Camels at Saqqara Four ancient Egyptian wall paintings have been discovered at Saqqara by locals who were randomly digging in the sand during the lapse in security during the height of the revolution. They were uncovered by the Egyptian Archaeology Mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, chaired by Mohammed Abdel Fattah. “This important discovery [...]
Pyramid of Amenemhet I Another update from Zahi Hawass on the current state of things at some of the pyramid fields: At Lischt, a famous site containing the Middle Kingdom pyramid of Amenemhat I, looters have broken into tombs many times, and there are illegal excavations taking place at night. I have heard rumors that in [...]
Thomas Campbell, the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art speaks of how the looting has effected their excavation site in Dahshur: JEFFREY BROWN: Tell us about the site. What kind of work goes on there? And the attacks, what do you know about the attacks at this point? THOMAS CAMPBELL: It’s a middle kingdom [...]
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