Khentiamentiu
@khentiamentiu.bsky.social
A NASA & SW engineer for more than 36 years (retired), ARCE Egyptology hobbyist, ex reporter and copy editor for 2 major newspapers. I favor open source development, Linux, network neutrality, the ACLU, freedom of religion, separation of church & state.
'Hot knives and brute force': King Tut's mummy was decapitated and dismembered after its historic discovery. Then, the researchers covered it up. | Live Science www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
'Hot knives and brute force': King Tut's mummy was decapitated and dismembered after its historic discovery. Then, the researchers covered it up.
Irreversible damage was done to the pharaoh’s body.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
'Hot knives and brute force': King Tut's mummy was decapitated and dismembered after its historic discovery. Then, the researchers covered it up. | Live Science www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh moved another ruler's body and stole his tomb, hundreds of funerary figurines suggest | Live Science www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh moved another ruler's body and stole his tomb, hundreds of funerary figurines suggest
Archaeologists have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to work for the deceased in the afterlife — in a pharaoh's tomb.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh moved another ruler's body and stole his tomb, hundreds of funerary figurines suggest | Live Science www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
225 royal ushabti figurines unearthed in Nile Delta Tanis archaeological site - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities - Ahram Online english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/...
225 royal ushabti figurines unearthed in Nile Delta Tanis archaeological site - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities
A French archaeological mission at the San El-Hagar site in Tanis has uncovered 225 ushabti figurines belonging to King Shoshenq III of the 22nd Dynasty in Egypt, which experts hailed as the most sign...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
225 royal ushabti figurines unearthed in Nile Delta Tanis archaeological site - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities - Ahram Online english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/...
From UNESCO to GEM, Egypt hides a dark side to grand archaeology www.newarab.com/opinion/unes...
From UNESCO to GEM, Egypt hides a dark side to grand archaeology
By appointing Khaled El-Enany as head, UNESCO proves heritage has become spectacle & soft power for the institution, argues Mohamed Elshahed.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
From UNESCO to GEM, Egypt hides a dark side to grand archaeology www.newarab.com/opinion/unes...
Khentiamentiu: Latest Northern California ARCE lecture, by Dr. Rune Nyord, is now available on YouTube khentiamentiu.blogspot.com/2025/11/late...
Latest Northern California ARCE lecture, by Dr. Rune Nyord, is now available on YouTube
Dr. Rune Nyord's "Yearning for Immortality: The European Invention of the Ancient Eg...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Khentiamentiu: Latest Northern California ARCE lecture, by Dr. Rune Nyord, is now available on YouTube khentiamentiu.blogspot.com/2025/11/late...
The cracks are showing in Egypt’s latest pyramid scheme continent.substack.com/p/the-cracks...
The cracks are showing in Egypt’s latest pyramid scheme
The Giza Plateau is set to be turned into a giant concert venue again. Entertainers are thrilled, but archaeologists are aghast.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The cracks are showing in Egypt’s latest pyramid scheme continent.substack.com/p/the-cracks...
Khentiamentiu: Detection of two anomalies behind the Eastern face of the Menkaure Pyramid using a combination of non-destructive testing techniques - ScienceDirect khentiamentiu.blogspot.com/2025/11/dete...
Detection of two anomalies behind the Eastern face of the Menkaure Pyramid using a combination of non-destructive testing techniques - ScienceDirect
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096386952500012X?via%3Dihub Detection of two anomalies behind...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Khentiamentiu: Detection of two anomalies behind the Eastern face of the Menkaure Pyramid using a combination of non-destructive testing techniques - ScienceDirect khentiamentiu.blogspot.com/2025/11/dete...
A look inside Egypt’s newly unveiled Grand Egyptian Museum | Arts and Culture News | Al Jazeera www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
A look inside Egypt’s newly unveiled Grand Egyptian Museum
After two decades and an estimated cost of $1bn, the Grand Egyptian Museum opens its doors to the public on Tuesday.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A look inside Egypt’s newly unveiled Grand Egyptian Museum | Arts and Culture News | Al Jazeera www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
Bust of Ancient Egyptian goddess unearthed in Turkey www.heritagedaily.com/2025/10/bust...
Bust of Ancient Egyptian goddess unearthed in Turkey
Excavations at Satala in Turkey’s Gümüşhane province have led to the discovery of a bronze bust depicting Isis, an Ancient Egyptian goddess whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. - Her...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Bust of Ancient Egyptian goddess unearthed in Turkey www.heritagedaily.com/2025/10/bust...
Is Tutankhamen’s Tomb at Risk of Collapse Due to Flash Floods and Weak Rock? www.zmescience.com/science/news...
Is Tutankhamen’s Tomb at Risk of Collapse Due to Flash Floods and Weak Rock?
The grave lasted millennia, only to be attacked by floods in the 1990s.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Is Tutankhamen’s Tomb at Risk of Collapse Due to Flash Floods and Weak Rock? www.zmescience.com/science/news...
Everyone Thought The Ancient City Of Akhetaten Was Destroyed By Plague. A New Analysis Says It Never Happened | IFLScience www.iflscience.com/everyone-tho...
Everyone Thought This Ancient City Was Destroyed By Plague. A New Analysis Says It Never Happened
Not the most famous fictional plague of Egypt, but an important one nonetheless.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Everyone Thought The Ancient City Of Akhetaten Was Destroyed By Plague. A New Analysis Says It Never Happened | IFLScience www.iflscience.com/everyone-tho...
New radiocarbon dating of Egyptian artifacts puts Thera (Santorini) volcanic eruption prior to Pharaoh Ahmose – Popular Archeology popular-archaeology.com/article/new-...
Popular Archeology - New radiocarbon dating of Egyptian artifacts puts Thera (Santorini) volcanic eruption prior to Pharaoh Ahmose
First study given access to artifacts in British museums for radiocarbon dating the transition period between the Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
New radiocarbon dating of Egyptian artifacts puts Thera (Santorini) volcanic eruption prior to Pharaoh Ahmose – Popular Archeology popular-archaeology.com/article/new-...
(20+) Book Talk & Signing - Yearning for Immortality: European Invention of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife | Facebook www.facebook.com/events/20082...
Book Talk & Signing - Yearning for Immortality: European Invention of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife
Event in Berkeley, CA by Northern California Chapter, American Research Center in Egypt on Sunday, November 9 2025
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October 21, 2025 at 5:29 AM
(20+) Book Talk & Signing - Yearning for Immortality: European Invention of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife | Facebook www.facebook.com/events/20082...
Khentiamentiu: Northern Cal. Egyptology Book Talk and Signing Nov. 9: Yearning for Immortality khentiamentiu.blogspot.com/2025/10/nort...
Northern Cal. Egyptology Book Talk and Signing Nov. 9: Yearning for Immortality
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern Calif...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Khentiamentiu: Northern Cal. Egyptology Book Talk and Signing Nov. 9: Yearning for Immortality khentiamentiu.blogspot.com/2025/10/nort...
Profs & Pints Alameda: Magic and Demons of Ancient Egypt in Alameda - Checkout www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof...
Profs & Pints Alameda: Magic and Demons of Ancient Egypt
Profs and Pints Alameda presents: “Magic and Demons of Ancient Egypt,” with Rita Lucarelli, associate professor of Egyptology at the University of California, Berkeley, faculty curator of Egyptology a...
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October 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Profs & Pints Alameda: Magic and Demons of Ancient Egypt in Alameda - Checkout www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof...
New study suggests the ancient Egyptian plague of Akhetaten may not have happened phys.org/news/2025-10...
New study suggests the ancient Egyptian plague of Akhetaten may not have happened
The plague of Akhetaten has long been cited as a possible explanation for the mysterious abandonment of ancient Egypt's short-lived capital city. However, a comprehensive new archaeological analysis b...
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October 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
New study suggests the ancient Egyptian plague of Akhetaten may not have happened phys.org/news/2025-10...
Ancient fortress discovered in Sinai reveals New Kingdom military might - Egyptian Gazette egyptian-gazette.com/entertainmen...
Ancient fortress discovered in Sinai reveals New Kingdom military might - Egyptian Gazette
In the sands of North Sinai, a stunning new chapter in ancient history has been unearthed. Egyptian archaeologists working near the Mediterranean coast at the
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October 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Ancient fortress discovered in Sinai reveals New Kingdom military might - Egyptian Gazette egyptian-gazette.com/entertainmen...
Study finds Levantine ivory came from Africa through Nubian trade, not Egypt | Archaeology News Online Magazine archaeologymag.com/2025/10/leva...
Study finds Levantine ivory came from Africa through Nubian trade, not Egypt
Research reveals Nubian traders sustained African ivory trade to the Levant from 1600–600 BCE, challenging Egypt’s dominance.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Study finds Levantine ivory came from Africa through Nubian trade, not Egypt | Archaeology News Online Magazine archaeologymag.com/2025/10/leva...
Unique Egyptian family statue discovered in Saqqara redefines Old Kingdom art | Archaeology News Online Magazine archaeologymag.com/2025/09/egyp...
Unique Egyptian family statue discovered in Saqqara redefines Old Kingdom art
Unique Old Kingdom family statue at Saqqara reveals innovative blend of relief and 3D carving, reshaping Egyptian art history.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Unique Egyptian family statue discovered in Saqqara redefines Old Kingdom art | Archaeology News Online Magazine archaeologymag.com/2025/09/egyp...
$6M Egyptian Statue Seized In Smuggling Case Linked To Edgewater Collector - The BayNet thebaynet.com/6m-egyptian-...
$6M Egyptian Statue Seized In Smuggling Case Linked To Edgewater Collector - The BayNet
BALTIMORE, Md. — The United States government secured a default judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, completing the forfeiture of 14 ancient Egyptian artifacts illegally s...
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October 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
$6M Egyptian Statue Seized In Smuggling Case Linked To Edgewater Collector - The BayNet thebaynet.com/6m-egyptian-...
Khentiamentiu: AERA Field Season Report: Scanning Khufu's Boat Pits khentiamentiu.blogspot.com/2025/10/aera...
AERA Field Season Report: Scanning Khufu's Boat Pits
Email from Ancient Egypt Research Associates, Inc. ...
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October 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Khentiamentiu: Northern California ARCE Upcoming Egyptology Lectures khentiamentiu.blogspot.com/2025/09/nort...
Northern California ARCE Upcoming Egyptology Lectures
A merican Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) ...
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September 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Khentiamentiu: Northern California ARCE Upcoming Egyptology Lectures khentiamentiu.blogspot.com/2025/09/nort...
'Cleopatra's Final Secret' documentary reveals hundreds of coins and port found in Egypt. But does that mean Cleopatra was buried there? | Live Science www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
New documentary looks for Cleopatra's tomb — do newfound coins and a submerged port in Egypt point the way?
Hundreds of coins that depict Cleopatra VII have been discovered in an Egyptian temple. The archaeologist who led the team believes the female pharaoh's tomb is nearby.
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September 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
'Cleopatra's Final Secret' documentary reveals hundreds of coins and port found in Egypt. But does that mean Cleopatra was buried there? | Live Science www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Archaeologists have discovered a rare gold coin with an Egyptian queen that’s more than 2,200 years old! www.msn.com/en-xl/news/o...
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September 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Archaeologists have discovered a rare gold coin with an Egyptian queen that’s more than 2,200 years old! www.msn.com/en-xl/news/o...