29 Mar 2017 The Magic, Mystery and Madness of Tomb 55: Shadowy Sovereigns and Risky Reburials–Part IV By anand balaji Archaeology & Science 0 The German Egyptologist Walther Wolf was unsparing in his description of Akhenaten, calling him a man who epitomized “sick ugliness and nervous decadence”. The greatest irony of the entire Amarna episode was that this pharaoh, who had... Read More
24 Mar 2017 Ghosts, Hobbits or Cannibals? The Legend of Ebu Gogo, the Secret Tribe of Wild Grandmother Flesheaters By MartiniF Archaeology & Science 0 “On the Indonesian island of Flores, these ladies have been famous for centuries. Known as Ebu Gogo, which means Granny Flesheater, they are small, hairy, elf-like creatures who live in caves in the forests,” writes author Nury Vittachi in an... Read More
22 Mar 2017 The Magic, Mystery and Madness of Tomb 55: Resurrecting the Rebel Ruler–Part III By anand balaji Archaeology & Science 0 Akhenaten’s short-lived capital, Amarna, was the epicenter of the unpalatable religious changes that pharaoh had unleashed on his country. The ensuing tumult which pervaded Egypt during this dark time had to be forgotten, and quickly.In 1907, the... Read More
15 Mar 2017 The Magic, Mystery and Madness of Tomb 55: Saga of a Botched Excavation–Part II By anand balaji Archaeology & Science 0 The entire Amarna epoch and those who strutted upon its stage have always presented a conundrum for Egyptologists. In early 1907, one of the most valuable finds – Tomb 55 – promised to finally lift the veil, however partially, off the many... Read More
13 Mar 2017 The Magic, Mystery and Madness of Tomb 55: Seeking the Amarna Dead–Part I By anand balaji Archaeology & Science 2 When Pharaoh Akhenaten abandoned the traditional capital Thebes (Waset) and headed to his dream city Akhetaten – built to glorify the solar deity, the Aten – he swore never to return. But, such proclamations failed miserably a little over a... Read More