Showing posts with label Seti I. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seti I. Show all posts

Friday, 16 July 2010

Ramesses II temple found in Upper Egypt

The remains of a 3,000 year old temple dating from the reign of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II have been unearthed in the excavations in Upper Egypt's Ehnasia archaeological area. Ramesses II ruled Egypt from 1279-1213 BC and was the son of Seti I, whose secret 'tomb within a tomb' was uncovered in June in the Valley of the Kings in central Egypt.
Read more: DNAIndia
The Ancient Egyptian Epic Of Penta-our Or The Triumph Of Rameses II

Wednesday, 30 June 2010

Egypt finds evidence of unfinished ancient tomb

Egyptian archaeologists who have completed excavations on an unfinished ancient tunnel believe it was meant to connect a 3,300-year-old pharaoh's tomb with a secret burial site. Egyptian chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass said it has taken three years to excavate the 570-foot (174 metre) long tunnel in Pharaoh Seti I's ornate tomb in southern Egypt's Valley of the Kings. 

Saturday, 5 June 2010

Ancient Egyptian mayor’s ‘lost tomb’ found


Archaeologists have discovered the 3,300-year-old tomb of the ancient Egyptian capital's mayor, whose resting place had been lost under the desert sand since 19th-century treasure hunters first carted off some of its decorative wall panels. Ptahmes, the mayor of Memphis, also served as army chief, overseer of the treasury and royal scribe under Seti I and his son and successor, Ramses II, in the 13th century B.C.
Source: MSBC
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37430742/ns/technology_and_science-science/