World History
Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt. She is considered by many historians to have been the most powerful (and successful) woman in ancient Egypt.
Unfortunately for Hatshepsut, Thutmose III attempted to subject Hatshepsut to damnatio memoriae after her death. Statues and monuments to her were destroyed and she was written out of the official histories. The attempt failed as evidence of her reign survived but the attempted historical revisionism of Thutmose III may have inspired Hatshepsut' s supporters to move her mummy to a safer location.
Has it now been found? CNN has an article titled Egyptians: Mystery mummy is lost female pharoah. The article notes, "The mummy of an obese woman, who likely suffered from diabetes and liver cancer, has been identified as that of Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt's most powerful female pharoah, Egyptian archaeologists said Wednesday. Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt in the 15th century B.C., was known for dressing like a man and wearing a false beard. But when her rule ended, all traces of her mysteriously disappeared, including her mummy. Discovered in 1903 in the Valley of the Kings, the mummy was left on site until two months ago, when it was brought to the Cairo Museum for testing, Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said. DNA bone samples taken from the mummy's pelvic bone and femur are being compared with the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut's grandmother, Amos Nefreteri, said molecular geneticist Yehia Zakaria Gad, who was part of Hawass' team."
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World History
Mystery mummy is lost female pharoah
Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt. She is considered by many historians to have been the most powerful (and successful) woman in ancient Egypt.Unfortunately for Hatshepsut, Thutmose III attempted to subject Hatshepsut to damnatio memoriae after her death. Statues and monuments to her were destroyed and she was written out of the official histories. The attempt failed as evidence of her reign survived but the attempted historical revisionism of Thutmose III may have inspired Hatshepsut' s supporters to move her mummy to a safer location.
Has it now been found? CNN has an article titled Egyptians: Mystery mummy is lost female pharoah. The article notes, "The mummy of an obese woman, who likely suffered from diabetes and liver cancer, has been identified as that of Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt's most powerful female pharoah, Egyptian archaeologists said Wednesday. Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt in the 15th century B.C., was known for dressing like a man and wearing a false beard. But when her rule ended, all traces of her mysteriously disappeared, including her mummy. Discovered in 1903 in the Valley of the Kings, the mummy was left on site until two months ago, when it was brought to the Cairo Museum for testing, Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said. DNA bone samples taken from the mummy's pelvic bone and femur are being compared with the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut's grandmother, Amos Nefreteri, said molecular geneticist Yehia Zakaria Gad, who was part of Hawass' team."
Not everyone is convinced that this mummy is Queen Hatshesput. It may not be. However, if it is and it can be proven, this is a huge discovery. I am hoping that it is...
- Interactive Mummification Tutorial
From the University of Chicago comes this great site for learning how to make a Mummy. It is the Interactive Mummification Tutorial. This is a cool tutorial that actually walks you through the whole process. From the site: Greetings! I am Anubis, the...
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The famous iceman of Italy has some new news. He may have no relatives in the modern world. It appears his particular DNA is now extinct. An article at Yahoo! titled Ancient iceman probably has no modern relatives has the details. It notes: "Otzi," Italy's...
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CNN has an article up titled Mummy of girl sacrificed by Incans prompts gasps. It details a display of a mummy of a 15 year old girl in Salta, Argentina who was killed 500 years ago in a sacrifice. The mummy is well preserved and the features on the girl...
- Egyptologists Unearth Statue Of King Tut's Grandmother
Egyptologists unearth statue of King Tut's grandmother. CNN has this history in the news article up today. The statue of Queen Ti is missing its legs but is otherwise well preserved. It was buried under about half a meter of rocks and sand. This...
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