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Archaeologists unearth well-preserved 4,000-year-old Egyptian tomb
While excavating the tomb of Jifai-Hapi, who governed the Asyut region during Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, archaeologists discovered the tomb of the ancient governor’s daughter, “Edi.” The find was announced by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in an in an Oct. 2, 2024, Facebook post.
Jifai-Hapi (also spelled Djefaihapi), was governor during the reign of King Senusret I. His burial chamber was the largest cemetery belonging to a non-royal of the time, signaling that he was an important ruler in Ancient Egypt, the statement said.
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The daughter’s burial chamber was discovered by archaeologists about 50 feet down and consisted of two coffins, one placed inside another of slightly bigger size, according to the statement from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The excavation was conducted by the University of Sohag in Egypt and the Free University of Berlin.
The larger of the two coffins was 2.62 meters (around 8.5 feet) while the smaller measured out to be 2.30 meters (around 7.5 feet.) The coffins were each “intricately painted,” according to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
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“This new discovery in Asyut will add more to what we know about the Middle Kingdom, which is all too often overshadowed by the earlier Old Kingdom ‘Pyramid Age’ and the later New Kingdom, with its big name pharaohs such as Tutankhamun and [Ramesses II],” Joann Fletcher, a professor with the Department of Archaeology at the U.K.’s University of York, who was not involved in the research, told Newsweek.
“And yet the Middle Kingdom was actually a time of great artistic and cultural splendor, as indeed is reflected in the quality of the paintwork on the newly discovered outer coffin visible in the excavation photographs,” Fletcher told the outlet.
Also found in the burial chamber was a small coffin lid, anopic jars as well as wooden structures, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in the statement.
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During ancient times, thieves entered the chamber, according to the source, but there were still remains of the skeleton for experts to study.
Early studies have revealed that the governor’s daughter died before she was 40 years old and suffered from a congenital foot defect, according to the statement.
There is still much to be learned about the ancient governor and his daughter.
Further research to learn more about their lives is ongoing, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in the statement.
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Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel committee said that Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese grass-roots movement of “hibakusha,” or atomic bombing survivors, has demonstrated that “nuclear weapons must never be used again.”
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This movement is receiving the Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.
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Cameroon bans media from talking about President Biya’s health
Authorities dismiss rumours of ill health as ‘pure fantasy’, set up ‘monitoring cells’ to track online debate.
Cameroon has banned the media from discussing the health of 91-year-old President Paul Biya, who has not been seen in public since early September.
Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji this week imposed the ban, stating in a letter dated October 9 that “debate in the media” on the president’s health was “strictly prohibited”, and ordering that “monitoring cells” charged with tracking online content be set up.
The letter, which was addressed to regional governors and bore a red stamp reading “highly urgent”, said that discussions on the health of the nonagenarian president were “a matter of national security”, warning that anyone violating the order would “face the full force of the law”.
Biya was last seen in public at the China-Africa summit in Beijing a month ago. Since then, he has not attended gatherings at which he had been expected, including the United Nations General Assembly in New York or a summit of French-speaking countries in Paris.
Government spokesperson Rene Sadi addressed the speculation over the president’s health on Tuesday, claiming that Biya had paid a private visit to Europe after Beijing.
“Rumours of all kinds have been circulating through the conventional media and social networks about the president’s condition,” he said in a statement.
“The government unequivocally states that these rumours are pure fantasy … and hereby issues a formal denial.”
Sadi insisted Biya was “in good health” and would be returning to Cameroon “in the coming days”.
The ban was criticised as an act of state censorship.
“The president is elected by Cameroonians and it’s just normal that they worry about his whereabouts,” said Hycenth Chia, a Yaounde-based journalist and talk show host on privately owned television Canal 2 International.
“We see liberal discussions on the health of [US President] Joe Biden and other world leaders, but here it is a taboo,” he told the Reuters news agency.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it was gravely concerned.
“Trying to hide behind national security on such a major issue of national importance is outrageous,” said Angela Quintal, head of the CPJ’s Africa programme.
Cameroon’s media regulator, the National Communication Council, could not immediately be reached for comment.
With no clear succession plan, observers believe Biya’s death would bring more political turmoil to West and Central Africa, which has seen eight coups since 2020 and several other military attempts to overthrow governments.
Biya has been Cameroon’s president for more than 41 years. In Africa, his lengthy rule is second only to 82-year-old Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has held power in Equatorial Guinea for 45 years.
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