Egyptology

of most others and set himself as the leader of Egyptian Antiquities and tried to set a museum in Egypt. But without funding the museum was never as he dreamed. He thought if Egypt had a museum for their artifacts there would be no need for other countries to safe-keep the items. Sadly, Mariette did not record most of his findings, excavations, and preservation techniques thoroughly enough. He was trying his best within the restraints he had. He did not even have time to clean up most of his excavation sites and the modern archaeologists of today have to dig under the rubbish Mariette’s team left behind before the archaeologists can find anything noteworthy. Past archaeologists focused on gathering more artifacts and gaining notoriety. “Egyptology should include the study of any era of Egypt’s past, but the term crystallized in the mid-nineteenth century to mean only the study of ancient Egypt...and seems to imply that somehow ‘Egypt ceases to be Egypt when it ceases to be ancient” (Reid, Donald M. 7-8). Now the finds are small and preservation is on the forefront of interest. Archaeology is used today to understand past culture and learn from the findings. More modern sites are becoming of interest. Some issues that we have, such as deforestation and droughts, were issues of the past, too. By looking at the people in the past we may learn better ways to advance society. Knowledge was lost through time and archaeology is a way to connect with that knowledge by digging up…

Site diary for professional training. 1000 words for the diary and 500 word commentary Site dietary For the entire excavation we worked at the site which has the site code BMF17. And the area we excavated was trench two. The five days’ diary would include our excavation at a place where two graves are detached, with context number 587 and 593, as well as a pit which has feature number F627. When we started our work at 587 at day 10, the area was mapped up by another group few days ago. This…

In 1968, Urn Burial was published by Sir Thomas Browne. Browne began writing Hydriotaphia after the amazing discovery of these urns in Norfolk. This discovery led Browne to break apart his curiosity of these urns, and created a sensational conversation about the value of antique items being buried with the departed individual in numerous civilizations. Sir Browne was a man extremely knowledgeable in diverse fields such as medicine, religion, science, and had a very deep curiosity to the natural…

Waxman, S. 2008 Finding Rosetta (ch. 2.). Loot: The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World. Times Books, N.Y. Throughout the course of this chapter Waxman overviews how antiquarianism and Europeans within Egypt had both positive and negative effects on Egyptology. She starts off by looking at Napoleon’s conquest of Egypt and the work his savants took on as they documented the great monuments of Europe. She then goes off to talk about Jean-Francois Champollion and Giovanni…

In November of 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the untouched tomb of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen. As he discovered the long-lost tomb, Carter kept a diary of his journey. His discovery of the most intact tomb ever found ignited a large interest in Egyptology and Egyptian archaeology. Despite the long excavation of King Tutankhamen’s tomb, excessive research and exploration of the tomb can find hidden treasures and unseen information about ancient Egypt. In 1907, Carter was…

way into one of the greatest discoveries in the world. November 22, 1922, was the day when the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered. Tutankhamun was a mysterious 12th Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, who was in authority for about 9 or 10 years, approximately in 1323-1332 BC. In our days Tutankhamun is also called as Tutankhaten and King Tut, and after the discovery of his tomb, he is considered one of the famous kings. However, before the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, there was a little…

sphinx sculptures in the palace. 12 (13) sculptures have been found, but none of them is intact. Robert Adam in the mid 18th century was the first one who scientifically researched two sphinxes (one in front of the staircase of the cathedral and the other at the entrance to the today's Archaeological Museum of Split). He issued an illustrated work titled "Ruins of the Diocletian's palace in Split".7 A. Conze during the second half of the 19th century focused his research to the second sphinx (in…

paralyzed. Eventually Ptolemy regained his throne in 196 BC and immediately started dealing with crisis. Young king was honored by magnificent granodiorite stele created by priests. The inscription was sort of public announcement which was published to celebrate coronation of true ruler. It can also be considered as description of Ptolemy's successes, he lowered taxes, announced amnesty and most importantly increased income of priests. Inscription was written in 3 different types of writing –…

• Discovery of Khai, an overseer of workers and his wife Meryl • Use multiple preservation methods to secure Queen Nefertari’s tomb • Paintings provided great detail and relevance to the religion • 500 workers that assisted him • Discovered 13 tombs • 1904 opening of Nefertari • Photographic records - tomb conditions and the decorations • Archaeological mission to Egypt = 1903 -1920 • 1884 – first time at Thebes Therefore, Ernesto Schiaparelli had a massive impact on our knowledge and…

photographic recordings and the team examined the site, the artefacts were given to the Museo Eguzio. These artefacts supplied great information about the 18th Dynasty life. The artefacts that were found within the tomb include the rare pieces of furniture; chairs, beds and chests along with clothing for Kha partnered with toilettes for Kha and Meryt. Other objects included food goods, sandals, jar vessels and garments. Therefore, Ernesto Schiaparelli had a massive impact on our knowledge and…