EGYPT: ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER TOMB OF PHARAONIC RULER OF THE BAHRIYA OASIS

Record ID: 974236

  • Title: EGYPT: ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER TOMB OF PHARAONIC RULER OF THE BAHRIYA OASIS
  • Date: 25th May 2000
  • Summary: BAHRIYAH OASIS, WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT (MAY 23, 2000) (REUTERS) 1. GV PAN BAHRIYAH OASIS, SLV TOMB LOCATION 0.09 2. MV ARCHAEOLOGISTS ENTERING THE TOMB 0.14 3. SLV PAN INTERIOR TOMB; MV ARCHAEOLOGIST DESCRIBING MUMMIFICATION PROCESS (2 SHOTS) 0.31 4. SCU MOTHER MUMMY HOLDING CHILD MUMMY; MV MUMMIES (4 SHOTS) 0.50 5. MV/SCU MUMMIES WITH GOLD MASKS BEING BRUSHED UP BY RESTORER (4 SHOTS) 1.07 6. TS SECOND ENTRANCE; SLV ARCHAEOLOGIST ENTERS SECOND TOMB 1.14 7. SCU CYLINDRICAL MUMMY BEING DUSTED; ARCHAEOLOGIST DUSTING A MUMMY (4 SHOTS) 1.26 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ZAHI HAWASS, CHIEF ARCHAEOLOGIST, SAYING "The first major discovery that we made to continue the excavation at the valley of the golden mummies, we discovered seven tombs and we found inside that seven tombs about one hundred and two mummies. We found some interesting mummies of ladies with a very unique style of hair that you can even see is a style of today. We found major artifacts such as pottery and lamps and necklaces and bracelets and we found also a wooden facade of a lady as if she is going out for the resurrection." 2.16 9. SLV HAWASS INSIDE TOMB 2.25 10. (SOUNDBITE)(English) ZAHI HAWASS, CHIEF ARCHAEOLOGIST, SAYING "The mummies can teach us a lot about the Greek Roman period because the discovery started three hundred years ago. But to know more about the life of the people we had to bring the X-ray machine here. And we did X-ray for around twenty mummies. We can understand a lot about the life of the people, how they died in that time." 2.44 11. SLV PAN LOCATION OF LARGE SARCOPHAGUS; ARCHAEOLOGIST ENTERING TOMB COMPLEX; ENTRANCE TO MAIN TOMB OF FORMER BAHRIYAH MAYOR; SCU/MV WALL RELIEFS DEPICTING PREPARATION FOR THE AFTERLIFE (8 SHOTS) 3.30 12. MV PAN ARCHAEOLOGIST DUSTING SARCOPHAGUS 3.40 13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ZAHI HAWASS, CHIEF ARCHAEOLOGIST, SAYING: "By accident we found another tomb. When we entered inside this tomb we had a big surprise. It was the tomb of the mayor of Bahriyah, Gad Khensu Eyuf. This man was very powerful. We know a lot about him before we discover this tomb because he built a temple in Bahriyah and he showed himself equal to the king. And when we did read the name in hieroglyphic, inside the tomb, it was a big surprise." 4.08 14. SLV PAN EXTERIOR OF PEOPLE WORKING ON EXCAVATION SITE 4.21 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: BAHRIYAH OASIS, WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT
  • Country: Egypt
  • Reuters ID: LVABL8S5JMNRAPTN9K5IJSFR7XIB
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