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 |  Subject: Two 26th Dynasty tombs unearthed near Minya  Mon Apr 21, 2014 10:05 am | |
| Two 26th Dynasty tombs unearthed near Minya Posted by TANNArchaeoHeritage, Archaeology, Breakingnews, Egypt, Greater Middle East, Near East 4:00 PM A Spanish-Egyptian team has uncovered two 26th Dynasty tombs during excavation work at Al-Bahnasa archaeological site in Minya. 
26th dynasty tomb [Credit: Ahram Online] Al-Bahnasa was known in the ancient Egyptian era as the town of Pr-Medjet, developing in the Graeco-Roman period to be the city of Oxyrhynchus. According to a statement by the Ministry of Antiquities, the first tomb belongs to a scribe whose his name is not yet identified but was important, having influence on Egypt’s cultural sphere. The tomb houses some of his funerary collection. A bronze inkwell and two small bamboo pens were found beside the deceased’s mummy, which is in a very good state of preservation. 
Portrait of the deceased scribe [Credit: Ahram Online] Ali El-Asfar, head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Sector at the Ministry of Antiquities, explained that a large number of mummified fish were also unearthed inside the tomb as well as the lid of a canopic jar. Among the fish is one representing the symbol of the city. “It is the first time to find stuffed or mummified fish inside a tomb,” said El-Asfar. The second tomb, said Mohamed Ibrahim, minister of antiquities, belongs to a priest who was the head of a family many of whose members were priests in the Osirion Temple. This temple was uncovered recently two kilometres west of the tomb. 
Sarcophagi discovered in the tomb [Credit: Ahram Online] A large collection of stone sarcophagi, which some are broken, was found along with canopic jars carved in alabaster and bearing hieroglyphic texts as well as a collection of bronze Osirian statuettes. A collection of bronze coins was found inside the second tomb. The large number of coins reveals that the Saiiti era was one of Egypt’s flourishing periods. Osireion statues and bronze coins dating back to the 26th Dynasty were also found in the tomb.
Bronze statues of Osiris found in the tomb [Credit: Ahram Online] Joseph Padro, head of the Spanish mission, said: “The Spanish mission of Barcelona University has been working in Egypt in cooperation with the Ministry of Antiquities since 1992. During this period, many discoveries were made and this discovery comes as a reward for excavation work this season.”
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| | Subject: Goddess statue found in illegal excavations Mon Apr 21, 2014 10:06 am | |
| Goddess statue found in illegal excavations Posted by TANNArchaeoHeritage, Archaeology, Breakingnews, Greater Middle East, Heritage, Near East, Turkey 10:00 PM A statue, believed to be the ancient Greek goddess Demeter, has been unearthed at an illegal excavation in Simav, western Turkey. 
The statue is assumed to be in the image of the Greek goddess Demeter [Credit: AA] The statue, weighing in at 610kg and standing 2.8 meters tall, was discovered by two Turks, Ramazan C. And Ismail G, 26 and 62 years old respectively, who are alleged to have been conducting illegal excavations in the wider area where the statue was found. The two men were taken into custody by the Turkish police and sent to court. The head of the statue and the altar, missing during the raid, were later found in a house in the city centre. In Greek mythology, Demeter, one of Zeus’ sisters, so the story goes, was the goddess of agriculture, nature, abundance and seasons, and mother of Persephone, wife of Hades. Author: Iro-Anna Makakouka | Source: Greek Reporter [April 17, 2014]
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