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2007-02-20 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Mud brick tomb discovered near Saqqara pyramid

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Posted by Fred 2007-02-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#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 ~~thug-in-~~chief.

That's better.

Posted by xbalanke 2007-02-20 00:06|| 2007-02-20 00:06|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-02-20 07:12|| Front Page Top

#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">AlanC 2007-02-20 10:36|| 2007-02-20 10:36|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-02-20 10:41|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-02-20 12:20|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-02-20 13:05|| Front Page Top

#7 So they found the tomb of King Rootintootin?
/channeling 3 Stooges

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-02-20 18:12|| 2007-02-20 18:12|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-02-20 21:27|| Front Page Top

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