The fetuses may also solve a longtime puzzle: the identity of King Tut"s mother. The young Tut, who reigned from 1336 to 1337 B.C., is controversially thought to be the son of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Kiya. But some archaeologists believe he could be the son of Akhenaten"s otherwife, the powerful Queen Nefertiti. "The fe...Tutankhamen's 'beautiful' face revealed
Submitted by Stance: The true face of ancient Egypt"s boy king Tutankhamen was revealed to the public for the first time on Sunday since he died in mysterious circumstances more than 3000 years ago. The mummy was moved from its ornate sarcophagus in the tomb where its 1922 discovery caused an international sensation to a nearby climate-controlled case where experts say it will be better preserved. Tutankhamen"s body is entirely wrapped in strips of white linen, except for his face which, until n...Tutankhamun - The Boy Pharaoh
A new study covering 650 ancient Egyptian temples dating back as far as 3000BC has revealed that many were aligned with astronomical events so precisely that it was possible to setyour calendar by them. "Ancient Egyptian temples were aligned soprecisely with astronomical events that people could set their political, economic and religious calendars by them. . So finds a study of 650 temples, some dating back to 3000BC." View: F...4,000-year-old necropolis in Fayoum contains dozens of mummies
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered an ancient necropolis containing dozens of beautifully preserved mummies dating back as far as 4,000 years. Excavations sponsored by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities revealed 53 tombs cut into rock south east of the Illahun pyramids in the oasis of Fayoum.Antiquities chief Zahi Hawass described four of the mummies, dating to the 22nd Dynasty (931-725 BC), as among the most beautiful ever discovered. Sitting in wooden coffins, the mummi...Cave complex beneath Giza Pyramids ?
British explorer Andrew Collins has claimed to have discovered an extensive series of chambers and tunnels underneath the Pyramids of Giza that is being described as the "lost underworld of the pharaohs"."An enormous systemof caves, chambers and tunnels lies hidden beneath the Pyramids of Giza, according to a British explorer who claims to have found the lost underworld of the pharaohs." View: Full Article | Source: ...Giza Pyramids Align Toward City of Sun God
Some of Egypt's most magnificent pyramids were deliberately designed to follow a pattern of invisible diagonal lines, an Italian study has concluded. According to Giulio Magli, professor of archaeoastronomy at Milan's Polytechnic University, these invisible lines would connect most of the funerary complexes raised by the kings of the Old Kingdom between 2630 and 2323 B.C. "Following these diagonals, it appears clear that the arrangement of the monuments was carefully chose...Anubis : God of the Underworld
Why is Cleopatra thought by some to be one of the most
seductive women in all human history? The Cleopatra of history, legend, plays,
and film was actually Cleopatra VII who was born in Alexandria, the then capital
of Egypt, in 69 BC. Her father, Ptolemy XII, was of Greek origin and a cruel and
unpopular ruler. He was probably married to his own sister, Cleopatra V, as
marriage to siblings was common during the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Cleopatra VII had two older sisters, Cleopatra VI a...Prophecy and The Great Pyramid
By
Jason Jeffrey
"Then... there
began the building of that now called Gizeh... the Hall of the Initiates...
This, then, receives all the records from the beginnings of that given by the
priest... to that period when there is to be the change in the earth's
position and the return of the Great Initiate to that and other lands for the
folding up of those prophecies that are depicted there. All changes that came
in the religious thought in the world...
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Who was King Tutankhamun's mother ?
Tutankhamen's 'beautiful' face revealed
Tutankhamun - The Boy Pharaoh
Egyptian temples followed heavenly plans
4,000-year-old necropolis in Fayoum contains dozens of mummies
Cave complex beneath Giza Pyramids ?
Giza Pyramids Align Toward City of Sun God
Anubis : God of the Underworld
Cleopatra - Legendary Seductive Queen
Prophecy and The Great Pyramid
