tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post3171815300181193917..comments2023-11-02T10:29:04.103+00:00Comments on Egyptology News: Updates as they trickle inAndiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-79260391145506251082011-01-31T04:42:29.892+00:002011-01-31T04:42:29.892+00:00This is sickening.This is sickening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-59181040662069272202011-01-31T00:03:33.973+00:002011-01-31T00:03:33.973+00:00Just heard from a friend and she says "I have...Just heard from a friend and she says "I have just spoken to Barry at Amarna, and I'm afraid things are not so good there. Basically, even though Amarna itself seems to be calm and quiet, the security police have ordered the closure of the work and the evacuation of the team, to take place tomorrow. They therefore have no choice but to go to Cairo, where they will keep their heads down until the majority can leave the country."Boris A. Trivanhttp://www.amarnaproject.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-76081576612878903532011-01-30T22:43:29.379+00:002011-01-30T22:43:29.379+00:00It just makes me feel sick.It just makes me feel sick.Melnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-1697132756853968122011-01-30T21:59:50.255+00:002011-01-30T21:59:50.255+00:00Kat, there are reports that two of the Delta citie...Kat, there are reports that two of the Delta cities have organized major protests, but as far as I can tell neither of them are anywhere near archaeolgical sites, most of which are in rural areas. I promise to let you know the moment I hear of anything new.<br /><br />The exception in the Delta is, of course, Alexandria where there have been serious problems.Andiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-76025545300056247442011-01-30T20:53:13.450+00:002011-01-30T20:53:13.450+00:00The news footage showed the very particular encasi...The news footage showed the very particular encasing cage of Yuya<br />on the floor of the Cairo Museum, and the glass case broken.<br />Were these the two mummies that were desecrated and their heads torn off??kmtscribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585538793983445660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-70808322778671012412011-01-30T20:48:52.373+00:002011-01-30T20:48:52.373+00:00Yesterday my brother ...... was able to get in tou...Yesterday my brother ...... was able to get in touch by phone with our two nieces.... in Cairo, and they told him that some groups of <br />revolutionaries are breaking into the homes of Christians in general and Coptic Orthodox CHRISTIANS in particular, vandalizing their homes and killing them. <br />Europeans are either Christians or Jews; so they kill them too.<br />Why isn't the media reporting this? Where is Time Magazine? the New York Times? Le Figaro? the Osservatore Romano? Neues Deutschland,? Al Ahram? Shame on <br />all of you. Wake up, or else Egypt will become like Iran.<br />Who will ever be able to restore order and justice in Egypt?kmtscribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585538793983445660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-46864091185061557432011-01-30T19:32:12.591+00:002011-01-30T19:32:12.591+00:00Please- does anyone have news on the Delta sites, ...Please- does anyone have news on the Delta sites, esp. Tell Basta/Bubastis? Thank you,<br /><br />kat newkirkkat newkirknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-70134440121045592702011-01-30T19:03:42.342+00:002011-01-30T19:03:42.342+00:00More shocking news from antiquity sites:
http://ne...More shocking news from antiquity sites:<br />http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/egypts-tombs-temples-under-siege.htmlDaniel Jacksonhttp://www.aegyptenreiseforum.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-44770029090028818152011-01-30T17:22:50.389+00:002011-01-30T17:22:50.389+00:00Hi Alice, I am very wary about commenting on who d...Hi Alice, I am very wary about commenting on who did what and why, but recent reports (see the updated post above) suggest that it was security guards from the museum itself and police sought to steal items, and that this was not an organized plan from above but plain old fashioned opportunistic theft. A friend of mine pointed out that the damage inflicted looks as though the looters were actually trying to separate the gold from the other material, presumably to melt down and sell. All of this needs to be confirmed, and in all the chaos I think that confirmation from reliable sources will take some time.Andiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-81139510276748809402011-01-30T17:15:43.415+00:002011-01-30T17:15:43.415+00:00Thanks very much Boris.Thanks very much Boris.Andiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-27557466825567991522011-01-30T17:13:40.764+00:002011-01-30T17:13:40.764+00:00That makes it even worse in my book! Now I'm ...That makes it even worse in my book! Now I'm really angry. Somebody needs to pay. And I don't mean in money. It was selective damage, looking at it from this point of view. Somebody knew what to damage and what not to damage. Planned and staged. But the mummies! Hope your finger gets better quickly. And don't worry about any typos, just keep typing!AliceGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538297822954450692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-29290404613719383172011-01-30T17:00:47.801+00:002011-01-30T17:00:47.801+00:00All is fine in the Amarna dig house. Professor Kem...All is fine in the Amarna dig house. Professor Kemp is there at the moment.<br /><br />Salima Ikram is well and back in Cairo.Boris A. Trivannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-28119675764423017142011-01-30T16:56:26.684+00:002011-01-30T16:56:26.684+00:00Thank you for sharing the updates with us.
http:...Thank you for sharing the updates with us. <br /><br />http://archaeologyplanet.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-27323334670624040772011-01-30T16:20:16.700+00:002011-01-30T16:20:16.700+00:00Hi Stephen - yes I knew that and spotted it a bit ...Hi Stephen - yes I knew that and spotted it a bit earlier but thanks very much for picking up on it. I'm having the devil's own time typing because I sliced my right hand index and middle fingers with a broken glass yesterday, right across my finger tips! Apologies to everyone for typos etc. <br /><br />Daniel, thanks so much for checking the translation.<br /><br />Alice, recent reports seem very clear that it was not protestors who raided the museum.Andiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-55208795212129902502011-01-30T15:59:14.147+00:002011-01-30T15:59:14.147+00:00The translation of the 15:26 linked german newspap...The translation of the 15:26 linked german newspaper article is quite good. No relevant points missing or wrong.<br /><br />It is really a shame. I am afraid this is not the last bad news from museums and storage rooms. :(Daniel Jacksonhttp://www.aegyptenreiseforum.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-22613616740216002052011-01-30T15:54:48.703+00:002011-01-30T15:54:48.703+00:00OMG. It gets worse and worse. But I did read the...OMG. It gets worse and worse. But I did read the comments on that one blog and it now has me thinking. "Staged" The damage to the Cairo museum in the photos that I've seen does not look as bad as it could be. Yes, any damage is bad, but it could have been much worse. If they totally looted the gift shop, they had plenty of time to do a greeat deal more damage. One does wonder now in after thought if it was the protesters. Very well could be a ploy of the government to make those people look worse. Time will tell the whole story.AliceGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538297822954450692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-38996897421483100742011-01-30T15:25:38.639+00:002011-01-30T15:25:38.639+00:00Just wanted to point out that Wafaa el-Saddik is a...Just wanted to point out that Wafaa el-Saddik is a she, not a he.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-73136636971436093932011-01-30T15:17:41.577+00:002011-01-30T15:17:41.577+00:00Acording to Wafaa as-Sadik, the museum at memphis ...Acording to Wafaa as-Sadik, the museum at memphis has been completely looted.<br /><br />Reported from german newspaper "ZEIT":<br />http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2011-01/interview-el-saddikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com