tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925543161762268746.post6229373318525227064..comments2024-03-27T11:00:52.184+01:00Comments on Amun-Ra Egyptology Blog: Egypt's King Khufu's harbour in Suez discoveredUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925543161762268746.post-77406823593645062972013-04-14T11:35:28.914+02:002013-04-14T11:35:28.914+02:00Thank you for your comments Garry! Your are right ...Thank you for your comments Garry! Your are right askings these questions. I don't have enough knowledge about this site to answer them, but hopefully the MSAA will keep us updated about the findings at Wadi al-Jarf. I am looking forward to hearing more about the papyri.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769567348646856771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925543161762268746.post-91568930398103647092013-04-13T16:19:47.022+02:002013-04-13T16:19:47.022+02:00There are some things that need to be asked on the...There are some things that need to be asked on the port site of Wadi Jarf. <br />1) Sir Wilkinson who found this site in 1823 (Royal Geographical Society, 1832, pp 33-34) said the jars found in the 30 galleries were used for the ashes of cremated remains! And he called the galleries “catacombs”, why do they not mention of this? (Wilkinson thought the Greeks, who sometimes cremated, did this but there were no ancient Greek or Roman town within 60 miles of this site.) <br />2) Sir Wilkinson was a respect British archeologist and he certainly would have known what “ashes” were which he said were inside the jars. However they said the jars were for "water and food" for the port, but did they find any water or food in these jars, why did they not gave evidence for this? And why store this "5 kilometers" away from the port?<br />3) There was no explanation for why "large blocks" were used to seal the entrances to these caves when they were supposed to be for "temporary" storage?<br />4) They said the date from the jars was from the 4th Dynasty, but again they gave no evidence for this, why? <br />5) They gave no date for the wood and cloth found at the site, why not? They could have used Carbon 14 for these, this should have been the easiest and most accurate. <br /> Those who have done this work at Wadi Jarf may be right about some of their findings, but it leaves some question marks as to why they do not address the findings of Sir Wilkinson, or do what is normal (C14 testing) of such discoveries.<br />Respectfully, <br />Garry Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17052361489288095064noreply@blogger.com