Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Additional Egyptian tomb update

A local news station did this story on Paul Leroy of Tacoma, WA, who funded (whole? part?) the project that found the new tomb:

Tacoma man shares in Egypt tomb find

The recent discovery of an untouched burial chamber in Egypt is a sweet success for a Tacoma man.

After years of research and writing checks to help pay for archeological digs,75-year-old Paul Leroy hit pay dirt in Egypt's fabled "Valley of the Kings."

Leroy's dream now is that these secrets of the past will soon be available to all.


Video of the story also available. Think I met the guy once after giving a lecture on the Fayum at the Burke Museum. Excellent chap.