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Lost Sun Temple

A team working at Abu Ghurab, near Abusir, has uncovered a structure thought to be one of the missing Old Kingdom sun temples. The temple was likely dismantled by Nyuserra Ini, the sixth king of the Fifth Dynasty, to provide building materials for his own temple nearby, with parts of the older structure incorporated into the new building. Foundations deposits were also uncovered, including beer jars and other ceramic pots, and clay sealings bearing royal names including that of Shepsekara, the fourth king of the Fifth Dynasty, who may have been responsible for the construction of the newly uncovered temple.

Commander of Mercenaries

A Mission at Abusir has discovered a shaft tomb belonging to an official named Wahibra-mery-Neith, dating to the Late Period (late Twenty-sixth or early Twenty-seventh Dynasty). Wahibra-mery-Neith  lived at the beginning of the Persian occupation  and his most important title, “commander of foreign soldiers”, indicates he was in charge of mercenaries, recruited from the Aegean islands and Asia Minor during the period thought of as the world’s first true age of globalisation.

Stroke Survivor

An international team investigating the remains of a Twenty-fifth Dynasty woman found at Dra’ Abu el-Naga has discovered the oldest case of ischaemic stroke ever found in an Egyptian mummy. The woman, who was aged between 25 and 40, appears to have suffered a stroke caused by blood clots cutting the flow of oxygen to the brain, resulting in left hemisphere paralysis. But evidence suggests she was able to live with this disabling condition for a number of years, helped by the use of crutches which were discovered lying beside her body.
 

Restoration Work at Medinet Habu

An Egyptian team has completed the restoration of the Ramesses III Treasury at the Temple of Medinet Habu. Dirt and soot were removed and erosion damage corrected to reveal more of the original colours of the reliefs, and the walls fully documented and recorded.

In Brief

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