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CAIRO — The splendor of the Queen of the Nile is the star not of any Egyptian museum, but of the Neues Museum in the German capital, Berlin, where thousands admire the 3,400-year-old bust of Nefertiti every day in a domed hall. Therefore, the home of the bust should be the Grand Egyptian Museum. The Nefertiti bust on display at the Neues Museum in Berlin. The Neues Museum did not respond to a request for comment. In July, the New York Museum of Metropolitan Museum of Art returned more than a dozen Cambodian artifacts.

Persons: Nefertiti, Zahi Hawass, ” Hawass, Hawass, Michael Sohn, Pharaoh Akhenaten, Akhenaten, — Hawass, Hitler, “, Mona Lisa, ’, Rosetta Stone, ”, Napoleon, Charlene Gubash, Mithil Organizations: Neues Museum, Egyptian Museum, “, El, Houston Museum of Natural Sciences, Associated Press, New York Museum of Metropolitan Museum of Art, British Museum Locations: CAIRO, Berlin, Germany, Egypt, Tell, Cairo, Nefertiti's, “ Egypt, London, Alexandria, Louvre, Paris, Hong Kong

☆ Egypt bans Dutch archaeology team from Saqqara due to museum’s ‘Afrocentric’ exhibition
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A team of archaeologists from a Dutch museum has been banned from carrying out excavations in Egypt’s rich Saqqara necropolis, after the museum mounted an exhibition that drew condemnation from Egyptian authorities. He also confirmed that the journalist who wrote the NRC article had seen the email from the Egyptian authorities. Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, did not respond to CNN’s request for comment. Some commented with photos showing light-skinned ancient Egyptian drawings, next to ones with darker skin tones, which they say the museum is propagating. It recently criticized the Netflix docuseries “Queen Cleopatra,” which portrays the ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt as a woman of color.

Persons: CNN —, Museum of Antiquities Wim Weijland, Oudheden, ” Weijland, Mostafa Waziri, Weijland, “, Nubia …, Miles Davis, Sun Ra, Rihanna, ”, Cleopatra Organizations: CNN, National Museum of Antiquities, Egyptian Antiquities Service, NRC, Leiden Turin Expedition, Museum of Antiquities, “, Supreme, of Antiquities of, Netflix Locations: Kemet, Egypt, Hip, Leiden, Saqqara, Leiden Turin, Cairo, of Antiquities of Egypt, Nubia, ” Nubia, Africa, Khartoum, Sudan, Nubian, Ptolemaic Kingdom

The new Netflix docudrama “Queen Cleopatra,” produced and narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith, has already elicited a passionate response, though perhaps not the kind that publicists hoped for. “Queen Cleopatra” depicts the legendary monarch as Black. Many contemporary Egyptians view her as a key figure in the preservation of their history and even as a role model for contemporary Egyptian women. Scholars have long debated whether certain references in Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra” suggest that the playwright believed she had dark skin. “Queen Cleopatra,” however, has touched an international nerve.

☆ Archeologists found a hidden corridor in the Great Pyramid at Giza by using cosmic rays to map the ancient wonder
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A hidden corridor has been discovered within the Great Pyramid of Giza using cosmic rays. Archaeologists believe the vaulted corridor was designed to help distribute the weight of the giant ancient wonder of the world. The entrance of the cavity, seen above, was likely occluded at first, hidden under the covering of the pyramid. A diagram of the pyramid drawn in 2017 shows the entrance location compared to the different chambers in the pyramid. Subterranean chamber (a), queen's chamber (b), grand gallery (c), king's chamber (d), corridors (e, f, g), entrance to the newly uncovered hidden corridor (h).

☆ A mummy unearthed in Egypt wrapped in 'layers of gold' may be the oldest ever discovered, archeologists said
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Archeologists uncovered what is likely the oldest mummy ever discovered in Egypt on Thursday. Archaeologists discovered the 4,300-year-old Hekashepes near the Step Pyramid wrapped in gold leaf. Saqqara, a "great masterpiece of architectural design," is located in Memphis, the first capital of ancient Egypt. This comes only a day after a different team of archaeologists discovered ruins of another ancient city called Luxor, south of Cairo. There has been a string of major archaeological discoveries across Egypt in recent years, highlighted as part of a growing push to promote the country's tourism industry.

☆ Archaeologist hails possibly 'oldest' mummy yet found in Egypt
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/7] People work at the site after the announcement of the discovery of 4,300-year-old sealed tombs in Egypt's Saqqara necropolis, in Giza, Egypt, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El GhanyCAIRO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Egyptologists have uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near the capital Cairo containing what may be the oldest and "most complete" mummy yet to be discovered in the country, the excavation team leader said on Thursday. The mummy, of a man named Hekashepes, was in a limestone sarcophagus that had been sealed in mortar. "This mummy may be the oldest and most complete mummy found in Egypt to date," Hawass, one of Egypt's former ministers of antiquities, said in a statement. Numerous statues were found among the tombs, including one representing a man and his wife and several servants, the statement said.

GIZA, Egypt — A century after the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb made headlines around the world, in the sweltering desert heat just outside Cairo, a small team is still making new finds in ancient Egypt. A century after the tomb of King Tutankhamun was discovered, archaeologists continue to unlock ancient Egypt's mysteries. TODAYThe remains of King Tutankhamun's closest generals and advisers were also at the site, which sits about 20 miles south of the North African nation's capital, he said. A 3,000-year-old coffin is opened in a burial chamber at the Saqqara in Giza site near Cairo. King Tutankhamun's death mask, found resting on his mummified shoulders.

☆ Zeci de sarcofage vechi și un templu funerar, descoperite în necropola egipteană Saqqara
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Zeci de sarcofage vechi și un templu funerar, descoperite în necropola egipteană SaqqaraEgiptul a anunțat descoperirea unui nou pachet de comori în necropola din Saqqara, la sud de Cairo, inclusiv un vechi templu funerar ce a aparținut reginei Naert (Neit). Ministerul Turismului și Antichităților, Khaled al-Anani, a declarat că „descoperirile majore” făcute de o echipă de arheologi condusă de egiptologul Zahi Hawass au inclus și peste 50 de sarcofage. ), au fost descoperite în 52 de puțuri funerare la adâncimi de circa 10-12 metri. Zahi Hawass a a declarat că în același sit a mai fost descoperit templul funerar al reginei Naert (Neit), soția faraonului Teti, precum și trei depozite din cărămizi. Zecile de sarcofage și templul funerar, descoperite în apropierea piramidei faraonului TetiHawass a spus că ultimele descoperiri ar putea arunca o nouă lumină asupra istoriei Saqqara în timpul Noului Regat.

Persons: lea, Zahi, Teti, Hawass, Djoser Organizations: Ministerul, UNESCO, Guardian Locations: Saqqara, Cairo, Noului Regat, Naert, Memphis, Egipt, Egiptul, Regat, Giza

☆ Egipt: Zeci de sarcofage ce datează de acum 3.000 de ani, un templu funerar și un capitol din „Cartea Morților”, descoperite în necropola Saqqara
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Https | Www.Facebook.Com Unimedia.Info | Bogdan Țîrdea | ) unimedia.info time to read: +2 min

În acelaşi loc au fost găsite şi planurile de construcţie ale templului, notează DPA. În interiorul puţurilor funerare au fost găsite peste 50 de sicrie din lemn care datează din perioada Noului Regat (1520 - 1075 î.e.n.). „Este pentru prima dată când au fost găsite sicrie care datează din urmă cu 3.000 de ani în regiunea Saqqara”, a spus Hawas, citează Agerpres. Arheologii au descoperit totodată jocuri, statui şi măşti funerare antice, dar bărci din lemn, datând din timpul Noului Regat. „Toate aceste descoperiri vor rescrie istoria Saqqara şi a Noului Regat'', a declarat Hawass.

Persons: Djoser, Arheologii, Reuters Organizations: UNESCO, Agerpres Locations: Nearit, Noului Regat, Saqqara, Regat, Egipt

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