Wednesday 22 January 2014

"Liking" Archaeology

On Facebook I follow a page called Archaeology Magazine , which posts recent archaeological finds from all over the world. A recent post I read was about tomb found in Egypt, belonging to the pharaoh Woseribre Senebkay, who ruled 3650 years ago. The king was previously unknown to Egyptologists, and apparently his entire dynasty had been forgotten. The article says that the tomb had been pulled apart by tomb robbers, so it is probable to assume that many of his grave goods have not been found. They have noted however, that materials for his mummification had been reused from an adjacent grave belonging to the Pharaoh Sobekhotep I. The fun thing about following pages like this on Facebook is that I can see what is going on in the world of Archaeology, while also catching up on the lives of my friends. It's also cool to see what other readers have commented on postings. "Forgotten Dynasty Discovered in Abydos" article can be found at the link here: http://archaeology.org/news/1729-140116-egypt-abydos-senebkay

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