Posted on 04/28/2006 6:15:48 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Czech archaeologists have a chance to uncover a royal palace and a royal government seat from the Pharaohs' era in Abusir, Egypt.
Miroslav Verner, long-term head of the Czech archaeological expedition in Egypt, told the Czech Archaeology Abroad conference that the royal buildings were probably situated at the border between the Nile valley and large burial grounds.
Czech archaeologists have also uncovered a number of shaft graves in Abusir dating back to 530-525 B.C.
One of the large tombs they have studied belonged to admiral Wedjahor-Resne, labelled as "the traitor of Egypt" over his collaboration with the Persians, said Czech Egyptologist Ladislav Bares.
The decorations and a giant sarcophagus in the tomb of an Egyptian priest, which has never been robbed, are unique, along with the burial equipment, including 408 statues of servants, amulets and the Book of the Dead.
After Abusir opens to tourists, this tomb will become a major attraction, Bares added.
Czech scientists have uncovered ancient Roman villas and workshops as well. Miroslav Barta said that they could date to the times when the Roman Empire started to dissolve.
Jiri Musil informed the conference delegates about the research into the ancient Greek town of Pistiros in Bulgaria where they uncovered town fortifications, large buildings and cobbled streets from the 4th century B.C. Archaeologists also found over 900 bronze coins, vessels and ceramic pieces.
Moreover, archaeologists from Brno informed about their work in Syria and their Slovak colleagues presented the results of the Kuwaiti-Slovak archaeologist expedition on Failaka island in the Persian Gulf.
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