This winter Discovery Channel will warm up viewers by transporting them to a far-away place and time. Egypt Week will show how modern science is solving the enduring mysteries of ancient Egypt. During prime time from December 5-11, mummified pharaohs and hidden tombs will surrender their secrets to portable X-ray machines, ground-penetrating radar and other high-tech methods.
Egypt Week will open with the world premiere of RAMESES: MYSTERY IN THE
VALLEY OF THE KINGS December 5, 9-11 PM (ET/PT). In this two-hour special,
Discovery Channel follows Dr. Kent Weeks, a widely respected Egyptologist from
the American University in Cairo, on his quest to uncover new clues to the
story of Exodus. In tomb KV5 in the Valley of the Kings, the tomb that he
himself re-discovered in 1987, Weeks searches for clues among the mummies of
Rameses the Great (1278-1212 BC) in order to uncover long-lost details of the
famous Bible story.
We here at ArchaeoBlog think Egypt Week is a fine idea. We're just wondering when camera crews will start showing up to ask us about our studies on diversity issues in intrasite ceramic distributions and its implications for spatial models of site function.
Yeah, that was sarcasm.
Bones popping up all over the place Archaeologists find even more skeletons
THE EXTRAORDINARY human remains found on Worksop's Raymoth Lane went on display to an excited public during a special open-day.
Notts County Council's archaeology team were keen to give the people of Bassetlaw the chance to experience their history first hand.
Then last Wedenesday there was yet more excitement on the site when ANOTHER skeleton was uncovered, this time an adult.
That now leaves the total of human remains as one adult, four babies and the child of around eight, Alex.
"We have been very pleased by the response," said Ursilla Spence, the council's senior archaeological officer. "We had over 100 people visiting before the first hour was through. I have seen lots of smiling faces going away."
Port Angeles (WA) site update Ancient civilization slowly returns to the surface
The Native American site blocking one of Washington State's largest transportation projects just keeps getting bigger and bigger. It has grown from a small discovery to an enormous archaeological find.
On the shores of Port Angeles, an ancient civilization is slowly returning to the surface.
"I'd say it's one of the more important sites in North America, especially in the Pacific Northwest," said Dennis Lewarch, principal investigator.
A team of archaeologists helps dozens of members of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe chip away the centuries that cover a village dating back 1,700 years, possibly much further. Few sites this old are as vast and complete.