Queen Nefertari tomb, Valley of the Queens, West bank of Luxor
This is not a palace or a royal suite in a deluxe hotel, this is the tomb of queen Nefertari, the beauty icon and the wife of king Ramses II 3300 years ago at the valley of queens, Luxor, Egypt, what a majesty
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Located in Luxor, a heritage-rich city in southern part of Egypt, the Valley of the Queens is famous for the lavishly decorated tomb of Nefertari.
Living in the 13th century B.C., Nefertari is the wife of ancient Egypt's Pharaoh Ramesses II and one of the best-known Egyptian queens next to Cleopatra.
Discovered in 1904, Nefertari's tomb once held the mummified body and representative symbolisms of her.
Now what remains in the tomb are vivid mural paintings depicting Nefertari’s life and death.
The best-preserved paintings feature the ancient Egyptian’s journey towards the afterlife in great detail.
The tomb Queen Nefertari was re-opened in 2016 for public visits after years of restoration.
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EGYPT: ARGUMENT OVER THE OPENING OF QUEEN NEFERTARI TOMB
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In Egypt an argument has broken out over the decision to open an important tomb to tourists.
The tomb of Queen Nefertari has been closed for the 91 years since its discovery. Some Egyptologists wanted it to stay closed to protect wall paintings inside, dating back more than three thousand years. But Egyptian authorities have decided the tomb should be opened.
This modest looking entrance in the Egyptian desert west of Luxor hides a queen's home...the tomb of Queen Nefertari, the most beautiful, wife to Ramses the Great. After an extensive, nine-year long conservation project, The Egyptian Antiquities Organization
says the tomb can be opened to visitors for the first time since its discovery in 1904.
Inside the tomb are paintings dating back over 3,000 years...exquisite murals depicting Queen Nefertari and various Egyptian gods and deities. The wall paintings are remarkably clear and well-preserved...but some antiquity experts fear an onslaught of
visitors could quickly destroy the fragile murals.
Egyptian antiquities officials who want to open the tomb say they have taken every possible precaution to minimize the danger to the tomb. Visitors will be forced to wear face masks, and humidity measurers and other devices will be installed to monitor and protect the tomb.
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And we are now sure that the tomb is safe for the visitors. That's why we opened it for all the world to come to see the glory of the ancient Egyptian people and the ancient
Egyptian artists.
SUPER CAPTION: Sabry Abdel Aziz, Head of Antiquities on Luxor's West Bank
And come they do...tourists flood Luxor by the thousands to visit pharonic tombs and monuments. Although the wear and tear on the antiquities is high, the money generated by the visitors is important to both Egyptians such as this souvenir seller, and to
the money-strapped Egyptian government, and new attractions like Nefertari's tomb or the recently discovered Ramses tomb, help keep the tourists, and their money, coming.
But is the money worth it? Opponents to the opening say no.
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I believe a tomb like Nefertari and some other unique tombs in Egypt should be closed to tourists, and I believe tourists will understand this. Because this is something that is unique, something that cannot be repeated, and that's why we have to preserve it.
SUPER CAPTION: Dr Zahi Hawas, Head of Giza Plateau
To Hawas and many others, the beauty of these wall paintings should be preserved for future generations and for further research and study. And if the need to make money prevails over the need to preserve, the writing may be on the wall for more ancient monuments like Nefertari's tomb.
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Tomb of Queen Nefertari, Valley of the Queens, Egypt, c. 1920's
Excerpts from a silent black & white film sequence of the tomb of Queen Nefertari, wife of Ramses II, Valley of the Queens, Egypt from award-winning amateur filmmaker John V. Hansen's travel footage, ca. 1926-1930. The film clip is from the Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution collection of historical moving images. For more information and additional film clips, see the full catalog record:
EGYPT: QUEEN NEFERTARI TOMB IS OPENED TO VISITORS
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Egypt has opened up another of its historic secrets to the public.
Visitors are now being allowed to inspect the tomb of Queen Nefertari for the first time since its discovery in 1904.
However, much as it might delight the public, it is a cause of concern among Egyptologists who fear damage to its fragile artwork.
The tomb of Nefertari was discovered inside a mountain in the Valley of Queens, traditional burial grounds for women members of the royal family.
Nefertari was the most beloved wife of King Ramses the Second who ruled Egypt from 1304 B-C to 1236 B-C.
She was given a number of titles which reflect her important role: Wife of God, One With A Pretty Face, Lady of Land And Sky and First Lady.
The tomb is distinguished for its wall-to-wall paintings.
Its cracked and dilapidated paintings have undergone extensive restoration, sponsored by the Getty Conservation Institute in California.
The work involved cleaning and polishing the paintings.
As a result, the colours remain true to their state on the day they were painted, more than three-thousand years ago.
The tomb was opened by Abdel-Halim Noureddin, chairman of the Higher Council for Antiquities.
But the decision to open the tomb has caused controversy among experts.
They say that humidity inside the tomb from visitors' breath could make the paintings fade and loosen the fragile plaster beneath them.
Some even suggested those interested in inspecting it could be shown a video instead.
However, the authorities argued that humidity could be controlled and the number of visitors limited to protect the art work for future generations to enjoy.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
It's very exciting to be here at this tomb today, the opening day. The colours downstairs were just beautiful - very, very intensive. It's hard to believe they have not been retouched and it's just been an exciting moment to realise how very, very old these are.
SUPER CAPTION: VOXPOP, Tourist
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It looked like it's brand new and I know that was thousands years old and the colors were just so beautiful and intense.
SUPER CAPTION: VOXPOP, Tourist
This tomb is sure to attract many more visitors to the Nile Valley wanting to inspect another of the splendours of the Ancient world.
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Dear Kathryn Keane, Fred Heibert, Catherine Clark, Lauren Ippolito, Christian Greco and Kara Cooney. Thank you very much.
I’m grateful you have found my project interesting and useful for your amazing Queens of Egypt exhibition.
I was happy to meet you in person and to spend two perfect days with you.
And thank you very much for inviting me to the exhibition opening.
I also wanted to thank the whole project team who supported me with some paintings, and photo credits. Also, many thanks to the donators for your involvement.
So finally, after a long time, I can post this new movie about Nefertari’s tomb. This is an updated and improved version of the movie that was posted on the Second Anniversary of the project. This version is a full HD (1080p) video, with almost fully reconstructed wall paintings, light, and post effects. Just watch and enjoy.
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Egypt - Queen Nefertari's Tomb Opened To Visitors
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Egypt opened the ancient tomb of Queen Nefertari to visitors on
Saturday (4/11) for the first time since it was discovered nearly
100 years ago. Visitors will be limited to 150 a day to reduce
the risk of spoiling the splendid colours in wall paintings that
show the favourite wife of Ramses II, who was pharaoh from 1304
B.C. to 1223 B.C. They each show Nefertari, a legendary beauty,
wearing a different dress and earrings.
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LUXOR, EGYPT, 4/11
WS Queen Nefertari's tomb
MS visitors milling about entrance to tomb
Official ribbon cutting ceremony
Visitors lining up waiting to enter tomb
Plaque showing floor plan of tomb
Interior of tomb - PAN of paintings on walls
MS painting of Queen Nefertari
CU queen nefertari's face
MS painting of oxen
CU painting of Egyptian symbols
GVs of paintings
WS PAN interior of tomb
WS crowds arriving at tomb
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On the 25th of January 2011, the streets of Cairo were being ravaged by a rioting population, demanding the end of President Hosni Mubarak’s 30 year regime.
While the world was distracted by the dramatic scenes of chaos upon the streets above, deep within the ancient, dusty tunnels, a team of archaeologists led by Susanne Bickel of the University of Basel in Switzerland, was quietly making one of the most significant discoveries of the past century.
They had initially found the top of large round stone at the eastern end of the valley of the kings.
The archaeologists suspected that it was just the top of an abandoned shaft. But before they could investigate,, due to Egypt’s political process regarding finds within the valley, they had to cover the stone rim with their own locked iron door, inform the Egyptian authorities, and apply for an official permit to excavate.
A year later, after gaining approval to excavate, Bickel returned with a team of two dozen people, including field director Elina Paulin-Grothe of the University of Basel, Egyptian inspector Ali Reda, and local workmen.
each took turns lying on the ground, head pressed against the shaft wall, one arm through a small hole next to the cap stone snapping photographs.
They left little doubt it was indeed am ancient tomb. On top of the debris rested a dusty black coffin carved from sycamore wood and decorated with large yellow hieroglyphs on its sides and top. Bickel has stated that she has never seen an Egyptian coffin in such a good condition before,”
The dating of fragments of pottery made from Nile silt and pieces of plaster, commonly used to seal tomb entrances in ancient times, together with the age of other nearby sites, have indicated that the tomb could be more than 3 thousand years old.
The hieroglyphs describe the tomb’s occupant as being named Nehemes-Bastet, Egyptologists currently believe she was a lady of the upper class and of Amun.
People have been claiming there was nothing new left to find in the Valley of the Kings for almost as long as they have been digging there. The Venetian antiquarian Giovanni Belzoni believed he had emptied the last of the valley’s tombs during his 1817 expedition. While Theodore Davis, who excavated there a century later, came to a similar conclusion right before Tutankhamun’s burial chamber was found.
Fortunately, there is a growing number of people who are beginning to suspect that there is a wealth of discoveries still left to be made in the valley of the kings, the Nile delta, and Egypt as a whole, and thanks to discoveries such as these, interest in these existing mysteries grows by the day.
“It’s interesting to see that in this period, even a wealthy girl was buried with quite simple things,” Bickel says, comparing Nehemes-Bastet’s coffin and stele with the elaborate pottery, furniture, and food found in earlier tombs.
“Her wooden coffin was certainly quite expensive,” she says, but nonetheless, it lacked the elaborate inner coffins found in similar burials.
Is this the burial chamber of an extremely ancient queen? After reinforcing the coffin and securing the mummy, Bickel’s team have transported it across the Nile to Luxor, where a full investigation is currently being undertaken into the true identity of the mystery female.
With substantial insight into the controversial finds within ancient Egypt, we personally suspect that often the tombs which appear the most crudely designed, containing wooden sarcophagus are generally found to be the most ancient, furthermore, their hieroglyphic writings were often far more exquisite in nature.
Could this be the discovery of an original burial? And the crude hieroglyphic claim of the occupant’s identity a fake?
Hiding the deltas true antiquity?
A secret many fringe scientists have begun to believe is being protected by Egyptian antiquities.
Many have come to suspect the Egyptians merely copied the original builders of the pyramids, after taking occupation of their structures many years later.
Supportive evidence for these claims come in many forms: erosion upon the pyramids and especially the sphinx, including over 100 underground chambers, we are currently researching, discovered under giza In 1995, by a team led by Kent Weeks, which also show strong evidence of several flash flooding events involving sea water throughout their long existence. The lack of any written detail pertaining to the construction of either monument in any hieroglyphs found in ancient Egypt. And so on,
We will continue to do research on Nehemes-Bastet, and will endeavour to keep you all informed regarding any notable findings.
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Ancient Egyptian Queen’s Tomb Finally Found – Nefertiti
Queen Nefertiti has all through the ages continued to capture our imaginations. Yet no trace has been discovered of the mythical “gorgeous one” who ruled Egypt at her husband’s side, until, perhaps, now.
British archeologist at the University of Arizona Nicholas Reeves thinks he has discovered her resting place concealed in plain sight, in the tomb of Tut.
The daring latest theory comes after in-depth study of high resolution pictures published on the internet in 2015 by a Madrid-based art refurbishment expert Factum Arte, who assisted make a replica of King Tutankhamun’s burial chamber in Luxor. In the scans, Factum discovered splits in the walls, which may reveal two earlier obscure “ghost” doorways lay at the back.
In spite of the persistent robbers, the boy king’s last resting place remains to be among Egypt’s most prolific finds. Discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter, it continues to be the most intact tomb ever discovered. And continues to be a treasure trove for archeologists, in which nearly 2, 000 items were retrieved.
In Reeves paper on the likely find, he theorizes that the he theorizes that the size Tut’s tomb is “less than fitting” for the final resting place of an Egyptian king. Rather, he appears to solve the mystery, which has puzzled archaeologists for a long time by detailing that its insufficient dimensions and uncommon structure is that it’s an expansion of a previous tomb formerly intended for a queen.
He as well surmises that reused equipment discovered in the burial chamber predates Tut’s accession. He concludes the site was probably meant for an Egyptian queen of the late 18th Dynasty, which the academic shows Nefertiti is the only woman to attain such honors, and repurposed upon Tut’s ill-timed death at age 17.
While the ancient queen’s tomb has long been thought to be lost, Egyptologists have been left puzzled by Reeve’s theory.
This is not the first time a new lead has surfaced in the search for the ancient queen.
In 2003, Joann Fletcher from the University of York made news when she stated that her team had uncovered an unidentified mummy called the “Younger Lady” discovered in a crypt in the Valley of the Kings in a secret chamber inside as belonging to the Nefertiti.
Joann cited proof of the existence of a Nubian wig popular during the Amarna Period (when Nefertiti is believed to have lived), beside mummified study and assessment of debris.
The theory that aired in that aired in a documentary on the Discovery Channel was shortly disputed by the then secretary-general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawass, who came to the conclusion that the mummy was, in fact, that of a male aged 15.
However, the mystery will probably continue for a good while yet. The level of responsiveness of the site and its cramped conditions make analyzing the tomb in situ particularly difficult.
Even in case this portal is found to exist and results in a concealed chamber inside Tutankhamun’s tomb, Wilkinson maintains such a find might result in an even lengthier debate regarding how best to unearth the site without creating damage to the current monument.
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Some images from the Awesome & Spectacullar Nefertari's Tomb.- Q.V. 66 -
The tomb of Nefertari (Great wife of Ramesses II) is located in the Valley of the Queens.This Tomb is considered the most beautiful, and is known as the Sistine Chapel of Ancient Egypt.
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Beautiful tomb of Prince Kha-em-Waset in the Valley of the Queens, Luxor, Egypt
Egypt - Historic Tomb Reopens To Public
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HISTORIC TOMB REOPENS TO PUBLIC
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Egypt has opened the ancient tomb of Queen Nefertari to visitors
for the first time since it was discovered nearly 100 years ago.
Visitors will be limited to 150 a day to reduce the risk of
spoiling the splendid colours in wall paintings that show the
favourite wife of Ramses II, who was pharaoh from 1304 B.C. to
1223 B.C. They each show Nefertari, a legendary beauty, wearing a
different dress and earrings. One antiquities official said the
tomb -- in the Valley of the Queens in Luxor, a town about 300
miles (500 km) south of Cairo -- had undergone six years of
repair, with costs of $6 million. It is expected that foreign
visitors will be charged an entry fee of $30. Officials hope the
opening of the tomb, which was discovered in 1904, will help
attract hundreds of thousands of tourists a year to Luxor, one of
Egypt's most monument-rich areas. Nefertari was the first wife of
Ramses II, considered one of Egypt's greatest pharaohs, who
claimed to have sired more than 100 children by many wives. He
also built such monuments as the Great Temple of Abu Simbel in
Luxor.
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WS Queen Nefertari's tomb. MS visitors milling about entrance to tomb. Official ribbon cutting ceremony. Visitors lining up waiting to enter tomb. Plaque showing floor plan of tomb. Interior of tomb - PAN of paintings on walls. MS painting of Queen Nefertari. CU queen nefertari's face. MS painting of oxen. CU painting of Egyptian symbols. GVs of paintings. WS PAN interior of tomb. WS crowds arriving at tomb.
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