Ancient Egyptian royal head puzzles archaeologists

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A German archaeological mission stumbled on a mystery with the discovery of three partial pharaonic statues in Luxor, Egyptian officials announced on Monday, because one appears to date to a later period than most previous finds at the site.

Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) announced on Monday the discovery of two statues of Sakhmet, the goddess of war, as well as the head of a member of the royal family, at the temple of Amunhotep III on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor, 700km south of Cairo.

The finds were made by a dig headed by Hourig Sourzian, of the Friends of the Memnon Colossi association that is affiliated with the Egypt office of the German Archaeological Institute.

The Sakhmet statues, which date to the New Kingdom's 18th dynasty (circa 1533 to 1292 BC), hail from the same period as most of the finds in the area. The head, believed to date to the 25th dynasty (circa 760 to 656 BC) that is characterised by its Nubian features, seems out of place, however.

In a statement by the SCA, Sourzian suggested that the head might have ended up at the location having been left there by a 19th-century British dig or an illegal excavation by antiquities merchants.

The lower legs of one of the goddess statues were broken off, while only the upper body of the other was discovered. The head is largely in good condition, although, part of the right side has been scraped off, said SCA head Zahi Hawass.

One of the goddess statues is made of granite, the other diorite, while the head is granite. The dimensions of the finds were not immediately available.

The head of excavations in western Luxor, Ali al-Asfhar, said he believes the royal head to be the most important discovery among the three items because of the questions raised by the presence of the head at such a location. Statues of Sakhmet are relatively common, having been found at many sites, he added.

Most excavations in Egypt take place during the winter when the weather is more conducive to the long hours required for such work. -- Sapa-dpa

[AfroNinpo]

NO WAY! Look at what they've already done to KMT! They have most of the world believing that the arabs are the ones to credit for the successes of our north Afrikan ancestors. Afrika...AND ALL THAT IS IN AFRIKA...for the Afrikans!

[Kefentse_Bandele]

it is humorous when they "re-inact" those times and the people dont look sh*t like what the statues and bust look like...

Uhuru

[AfroNinpo]

I know, right? They got them all looking like Mike Jackson in the "Remember the Time" Video!

HAHA!!!

The depiction of KMT in documentaries and dramas is what got me into video production. I want to do a documentary that depicts the people of KMT as the BLACK AFRIKANS that they were/are!

[Kefentse_Bandele]

Originally Posted by AfroNinpo

I know, right? They got them all looking like Mike Jackson in the "Remember the Time" Video!HAHA!!! The depiction of KMT in documentaries and dramas is what got me into video production. I want to do a documentary that depicts the people of KMT as the BLACK AFRIKANS that they were/are!

so what do you do as far as videp production bro? lol @ Micheal jackson. sometimes more like got-damn M. Quadafi...

Uhuru

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[Guerilla Black]

it's scary to me how much she looks like the nerfertiti busts

[AfroNinpo]

Originally Posted by Kefentse_Bandele

so what do you do as far as videp production bro? lol @ Micheal jackson. sometimes more like got-damn M. Quadafi...

Uhuru

Right now, I am working on a documentary called "War!" It's not about armies and politics, and such...it's about a question that Kush from PKV asked at one of his lectures...'what would YOU go to war for'. It's points out the different levels of exploitation that our people face and the lack of outrage in the masses of our community.

[Kefentse_Bandele]

u should make that as a thread on here!!

uhuru

[AfroNinpo]

I did. It died quickly.

What would you go to war for?

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I'm sick of seeing gorgeous status with the noses busted off. Those things are our inheritance. We need to organize and take back our property. It's not even about freedom. It's about kicking all those grave robbers out of our family cemetery.