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This tour: Ramses & The Gold of the Pharaohs is coming to the Australian Museum in Sydney from 18 November.

'This all-new multisensory museum experience provides visitors with a window into the life and accomplishments of Ramses II, more commonly known as Ramses the Great, who ruled Egypt for 67 years – the second longest reign for any pharaoh, living an astonishing 92 years. Exclusive to Sydney, Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs features 181 priceless artefacts including Egyptian treasures and one-of-a-kind relics, many representing the exceptional pharaoh himself and many of which have never left Egypt before. On this immersive journey visitors will discover a stunningly preserved collection of artefacts, including sarcophagi, animal mummies, magnificent jewellery, spectacular royal masks, exquisite amulets, and ornate golden treasures of the tomb, showcasing the superb workmanship of Egyptian artisans.'

https://australian.museum/exhibition/ramses/

We have our tickets.
 
Lets taste the wine.

A German-Austrian team led by archaeologist Christiana Köhler from the University of Vienna is investigating the tomb of Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos, Egypt.

She was the most powerful woman in the period around 3,000 BC. Recent excavations prove her special historical significance: the researchers found 5,000-year-old wine and other grave goods. This fuels speculation that Meret-Neith was the first pharaoh of ancient Egypt and predecessor of the later Queen Hatshepsut.

The team recently began archaeological excavations in the tomb of Queen Meret-Neith of the 1st Dynasty (c. 3,000 BCE) in Abydos and discovered significant new information about this important historical woman.

Queen Meret-Neith was the only woman to have her own monumental tomb in Egypt's first royal cemetery at Abydos. She was probably the most powerful woman of her time and today's researchers speculate that Meret-Neith may have been the first female pharaoh in ancient Egypt and thus the predecessor of the later Queen Hatshepsut from the 18th dynasty. Her true identity remains a mystery. The new excavations bring to light exciting new information about this unique woman and her time.

5,000-year-old wine for Egyptian queen


5000-year-old wine jars in the tomb of Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos during the excavation. The jars are in their original context and some of them are still sealed. Credit: EC Köhler

The archaeological team found evidence of a huge amount of grave goods, including hundreds of large wine jars. Some of them were very well preserved and even still sealed in their original state. They contained the remains of 5,000-year-old wine. In addition, inscriptions testify that Queen Meret-Neith was responsible for central government offices such as the treasury, which supports the idea of her special historical significance.

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-archaeologists-year-old-wine-tomb-meret-neith.html
 
I don't understand what they mean by her true identity?

“Merneith (also written Merit-neith and Meryt-Neith) was a consort and a regent of Ancient Egypt during the First Dynasty. She may have been a ruler of Egypt in her own right, based on several official records. If this was the case and the earlier royal wife Neithhotep never ruled as an independent regent, Merneith may have been the first female pharaoh and the earliest queen regnant in recorded history. Her rule occurred around 2950 BC.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merneith

maximus otter
 
“Merneith (also written Merit-neith and Meryt-Neith) was a consort and a regent of Ancient Egypt during the First Dynasty. She may have been a ruler of Egypt in her own right, based on several official records. If this was the case and the earlier royal wife Neithhotep never ruled as an independent regent, Merneith may have been the first female pharaoh and the earliest queen regnant in recorded history. Her rule occurred around 2950 BC.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merneith

maximus otter


Yes, but why isn't this her real identity?
 
A rare and interesting find.

A case study led by Southern Illinois University, Illinois, has described the earliest discovery of an ovarian teratoma, a type of tumor that contains well-differentiated tissues developed from three germ cell layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm).

Teratomas can present as hair, teeth, bones and, in the most extreme cases, partial limbs and underdeveloped organs, which is perhaps where the tumor form got its name "teratoma," derived from the Greek word "teras," meaning monster.

In a paper, "A mature ovarian teratoma from New Kingdom Amarna, Egypt," published in the International Journal of Paleopathology, the researchers detail the archaeological discovery of a mature ovarian teratoma in Amarna, Egypt, dating to the mid-14th century BCE.

It is just the fifth known case of a mature ovarian teratoma found in the archaeological record and the only one reported from Pharaonic Egypt or Africa, predating other reported cases by several centuries.

The presence of multiple teeth and their degree of development provided strong evidence for identifying the mass as an ovarian teratoma. The teratoma was associated with a young woman, 18–21-year-old, buried in one of the more adorned non-elite burials at Amarna.

The remains were found in a multi-chambered underground tomb in the North Desert Cemetery at Amarna, accompanied by a calcified mass and two associated teeth within the pelvic cavity. It is unclear what was known of the woman's condition at the time, though the young age at the time of death could indicate that she died from an infection associated with the condition.

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-ancient-egyptian-burial-reveals-ovarian.html
 

Archaeologists made extremely grim discovery after opening 2000-year-old giant black sarcophagus


When [a team from Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities] discovered a black granite sarcophagus in the Sidi Gaber district of Alexandria, they thought all hell could break loose if they opened it up.

The superstitious among the group feared that cracking open this 2.5-meter coffin could unleash some manner of curse upon themselves.

Fortunately, though, this doesn’t appear to be the case - but what they found inside was still pretty grim.

Experts have estimated that the uncovered sarcophagus dates back to Egypt's Ptolemaic period (323-30 BC)

Experts concluded that the sarcophagus featured three bodies believed by experts to have been soldiers.


It was also revealed that one of the skeletons had been pierced by an arrow and that all three had been found in stagnant red water.

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The stench of the water was reportedly so strong that the team had to leave the artefact to air out for an hour before further examining its contents.

Unbelievable (and rather disgustingly) a petition appeared online expressing interest in drinking the stagnant water.

People had hoped that slurping on corpse-flavoured water would give them some kind of mythical powers.

Despite collecting thousands of signatures, the petition was thankfully ignored by officials.

https://www.unilad.com/news/world-news/archaeologists-open-ancient-black-sarcophagus-309137-20240304

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Archaeologists made extremely grim discovery after opening 2000-year-old giant black sarcophagus


When [a team from Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities] discovered a black granite sarcophagus in the Sidi Gaber district of Alexandria, they thought all hell could break loose if they opened it up.

The superstitious among the group feared that cracking open this 2.5-meter coffin could unleash some manner of curse upon themselves.

Fortunately, though, this doesn’t appear to be the case - but what they found inside was still pretty grim.

Experts have estimated that the uncovered sarcophagus dates back to Egypt's Ptolemaic period (323-30 BC)

Experts concluded that the sarcophagus featured three bodies believed by experts to have been soldiers.


It was also revealed that one of the skeletons had been pierced by an arrow and that all three had been found in stagnant red water.

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The stench of the water was reportedly so strong that the team had to leave the artefact to air out for an hour before further examining its contents.

Unbelievable (and rather disgustingly) a petition appeared online expressing interest in drinking the stagnant water.

People had hoped that slurping on corpse-flavoured water would give them some kind of mythical powers.

Despite collecting thousands of signatures, the petition was thankfully ignored by officials.

https://www.unilad.com/news/food-and-drink/pepsi-logo-change-across-globe-863483-20240228

maximus otter

You have the wrong url.

Here's the correct one: https://www.unilad.com/news/world-news/archaeologists-open-ancient-black-sarcophagus-309137-20240304
 
Unbelievable (and rather disgustingly) a petition appeared online expressing interest in drinking the stagnant water.

People had hoped that slurping on corpse-flavoured water would give them some kind of mythical powers.
Some people are just nuts. Corpse water might give the mythical power of death.
 

Egypt unearths upper part of 3,200-year-old giant Ramses II statue​





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Photo shows the upper part of a full-body Ramses II statue discovered in Minya, Egypt.


Egyptian-U.S. archeologists have discovered the upper part of a full-body Ramses II statue dating back more than 3,200 years to his rule in the 19th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Monday.

Archaeological studies showed that the 3.8-meter-high limestone bust, newly discovered in the southern Egyptian province of Minya, matches the lower part of a statue of the Egyptian pharaoh uncovered in 1930, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri said in a statement.

The relic depicts Ramses II wearing a double-crowned headdress with a royal cobra on it. The top of the pillar on the back of the statue has hieroglyphic inscriptions of titles glorifying the king and texts indicating its building time.

The whole statue combining the two parts will be seven meters high, according to the statement.

https://english.news.cn/20240305/1254b1c9d46646ea8c4e7fb49051bb31/c.html
 
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