Egypt

Scans reveal details about Egyptian mummies in Davenport
Sioux City Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA
The mummies underwent CT, or computed tomography, scans at a local hospital
last week, uncovering clues into the mummification process but leaving
other ...
<http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2007/08/30/news/iowa/fe70c462d3fa457d86257347001406dc.txt>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2007/08/30/news/iowa/fe70c462d3fa457d86257347001406dc.txt>

Egyptologists from Brazil to meet in Curitiba
ANBA - Sao Paulo,Brazil
He will talk about the cult to animals and their mummification. According
to the expert, in Ancient Egypt, there were four reasons why animals would
be ...
<http://www.anba.com.br/ingles/noticia.php?id=15757>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://www.anba.com.br/ingles/noticia.php%3Fid%3D15757>

CT scan provides insights into 2000-year-old mummy
Chicago Tribune - United States
The goal was to gain insights into who Demetrios was, how he died and what
his mummified remains might tell them about Egyptian funerary practices.
...
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/northwest/chi-0822mummy_fillaug22,1,4902881.story>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/northwest/chi-0822mummy_fillaug22,1,4902881.story>

Tut still revealing secrets
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... For the first time, Tut's mummified body will go on public display,
protected in a climate-controlled case in his tomb in Egypt's Valley of the
Kings. ...
<http://www.philly.com/inquirer/health_science/daily/20070901_Tut_still_revealing_secrets.html>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/health_science/daily/20070901_Tut_still_revealing_secrets.html>

Scientists Reveal Mummies' Secrets
WFSB - Connecticut,CT,USA
The scientists said the mummies were not wrapped like in Egyptian times,
but that they were accidentally preserved by being stored in above-ground
crypts ...
<http://www.wfsb.com/news/14014727/detail.html>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://www.wfsb.com/news/14014727/detail.html>

PREVIEW - O2 GEARS UP FOR TUTANKHAMUN'S RETURN TO LONDON
24 Hour Museum - UK
The last time items from Tutankhamun's tomb travelled to the UK from
Egypt was in 1972 for a now legendary exhibition at the British Museum
which attracted ...
<http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/exh_gfx_en/ART50073.html>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/exh_gfx_en/ART50073.html>

Mummies in Brooklyn Museum To Undergo Scientific Study
Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
... using the tools of modern-day scientific investigation to reveal new
information about mummification practices in ancient Egypt thousands of
years ago. ...
<http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=27&id=14696>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php%3Fcategory_id%3D27%26id%3D14696>

The tale of the mummy
Kane County Chronicle - Geneva,IL,USA
The museum now uses the fake mummy as a tie-in to lessons about Egyptian
history and its practices of mummification. Although it's fake, school
children who ...
<http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2007/08/06/news/local/doc46b6e7d6b5b05309289299.txt>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2007/08/06/news/local/doc46b6e7d6b5b05309289299.txt>

Was Mumtaz really buried at Taj Mahal?
Hindustan Times - India
If her body is still preserved and in fine shape, shall we call it the
success of the Indian technique of mummification?
<http://www.hindustantimes.com/Redir.aspx?ID=36adfeb5-64c4-4bda-a832-570d018b1eb8>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Redir.aspx%3FID%3D36adfeb5-64c4-4bda-a832-570d018b1eb8>

This as-it-happens Google Alert is brought to you by Google...
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Remove this Google Alert:
http://www.google.com/alerts/remove?s=EAAAAOadcgOkrlBVxyGyL1jo2nE&hl=en

Create another Google Alert:
http://www.google.com/alerts?hl=en

Sign in to manage your alerts:
http://www.google.com/alerts/manage?hl=en