Archeologist jumpa mumia di Saqqara: update; jumpa lagi 30 mummies (4600 thn)

dexa

Two tombs from court of Unas found near Saqqara
Mon 22 Dec 2008,


SAQQARA, Egypt, Dec 22 (Reuters Life!) - Egyptian archaeologists have found the tombs of two court officials, in charge of music and pyramid building, in a 4,000 year old cemetery from the reign of Pharaoh Unas.

The tombs were found buried in the sands south of Cairo and could shed light on the fifth and the sixth dynasties of the Old Kingdom, said Zahi Hawass, Egypt's antiquities chief.

"We announce today a major important discovery at Saqqara, the discovery of two new tombs dating back to 4,300 years ago," he told reporters at the site on Monday.

One of the tombs belonged to Iya Maat, the supervisor of pyramid-building under the reign of Unas, Hawass said.

Iya Maat organised the acquisition of granite and limestone from Aswan and other materials from the Western Desert.

The second tomb housed the remains of Thanah, who was in charge of singers in the court of Unas.

Both tombs feature hieroglyphics at their entrances but the contents of the tombs have long since been stolen, Hawass said.

The entrance of Thanah's tomb shows carved images of her smelling lotus flowers.

"The discovery of the tombs are the beginning of a big, large cemetery," Hawass said.

"We are continuing our excavation and we are going to uncover more tombs in the area to explain the period of dynasty five and dynasty six," he said, adding that 70 percent of Egypt's ancient monuments remain buried under sand.

The death of Unas brought to an end the fifth dynasty, as he did not have a male heir. His daughter is widely believed to have become a queen to the first king of the sixth dynasty.

The Sixth Dynasty, a time of conflict in Egypt's royal family and erosion of centralised power, is considered to be the last dynasty of the Old Kingdom (2,613-2,494 BC), after which Egypt descended into famine and social upheaval.

Archaeologists have been working at the site for six months, Hawass added.


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tadi tengok kat news masa depa found those tombs -
what an historical event -- kat egypt ni... macam2
boleh jumpa khazanah lama.... untung kita dapat kaji semula -

[ Last edited by  amazed at 9-2-2009 09:08 PM ]

dexa

Two camel riders pass by the excavations at the Saqqara burial site of the rulers
of ancient Memphis, about 12 miles, 19 kilometers south of Cairo, Egypt Monday,
Dec. 22, 2008. Egypt's top archaeologist says two pharaonic tombs discovered this
year at Saqqara indicate the sprawling necropolis south of Cairo is even larger than
previously thought.






An Egyptian worker, seen near, one the two newly discovered tombs in the
Saqqara burial site of the rulers of ancient Memphis, about 12 miles, 19 kilometers
south of Cairo, Egypt,






An Egyptian archaeologist and a labor worker at the excavation site of the two newly
discovered tombs in the Saqqara burial site of the rulers of ancient Memphis, about
12 miles, 19 kilometers south of Cairo, Egypt

naen

lagik gegambor


entrance ..


entrance + hieroglyphic inscriptions ..


hieroglyphic inscriptions ..


kat dalam tomb tu ..

gediks

suka klu dpt explore sejarah purba. cuma x suka belajar sejarah mesia...

naen

nape tak suka sejarah mesia? bleh share + terangkan?

aku pun kurang gemar sejarah mesia .. ntah aa .. 'something wrong' ..

buahcinta

bestnya kalo dapat pegi tengok makam2 ni...
tingin sangat nak pegi...

ayamserati

Saqqara...mmph..memang menarik tempat nih..

totokreturn

Originally posted by gediks at 25-12-2008 06:14 AM
suka klu dpt explore sejarah purba. cuma x suka belajar sejarah mesia...

sejarah malaysia laa paling bagus untuk kaji.. sebab kalau betul kaji fakta dalam buku sejarah dengan relaitinya jauh beza dan dimanupulasikan oleh pihak yg berkentingan.....

amazed

pada aku mana2 sejarah pung.. aku suka ajer baca totok.... mesia ker.. purba ker... greek ker... lagi banyak kita baca dan belajar tawarikh nih... ...  lagi fascinating  aku rasa....

amazed

30 mummies found in newly discovered tomb in Egypt

A storehouse of 30 Egyptians mummies has been unearthed inside a 2,600-year-old tomb, in a new round of excavations at the vast necropolis of Saqqara outside Cairo, archeologists said Monday.

By MAGGIE MICHAEL

Associated Press Writer
CAIRO

amazed

pyramid saqqara

amazed

30 mummies found in newly discovered tomb in Egypt

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CAIRO -- Egyptian archaeologists say they have discovered 30 mummies inside a 4,600-year-old tomb, in the latest round of excavations at the vast necropolis of Saqqara 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Cairo.

Egypt's chief archeologist, Zahi Hawas, says the new tomb was found Sunday at the bottom of a 36 foot (11-meter) deep well. Eight of the mummies were in sarcophagi and the rest had been placed in niches in the wall.

Hawas has described the new site as a "storeroom for mummies."

His assistant Abdel Hakim Karar said Monday the use of such niches was rare during that period of time.

Excavations have been ongoing at Saqqara for 150 years, uncovering a vast cemetery dating mostly from the Old Kingdom, but including sites as recent as the Roman era.

WonBin

Fuh.... 4600 tahun pun dah canggih macam tu ..... sedangkan sekarang ni manusia yang tinggal kat atas pokok kat Amazon pon masih lagi ada ....


Dan harus anda ingat bahawa Tamadun Atlantis lebih lama dan lebih canggih daripada itu.

dexa

Wajah mumia 2,000 tahun dipamer



CHICAGO - Wajah seorang penyanyi kuil pada zaman Mesir purba, Meresamun yang hidup ratusan tahun sebelum kelahiran Nabi Isa didedahkan buat pertama kali oleh saintis, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Beberapa saintis menggunakan sebuah pengimbas di hospital bagi melihat wajah Meresamun yang disimpan di dalam keranda dan dibalut dengan kain linen.

Imej tiga dimensi itu turut menunjukkan rangka tulang manakala batu diletakkan di bahagian mata yang berlubang. Seorang pakar kajian Mesir purba dari Muzium Institut Kajian Timur Universiti Chicago. Dr. Emily Teeter berkata: "Mumia itu masih berada dalam keranda. Imej itu seperti X-ray bagi melihat kaitan antara keranda, balutan dan penggunaan kain linen."

Mumia Meresamun itu akan dipamerkan di muzium institut itu minggu ini.

Meresamun dipercayai bekerja dan tinggal dalam kuil Thebes kira-kira 800 Tahun Sebelum Masihi.

Berdasarkan pengimbas hospital itu, tinggi Meresamun adalah 165 sentimeter, berumur dalam lingkungan 20-an atau awal 30-an ketika dia meninggal dunia.

Punca kematian masih tidak diketahui dan ia mencetuskan misteri kerana kesihatannya berada dalam tahap terbaik.

Berdasarkan penelitian terhadap tulang-tulang, dia didapati mengamalkan diet berkhasiat dan menjalani kehidupan yang aktif.

Giginya juga tidak menunjukkan sebarang tanda pereputan. - Agensi


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memang mummy ni tak reput dan sebagainya...tetapi kalau saya terjumpa la tengah jalan ke
tak leh tidur jawabnya.. -- seram lak tengok sebab mata berlubang tu.. --

Fer

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