Archaeology news

Post by **Silver Forest** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:05 am

New discoveries of Tutankhamun parentage and cause of death released: King Tut's cause of death:

http://www.examiner.com/x-12202-Offbeat ... y-in-Cairo

http://orienteantigo.blogspot.com/

http://heritage-key.com/blogs/veigapaul ... psy-report

Post by **violentblossom** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:03 pm

Yep, and that sculpture is a bit off because it turns out he had a cleft palate.

There was a King Tut exhibit over in Dallas earlier this year that I went to twice, and it was really neat.

He wasn't there, though, nor was his mask.

Post by **MistyJm** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:12 pm

King Tuth, the fragile king boy.

I saw this on the news. It is now certain that Nefertiti was not his mother.

Post by **Silver Forest** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:06 pm

Well, I get the idea they didn't found Nefertiti's mummy but they seem sure about it. Everythings seems to indicate that Pharaoh Tut had a short and tragic life.

Zahi Hawass said that 70% of the wealth of the ancient Egipt is still to be discovered. If this deduction is correct what an amazing situation!

Also, I always wonder if Tut was somehow an obscure pharaoh, imagine if the tomb of a famous one, like Ramses II had not been stolen, what treasures could had been found.

Post by **twilla** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:04 pm

cleft palate without cleft lip is rare

Post by **Silver Forest** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:29 pm

Inbreeding taken to an extreme level...

Post by **twilla** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:45 pm

I guess it was common to have consanguineous relationships, but
Gross!!

Post by **Silver Forest** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:01 am

A few photos related with inbreeding:

I read that union between brothers and half-brothers was common in ancient Egypt

Post by **twilla** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:05 am

Is that the royal family of England,
It is alittle blurry , but if it is LOL

Post by **Silver Forest** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:09 am

you know... I'm a republican

Post by **twilla** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:24 am

I'm a republican too

Post by **Silver Forest** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:59 pm

Archaeologists unearth Neolithic henge at Stonehenge

The new "henge" is about 900m (2,950ft) from the giant stones

Archaeologists have discovered a second henge at Stonehenge, described as the most exciting find there in 50 years.

The circular ditch surrounding a smaller circle of deep pits about a metre (3ft) wide has been unearthed at the world-famous site in Wiltshire.

Archaeologists conducting a multi-million pound study believe timber posts were in the pits.

Project leader Professor Vince Gaffney, from the University of Birmingham, said the discovery was "exceptional".

The new "henge" - which means a circular monument dating to Neolithic and Bronze Ages - is situated about 900m (2,950ft) from the giant stones on Salisbury Plain.

Images show it has two entrances on the north-east and south-west sides and inside the circle is a burial mound on top which appeared much later, Professor Gaffney said.

"You seem to have a large-ditched feature, but it seems to be made of individual scoops rather than just a straight trench," he said.

"When we looked a bit more closely, we then realised there was a ring of pits about a metre wide going all the way around the edge.

"When you see that as an archaeologist, you just looked at it and thought, 'that's a henge monument' - it's a timber equivalent to Stonehenge.

"From the general shape, we would guess it dates backs to about the time when Stonehenge was emerging at its most complex.

"This is probably the first major ceremonial monument that has been found in the past 50 years or so.

"This is really quite interesting and exceptional, it starts to give us a different perspective of the landscape."

Other wooden structures have been found in the area, one of these being Durrington Walls about 3km (1.86m) to the north east of the stones.

Data from the site is being collected as part of a virtual excavation to see what the area looked like when Stonehenge was built.

Speculation as to why the 4,500-year-old landmark was built will continue for years to come, but various experts believe it was a cemetery for 500 years, from the point of its inception.

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rest can be found here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-10718522

Post by **Silver Forest** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:50 pm

DNA fingerprinting! Such an amazing tool for re-writing history.
Relating mummies.
King Tut Unwrapped - King Tut's DNA R1b | Royal Blood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNmZQJsR ... re=related

Akhénaton, possibly the father of Tutankhamun.

This time the DNA techs helped to associate Amenhotep III mummy with a putative Amenhotep IV (also known as Akhénaton) mummy.

Reading the results we find "Mediterranean Caucasian, Paleo Caucasian, Proto-Iberian". Gee, this mean, Meditterranean people have strong links to some of the old Egiptians? Gotta be more complex than that, especially because this part of the ancient world was one of the most convulsed areas in terms of invasions and race mixtures. But it's fun to see this results.

Rewriting history using this tools is really a threat for establishment. I remember the media excitement and the terrible opposition forces that blocked the opening of the tomb of the first Portuguese king to analyse bones and try to extract DNA. In the end they did it. The tomb remains closed. Many other mysteries, some involving doubts on the effective death (and berried body) of some kings and others related with paternity cases could be solved using these technologies. I guess it's something that will happen in the future. Inevitably.
Now, I kinda feel divided and I admit some degree of hypocrisy because I don't defend any restrictions using the tests for these ancient cases but I see some problems doing the same to modern cases. Kinda surprising but that's the way I feel it...

Post by **Silver Forest** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:35 pm

12 New Sphinxes Confirm Legendary Egypt Route
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... -pictures/

One of 12 new recently unearthed sphinxes smiles on Luxor (map), Egypt, in a picture released Monday. In a former residential neighborhood—razed for the sake of archaeology and tourism—the 2,300-year-old statues may have been the finishing touches on the Avenue of the Sphinxes, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities announced today.

The ancient, sacred route was actually a system of canals that connected the great temples on the east bank of the Nile River at Thebes, as Luxor was then called. Long known from ancient texts but never before confirmed, the new extension of the Avenue of the Sphinxes dates to the reign of Pharaoh Nectanebo I (380 to 362 B.C.), whose name is engraved on the bases of several of the sculptures.

Post by **jamestkirk** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:46 pm

WOW! Very cool!

Post by **MistyJm** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 5:36 am

jamestkirk wrote:WOW! Very cool!

Agreed. Thanks for sharing Victor.

A short while ago the I believe it was the Gladiator house in Pompeii collapsed. The state of Pompeii is terrible wich is a shame.

Pompeii collapse prompts charges of official neglect.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A51BE20101107

Post by **Silver Forest** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 9:54 am

MistyJm wrote:
jamestkirk wrote:WOW! Very cool!
Agreed. Thanks for sharing Victor.

A short while ago the I believe it was the Gladiator house in Pompeii collapsed. The state of Pompeii is terrible wich is a shame.

Pompeii collapse prompts charges of official neglect.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A51BE20101107

Hummm, it's always a painful to hear about authorities being negligent on national or even worse world heritage monuments.
I know about some dramatic cases in my country.
Yet I dont think there's much to worry about Italy. After all they have this prime minister that invest so much to protect art in his country

Berlusconi orders private repair for statue
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 38046.html

Post by **MistyJm** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 7:05 pm

Silver Forest wrote:
MistyJm wrote:
jamestkirk wrote:WOW! Very cool!
Agreed. Thanks for sharing Victor.

A short while ago the I believe it was the Gladiator house in Pompeii collapsed. The state of Pompeii is terrible wich is a shame.

Pompeii collapse prompts charges of official neglect.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A51BE20101107
Hummm, it's always a painful to hear about authorities being negligent on national or even worse world heritage monuments.
I know about some dramatic cases in my country.
Yet I dont think there's much to worry about Italy. After all they have this prime minister that invest so much to protect art in his country

Berlusconi orders private repair for statue
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 38046.html

Berlusconi added a penis to the statue.

Post by **Silver Forest** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 8:28 pm

MistyJm wrote:
Silver Forest wrote:
MistyJm wrote: Agreed. Thanks for sharing Victor.

A short while ago the I believe it was the Gladiator house in Pompeii collapsed. The state of Pompeii is terrible wich is a shame.

Pompeii collapse prompts charges of official neglect.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A51BE20101107
Hummm, it's always a painful to hear about authorities being negligent on national or even worse world heritage monuments.
I know about some dramatic cases in my country.
Yet I dont think there's much to worry about Italy. After all they have this prime minister that invest so much to protect art in his country

Berlusconi orders private repair for statue
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 38046.html
Berlusconi added a penis to the statue.

No, no, no! He order a repair for the hand of Venus and the penis of Mars.

here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... hands.html

I guess he thought about the whole situation

Bang! Bang!

Post by **MistyJm** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:08 am

I love Italy. It is one of Europe most beautiful countries. But dang everytime Berlusconi opens his mouth or I read about his actions and the reasons behind his actions, I frown or completely fall in to a giggle. Bang bang.