New Statues Found at Kom el-Hettan

Originally published March 21, 2010 | Zahi Hawass' Blog | by Dr. Hawass | Press release announcement from Zahi Hawass about the unearthing of two red granite statues of King Amenhotep III and of the god Thoth near the Pharaoh’s funerary temple at Kom el-Hettan on Luxor’s west bank by an Egyptian team. Includes a photo and related links.

Researchers Run Tests on Mummy to Shed light on Ancient Egypt

Originally published January 14, 2010 | Asbury Park Press | by John Christoffersen | An excerpt - click the above link to read in full:

The mummy, known as Pa-Ib and believed to be about 4,000 years old, has been in the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport since the 1890s and was a prized exhibit of the flamboyant showman P.T. Barnum. It will be transported Thursday in a coffin complete with a police escort from the museum to the university's campus in North Haven.

A CT scanner will take images that are eight times the resolution of tests done on the mummy in 2006, and a tiny camera will be inserted inside the mummy.

Researchers are trying to determine if bundles in the abdomen and pelvis cavities
contain a bird mummy or are organs. The earlier tests led to speculation that the
bundles might contain a bird mummy.

My money is on the bundles being her internal organs, but I would like to be proved wrong because I like the idea that we still have yet to reveal all of the secrets of Ancient Egypt.

In Pictures at Zahi Hawass' Photo Blog

Accessed July 30, 2009 | Zahi Hawass' Photo Blog

Overview of Taposiris Magna - Following this pictures, there's a short description and links to further information.

A Guardian in the Tomb Chapel of the High Priest of Thoth, Petosiris, at Tuna el-Gebel - Included with this pictures is a brief paragraph and a link to further information.

Photo - the Catacombs of Tuna el-Gebel

Originally published July 8, 2009 | Zahi Hawass' Photo Blog | by Ken Garrett

This photo showcases the subterranean animal necropolis at Tuna el-Gebel. Also included is a brief description of the photograph, the site and the site's place in history.