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| Mud brick tomb discovered near Saqqara pyramid |
| 2007-02-20 |
| A mud brick tomb dating back more than 4,000 years has been discovered near the Egypt's most ancient pyramid in the Saqqara complex south of Cairo, antiquities official announced Monday. The tomb, which was found by an Egyptian-Australian mission, belonged to Ka-Hay, who kept divine records, and his wife, said Zahi Hawass, Egypt's antiquities chief. Excavators found five wooden statues depicting the tomb's owner and his wife in a niche at the tomb's forefront. Among the wooden figures was a unique double statue of a seated Ka-Hay and his wife, Hawass said. The tomb, which also features two offering tables and a wooden false door, was found near the famous Step Pyramid of King Djoser - believed to be Egypt's oldest pyramid - in the necropolis of King Teti, a funerary area containing scores of burial chambers, false doors that ancient Egyptians said the souls of the dead would use to leave their tombs, and temples. The necropolis where the mud brick tomb was found is built alongside the collapsed pyramid of Teti, who ruled during ancient Egypt's 6th dynasty, more than 4,300 years ago. The Ka-Hay tomb dates back to the late 5th or early 6th dynasty, Hawass said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 So they found the tomb of King Rootintootin? Yeah, they got the map from Hasan bin Sobah. |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2007-02-20 21:27 |
| #7 So they found the tomb of King Rootintootin? /channeling 3 Stooges |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-02-20 18:12 |
| #6 Thread carefully! It's now the 16256894235678596th Holiest Site of Islam. I see a riot coming, and some major seething, and possibly some UN involvement too. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-02-20 13:05 |
| #5 I knew some real archeologists in school and they could get really excited at the damnedest things. I yawn when I see Hawass too, but I think he's sincere. As an armchair archaeologist I too get excited over things most people find deathly boring. I also think Hawass is sincere (despite my earlier comment) - the problem I have is he runs Egypt's Antiquities Dept. like his personal candy shop. No scientist digs as much as a spadeful of sand in Egypt without his blessing, and their views on Egyptian history must conform to his or no-go. Whatever's found by whomever, he makes sure to get the lion's share of TV face time discussing it. |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2007-02-20 12:20 |
| #4 I want to see Egypt re-conquered in the name of the ancient gods. Bow down before Horus or be smited ye allan-worshiping heretics! |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-02-20 10:41 |
| #3 JF, I knew some real archeologists in school and they could get really excited at the damnedest things. I yawn when I see Hawass too, but I think he's sincere. Too, he is working in a second language. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2007-02-20 10:36 |
| #2 I yawn everytime I see Dr Zawi Hawass on TV. He is always so excited, presenting the latest discovery as if it were the untouched tomb of a great king - another Tut and then you see some rather boring artifacts, the odd mummy, some broken clay objects. Bit like Geraldo Rivera and Al Capone's vault... |
| Posted by: John Frum 2007-02-20 07:12 |
| #1 Minor correction: The tomb, which was found by an Egyptian-Australian mission, belonged to Ka-Hay, who kept divine records, and his wife, said Zahi Hawass, Egypt's antiquities That's better. |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2007-02-20 00:06 |