tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.comments2023-09-04T05:57:45.598-05:00The Egyptian Yell | Egyptology Page Newsegyptianscholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04940805343103680426noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-68806344331679697422010-11-02T18:03:31.817-05:002010-11-02T18:03:31.817-05:00I am so glad you liked my research of the Egyptian...I am so glad you liked my research of the Egyptian ankh! <br />-- Kristen Wilkerson<br />Lansing Interfaith ExaminerBrian Wilkersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06983456470578622546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-7565213703485170102010-05-19T22:23:06.589-05:002010-05-19T22:23:06.589-05:00you are invited to follow my blogyou are invited to follow my blogSteve Finnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041851737677873347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-82635839731354749532010-03-15T06:04:46.760-05:002010-03-15T06:04:46.760-05:00Tutankhamen was certainly not one of the greatest ...Tutankhamen was certainly not one of the greatest of Egyptian pharaohs.In fact,prior to the discovery of his tomb in 1922,little of his life was known.Today,we know much more about this king,but surprisingly little of that knowledge comes from the treasures of his tomb.<br /><a href="http://www.travelafrica360.net/visit-the-valley-of-kings-and-queens.html" rel="nofollow">Valley of The Kings</a>Paraghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252372041858393646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-80044105271775567702010-02-16T03:41:15.547-06:002010-02-16T03:41:15.547-06:00Nice post. Pyramid of Djoser is known as step pyra...Nice post. Pyramid of Djoser is known as step pyramid. This is a first Egyptian pyramid. height of the pyramid is 62 meters tall and base of the pyramid is 109 x 125 m. Jean-Phillipe Lauer was the major excavator of the Step Pyramid.Djoser is famous for his pioneering tomb. Best time to visit is October till May.accommodation and food is available and quite reasonable rate. For more details refer <a href="http://www.theearthtraveler.com/kbhw-ntrw-the-pyramid-of-djoser.html/" rel="nofollow">The Step pyramid of djoser</a>Ricky Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523384897234750476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-87622597018539889432010-01-26T14:02:29.470-06:002010-01-26T14:02:29.470-06:00What the ancient Egyptians called "magic"...What the ancient Egyptians called "magic" we now call "science."Gail Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07468987788824456657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-1983100401242669812010-01-08T12:13:16.471-06:002010-01-08T12:13:16.471-06:00I'd also add "brilliant" to that ;) ...I'd also add "brilliant" to that ;) I appreciate good and authoritative content and the HK writers provide that.egyptianscholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940805343103680426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-43743092542554065492010-01-06T08:54:20.540-06:002010-01-06T08:54:20.540-06:00Oh... we definitely like the 'fantastic' t...Oh... we definitely like the 'fantastic' tag! :DAnn Wuytshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586362744542434039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-36277752698607810472009-12-09T12:21:42.127-06:002009-12-09T12:21:42.127-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-452652554146909292009-10-18T12:08:12.922-05:002009-10-18T12:08:12.922-05:00I put the blame on ruining it for daydreamers on H...I put the blame on ruining it for daydreamers on Hawass rather than you Keith ;) Hawass seems to want to discourage inventive interpretations of certain things, namely the riddles of the Sphinx, halting them straight away in their tracks by debunking them without performing an intensely exploratory examination of them. He did a bit of poking and prodding during hydrological work, but it seemed halfhearted.<br /><br />I agree also when you ask: how do we know something wasn't built under the Sphinx? We don't truly know, of course, but you and I see the beauty in that ;)<br /><br />I hate using words that have the air of certainty, particularly when it comes to describing the ancient Egyptians. Most of the time, scholars use "perhaps," "maybe," "probably," and the like, words Hawass tends not to use. He's not very opened-minded like you or I (and that's forgetting the fact that he can smell royal mummies! lol)egyptianscholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940805343103680426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-55148038759275275352009-10-18T05:01:43.053-05:002009-10-18T05:01:43.053-05:00By the way, the above should say "How do we k...By the way, the above should say "How do we know something WASN'T built under etc etc..<br /><br />Normally I don't make tpyos.Keith / Shemsuhttp://emhotep.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-790399674049781942009-10-18T04:59:15.525-05:002009-10-18T04:59:15.525-05:00Hey! I didn't mean to ruin anybody's day ...Hey! I didn't mean to ruin anybody's day dreams! Besides, the water tables are always shifting. How do we know something was build under the Sphinx at a time when flooding wasn't a problem..<br /><br />What about the three-leveled chamber now called the Osiris Shaft? At the bottom of that is a false tomb that has been compared by Hawass himself to the Osirion, and I seem to recall an awful lot of water having to be pumped out of there...<br /><br />I always try to balance critical thinking with an open mind. I have been wanting to beleive years before Fox Mulder!Keith Payne / Shemsu Sesenhttp://emhotep.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-7880814627143372712009-10-12T09:16:49.034-05:002009-10-12T09:16:49.034-05:00I phoned the press department of our Belgian Museu...I phoned the press department of our Belgian Museum, but they did not know anything about this (At least not in Dutch or in English) and promised to email me, which they haven't. Blah.<br /><br />(I do wonder which object though, as I do not think they have such an extensive Egypt collection.)Annhttp://heritage-key.com/blogs/annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-50910646066975698202009-09-28T15:30:58.400-05:002009-09-28T15:30:58.400-05:00Round and round and round the logic goes, where it...Round and round and round the logic goes, where it stops, nobody knows..<br /><br />I haven't written a blog post on this one yet, and usually I refrain from re-covering stories that are making the rounds. Thats why my Blogroll Roundup is for.<br /><br />But I may not be able to resist putting in my 2 cents worth (no pun intended)on this coinage issue. I agree with you, I think it is probably much more likely the coins were accpted not as coinage, but in barter for their intrinsic value as precious metal rather than for their imputed value as coinage. And that is if they really do date from ancient times, about which I have my doubts.<br /><br />If ancient Egypt had coinage then coins with the image of Ramesses the Great would be everywhere from Nubia to Syria to Lebannon!<br /><br />But like you say, I am also speculating.Keith Payne / Shemsu Sesenhttp://emhotep.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-48496571742073349862009-09-28T15:18:42.181-05:002009-09-28T15:18:42.181-05:00Hey Jenny!
I can't help but wonder (and worry...Hey Jenny!<br /><br />I can't help but wonder (and worry) if the rush to accomplish so much in such a short amount of time might lead to hasty conclusions, or even worse, hasty work and methodology.<br /><br />Whatever happens, it is going to be a busy year for us bloggers!<br /><br />-KeithKeith Payne / Shemsu Sesenhttp://emhotep.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-6046571985047125322009-09-26T21:24:56.195-05:002009-09-26T21:24:56.195-05:00That's an amazingly useful link. Thank you for...That's an amazingly useful link. Thank you for the resource. I'll have to peruse your articles, especially for the development of my <a href="http://egyptologypage.tripod.com" title="Click here to visit my Egyptological web site" rel="nofollow">web site</a>.egyptianscholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940805343103680426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-70518476768388876732009-09-23T01:47:21.523-05:002009-09-23T01:47:21.523-05:00I found this guide to All About Ancient Egypt. It ...I found this guide to <a href="http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt.html" rel="nofollow">All About Ancient Egypt</a>. It covers all the ancient attractions of Egypt and includes detailed articles about the exiting history of ancient Egypt.Egypt Tour Infohttp://www.egypttourinfo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-73339415074970988402009-09-10T18:11:26.944-05:002009-09-10T18:11:26.944-05:00Thanks for the clarification Keith! I really appre...Thanks for the clarification Keith! I really appreciate it.<br /><br />Just the mention of Mr. Brier gives me inspiration to do some more writing ;)<br /><br />That would be amazing to meet him. Sadly, as approachable as he may be (I did work up the courage to talk with Emily Teeter about iconographic elements in the Meresamun exhibit), I'd still have a hard time initiating a conversation because I'm very shy, especially since I've read his books (but I'm great with e-mails lol).egyptianscholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940805343103680426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-84843054285481404262009-09-06T17:57:03.143-05:002009-09-06T17:57:03.143-05:00Of course, we all know they are referring to Ronn ...Of course, we all know they are referring to Ronn Wade and Bob Brier's work in 1994. And why they would fail to mention that work blows my mind.<br /><br />Bob Brier is Mr. Mummy himself, I would think that if nothing else they would want to drop his name, maybe even get a comment from him. I understand that he is pretty approachable.<br /><br />And just for the sake of clarification, the US team did a great job of documenting their work, it was the article in Journ. of Turkish Weekly that failed to identify that the Swiss team is replicating Wade and Brier. They don't even give the date!<br /><br />But I appologize if I gave the impression that the American team had not provided sufficient detail. I should have worded that better in the Heritage Key posting. And for all I know the Swiss Team was forthcoming about the original American experiment. I suspect that if anything its the Turkish Journal wanting to play down the American contribution.<br /><br />People, people! Mummies and politics don't mix!<br /><br />;-)<br /><br />Unfortunately, politics and Egyptology have always been mixed, and its scholarship that loses out.<br /><br />-KeithKeith Payne / Shemsu Sesenhttp://emhotep.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-76726351086209257162009-09-05T16:28:13.802-05:002009-09-05T16:28:13.802-05:00Thanks a lot for posting the article, I hope that ...Thanks a lot for posting the article, I hope that you enjoyed it!Marina Escolano-Povedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034505701024092131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-9884653632954183482009-09-04T17:27:42.947-05:002009-09-04T17:27:42.947-05:00So true! I read somewhere about Dr. Hawass' re...So true! I read somewhere about Dr. Hawass' reactions to some people's misconceptions about ancient Egypt, pyramid building, and mummies, just to name a few (I wish I could remember which article).<br /><br />I once was asked if there were such things as flesh-eating scarabs. I felt my face contract, unbelieving of what I just heard. If he believes that, then he may just believe that the Egyptians put the heart into a canopic jar (they certainly took it out to embalm it, they may have placed it next to the mummy or back into the body cavity, but I've never seen or read of an instance where it was put in its own jar).<br /><br />So that scares me.<br /><br />I think I take for granted that most people don't know what I know. Even scholars disagree among themselves on many historical topics; what makes me think that the layman, going to a movie based on historical events, will look past obvious misinterpretations? Try as the director might to add the curtious "based on actual events," some people subconciously take that as "this is a documentary."<br /><br />Sometimes museums get it wrong, too. I recall a story about a female mummy which turned out to be male (http://egyptologypage.blogspot.com/2009/06/surprises-rise-from-dead-mummy-turns.html). Technology corrected that misinterpretation. In addition, I recently attended the Real Pirates exhibit at the Field Museum, where one of the interactive kiosks, featuring different well-known pirates' jolly rogers, mistakenly associated Buze's for Blackbeard's. As a follow up, I opened up a few books (a couple associated with National Geographic) to cooberate my own opinion that the jolly roger for Blackbeard was incorrectly labeled and discovered I was right. I didn't hold it against anyone involved with the exhibit, though ;)egyptianscholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940805343103680426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-38238925295293875482009-09-03T19:38:15.669-05:002009-09-03T19:38:15.669-05:00I think I disagree. (Mind you, I'm not entirel...I think I disagree. (Mind you, I'm not entirely sure of my opinion. :D)<br /><br />The benefit of these movies is that they cause a sudden spike of interest in certain parts of history, and my teacher used to say 'mankind should know it's history, so that it does not make the same mistakes again'. And yes, history does shape our current actions and opinions. But in this case for instance, the movie is portrayed as 'religious zealots lynch cute scientist' the majority will get a wrong point of view. Imho, there is nothing wrong with religion, as long as everybody is free to make their own choice and does not enforce others. The danger is religion is that it gets abused for power struggles, which causes war. We see the same thing happening today. So if people conclude today's trouble is about religion (and religious terrorism) rather than abuse of religion by a minority, well, then I am a bit worried... .<br /><br />But on the other hand, I tend to think that any interest in history is better than none at all.<br /><br />But then I think of religious Americans that want to learn about dinosaurs, end up in the creationism museum by error, and then come to the conclusion that dinosaurs existed simultaniously with humans... . Which scares the hell out of me again... . <br /><br />The balancing between making accessible/numbing down/popularisation and scholarly elite/facts is a tricky one, and as said before, I'm constantly debating myself (and giving myself heachache) on what is the right ratio... . My current idea is to follow the Golden ratio where b should be usability and a facts. ;)Annhttp://heritage-key.com/blogs/annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-31275691825527386322009-09-01T18:05:29.788-05:002009-09-01T18:05:29.788-05:00I agree with you completely. I will be going to se...I agree with you completely. I will be going to see this movie despite all that ;)<br /><br />It's like saying one saw the Notre Dame. Well, which one--de Paris, de Reims, de Chartres? lol<br /><br />I don't mind a bit of Hollywoodization and historical inaccuracy (at least you and I'll know the scholastic background even if it isn't translated well in the film), just as long as it's a superb epic movie. On the contrary, if it were a dud AND historically inaccurate, then time was wasted on both the creators' and the audiences' part.egyptianscholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940805343103680426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-34265340547395874952009-09-01T06:51:25.756-05:002009-09-01T06:51:25.756-05:00There's already some debate ongoing though, ab...There's already some debate ongoing though, about the correctness of the 'background' information given by the movie, and how the conflict of that time is interpreted.<br /><br />Quick summary:<br />* Which second library of Alexandria?<br />* Hypatia was not an atheist.<br />* Hypatia was murdered by christian fanatics, but NOT because of her science, rather because of internal political conflict between two christian fractions.<br /><br />(And yet, I'm still going to watch it when it comes out in the UK! ;))Annhttp://heritage-key.com/blogs/ann/agora-film-life-philosopher-hypatia-alexandrianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-40066048822783216792009-08-31T22:42:10.052-05:002009-08-31T22:42:10.052-05:00Yes! It was!
Dr. Hawass is every bit as enthusia...Yes! It was!<br /><br />Dr. Hawass is every bit as enthusiastic in person as he is on the stage and in video. <br /><br />Extra thanks go to Heritage Key for allowing me a wide degree of freedom with regard to the questions I was allowed to ask. <br /><br />I think the next 6-9 months are going to be very exciting, particularly in the next few months.Keith Payne / Shemsuhttp://emhotep.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-50649591433716918082009-08-26T06:03:03.755-05:002009-08-26T06:03:03.755-05:00We wrote an article quite recently on the problema...We wrote an article quite recently on the problematic parentage of King Tut. It's a fascinating story, and one which funnily echoes the TV shows of today with father line-ups and DNA tests. Maybe Jeremy Kyle could get the mummies on stage - I reckon a grilling from that guy could get even the deceased to spill the beans.Sean Williamshttp://heritage-key.com/blogs/sean-williams/noreply@blogger.com