US dig uncovers King Tut's neighbours

US dig uncovers King Tut's neighbours
The Age ^ | February 9, 2006 - 2:26AM

Posted on 02/08/2006 10:48:04 AM PST by SunkenCiv

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Otto's Dig Diary

26 NOVEMBER 2006

Since the closing of KV10 and KV63 on July I6th I have been busy with reports to the SCA and a proposal for the 2007 season which will commence in February or March 2007. Our immediate plans will include continued conservation work on the coffins, exploration of the remaining storage jars, consolidation of various artifacts, and mending of ceramic vessels. The conservation work on the coffins will be a top priority, as we attempt to identify names and texts on the KV63 coffins.

Till next year,

Otto Schaden

61 posted on 11/28/2006 10:21:41 PM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, November 16, 2006 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)

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Otto's Dig Diary

5 FEBRUARY 2007

On the eve of our One Year Anniversary on the discovery of KV-63 I would like to take this opportunity to bring everyone up to date on recent events and our plans for 2007.

After directing the daily operations of KV-63 for seven continuous months in 2006 (without one sick day) I suffered a heart attack in late November, which laid me up in the hospital for a few weeks. I am well, now, but as a result, it has taken time for me to regain my strength and catch up on necessary administrative paperwork concerning our impending KV-63 season.

Along with my heart attack, a variety of others factors have led to our decision to delay our 2007 season until this summer. The very long season of 2005-2006 made it practical to shift our normal schedule back a month or so. In addition, both myself and Earl Ertman plan to lecture at the 2007 American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) Annual meeting in Toledo, Ohio in April 20-22.

Currently, the SCA proposal, all reports and necessary paperwork have been completed. We anticipate starting our season in early May and running through August. The late start for 2007 means we will have to work during the hot months, but to our advantage, the bulk of the tasks awaiting us can be carried out inside the relatively cool back rooms of the tomb of Amenmesse (KV-10).

The coming season will emphasize restorations and conservation work, plus the examination of the remaining unopened storage jars. Several more seasons will ultimately be needed due to the variety and quantity of the materials from the tomb chamber.

Be sure to watch for the most recent "KV63 Update" in the Spring 2007 issue of KMT magazine!

Otto Schaden

62 posted on 02/14/2007 10:51:25 PM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Wednesday, February 14, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)

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http://www.kv64.info/2009/02/kv63-update.html

The storge jar count is now up to nearly 40 and Dr Schaden says they are nearly identical to those found in KV54 (that’s the cachette/tomb used for Tutankhamun’s embalming goods). That’s very interesting. As Sherry said in her message to me, it’s looking practically certain that KV63 is an Amarna era tomb (or immediately post-Amarna depending on how one views these things). These clearly aren’t the embalming goods for Tutankhamun - they are in KV54. So there has to be at least one other Amarna era tomb in the Valley. At present, all we have is KV55 (in terms of identified, major tombs) so KV63 could be linked with KV55 (as KV54 is linked with KV62). That in itself would be interesting as KV55 is one of the most enigmatic tombs in the Valley.

http://www.kv-63.com/home.html and http://www.kv-63.com/photos2009.html

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64 posted on 03/05/2009 6:49:47 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)

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archaeologica said there’s an update. Sez April 2009:

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66 posted on 08/12/2015 11:11:30 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)

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