Tutankhamun – Anatomy Of An Exhibition

The Tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings is probably one of the best-known pieces of land in the world.  Almost everyone has heard of the “boy-king” and on a Nile cruise it is probably one of the most anticipated visits during the whole week.

Barbara and I have visited the tomb on a number of occasions and was you enter the Valley of the Kings you cannot help but feel a tingle of anticipation.

In last Sunday’s Observer I read a two page article entitled “Tutankhamun – The Tomb is opened to all” by Jo Marchant which described a fascinating resource housed at the Griffith Institute which is one of the best Egyptology Museums in the world.  Located in Oxford it would be a fabulous place to visit if you lived nearby.  However for those of us who live a long way away there is now an excellent resource that you can access from your pc. Read the rest of this entry »

Channel 4 is starting a new series tonight at 8.00pm entitled “Tutankhamun: The Mystery Revealed“.  In it Dr. Zahi Hawass and a team of scientists try to unlock the secret of Tutankhamun’s life and death using DNA tests and the latest technology so it promises to be a fascinating series.
 
If are have already taken a Nile cruise you will have visited the tomb of Tutankhamun at the Valley Of The Kings and of course he is possibly the most well-known of Ancient Egypt’s Kings.  If you are hoping to enjoy a Nile cruise in the future then the visit to the tomb is one the features of your cruise. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s amazing to think that archeologists are still finding amazing new discoveries after all these years but I read today in both The Guardian and The Mail that a new “tomb door” has been discovered at Luxor Temple. 

Barbara and I were only there last November and I think that you forget when visiting these amazing places that there is still ongoing work taking place at the same time you are walking around.

Here are the details from the Mail’s coverage:

“Archaelogists in Egypt have uncovered a 3,500-year-old ‘door to the afterlife’ belonging to the tomb of a high-ranking royal advisor.
The 175cm red granite false door, the likes of which were found in most ancient Egyptian tombs, was built to take the spirits of the dead to and from the afterworld. Read the rest of this entry »

There is a new Channel Five programme about Ramses II tonight at 8.00pm.

The lastest in their series “Secrets Of  Egypt” tonight’s programme explores the life of Ramses II and focuses on why he is regarded as ancient Egypt’s greatest leader.

Last week’s programme was about The Valley Of The Kings and tonight’s programme will give you a real “taste of Egypt”.  Highly recommended.

On our late November trip we had a great full day Giza and The Pyramids excursion with a wonderful guide called Ahmed,  our own driver and air-conditioned mini-bus.  We visited Memphis, Saqqara and the Great Pyramid at Giza.

What we didnt’ realise until we visited Saqqara is that the Great Pyramid wasnt’ the first or the oldest Pyramid.  That honour goes to the Step Pyramid at Saqqara which you can see above. Read the rest of this entry »