Egyptology News: A New Royal Tomb?

A new year dawns, and it’s time to look back. Egyptology and archaeology had a great year in 2023, with numerous major discoveries, studies, and conservation projects reaching fruition. Here is a sample selection of some particularly significant finds…

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Select Bibliography (in order of discussion):

Luxor, new royal tomb: Press Release from Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (facebook.com/tourismandantiq/posts/pfbid0r5xHn…). Article by Dr. Piers Litherland in Egyptian Archaeology (ees.ac.uk/our-cause/publications/egyptian-arch…) 63 (2023). Hear about the (brief) reign of Thutmose II on the podcast, episode 60 “Thutmosid Family Values (egyptianhistorypodcast.com/episode-60-thutmosi…).”

Luxor, tomb re-openings: The tomb of Meru (Polish Centre for Mediterranean Archaeology (pcma.uw.edu.pl/en/2023/02/09/egypt-opening-at-…)). The tombs of Hurri and Djehuty (Proyecto Djehuty (proyectodjehuty.com/report-campaign-2023) and Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Press Release (facebook.com/tourismandantiq/posts/pfbid0QoA5g…)).

Abydos, grave goods of Mer(et)-Neith: Press Release from the University of Vienna (medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/recent-pres…). Hear about the life and reign of Mer(et)-Neith on the podcast, episode 02 “Horus Takes Flight (egyptianhistorypodcast.com/episode-2-horus-tak…).”

Abydos, temple of Ramesses II animal burials: Article by Dr. Sameh Iskander in Egyptian Archaeology (ees.ac.uk/our-cause/publications/egyptian-arch…) 63 (2023).

Saqqara, embalming workshops and Old Kingdom tomb: Press Release from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (facebook.com/tourismandantiq/posts/pfbid02768J…).

Saqqara, Gisr el-Mudir new finds: Press Release from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (facebook.com/tourismandantiq/posts/pfbid01EHA9…).

Saqqara, new temple for Hathor: Article by Ahmed Osman in Egyptian Archaeology (ees.ac.uk/our-cause/publications/egyptian-arch…) 63 (2023).

Abusir, tomb of the 27th Dynasty scribe Djehuty-em-hat: Press Release from the Czech Institute of Egyptology (ff.cuni.cz/2023/11/cesti-egyptologove-si-v-abu…) (Charles University).

Cairo Museum, CT scans and 3d printing of Ptolemaic mummy: Press Release from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (facebook.com/tourismandantiq/posts/pfbid02Aawf…) and open-access article at Frontiers in Medicine (frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.102…).

Egyptology Newsletters and Websites:

Mailing list by The Egyptologists’ Electronic Forum (Application Form (egyptologyforum.org/EEFApply.html)).

Updates from The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Facebook (facebook.com/tourismandantiq).

Updates and news from Luxor Times on Facebook (facebook.com/luxortimesmagazine).

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