Ancient Wonders

Egyptian voters are at the polls today and tomorrow. They're participating in the first fully democratic elections in their nation's long history. Puget Sound area residents get a glimpse of some of that history this week. The long–awaited King Tut exhibition opens to the general public Thursday at Seattle's Pacific Science Center.  

King Tut is at the center of the exhibit at the Pacific  Science Center; however, his is not the only story told. The exhibit begins with scores of ancient Egyptian stone carvings that pre-date the king's reign by 2,000 years.  

Tickets cost $27.50 for adults during weekdays, and $32.50 on weekends. "It's really fantastic to know that piecs of history that we are all enthralled by is to some degree in our care now," said Loch. "Tutankhamun: The Golden King and Great Pharohs" runs ...  

Ahram Online (Nevine el-Aref)With three B&W photos.When Howard Carter left his home in Kensington in London at the tender age of 17, abandoning a career in his family business to join the Egypt Exploration Fund as an illustrator, he didn’t know that he would fall under the spell of Egypt and its ancient treasures.At Beni Hassan archaeological site, Carter began his career as a tracer, copying scenes from the walls of the tombs of royal...  

Alongside the skeletons lie other ancient artifacts, including ceramics, animal remains, and copper, according to Science Daily News. Though still in the early stages of research, the scientists say the area may have been a type of healing ...  

Today's Google Doodle is a tribute to archaeologist Howard Carter, who discovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922. The logo features Carter standing in front of the sarcophagus, amid other ancient Egyptian artifacts excavated from the tomb.  

Visitors will have the sense they are seeing the very best. These pieces jump into the imagination and open it up to the ancient world.The archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass found the statue of Kai, a gorgeous example of art more than 4,500 years old.  

On display for the last time in North America! Step into one of history's most treasured stories in Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, opening at Pacific Science Center on May 24, 2012. The exhibition features more than 100 ...  

The interesting practice of mummification has been performed by many ancient cultures in the past. In Egypt, the royal family, including priests, physicians and learned men, were all mummified — each identifiable by his/her belongings or the ...  

CBS LocalNational Museum of Natural History plans human genome exhibitionWashington Post (blog)The National Museum of Natural History has a little bit of everything — here are the Pink Cattleheart, left, and Postman butterflies. In 2013 the museum plans to add an exhibition on the human genome. (Linda Davidson/The Washington Post) The National ...Smithsonian to create its 1st human genome exhibitCBS NewsNHGRI collaborates with Smithsonian to...  

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NEWS.com.auSpurs flirting with history on 18-game streakSalt Lake TribuneBy PAUL J. WEBER That says it all about how the San Antonio Spurs are steamrolling through these playoffs at a pace that is flirting with NBA history, even if they are saying as little about it as possible. "We don't have any secret.Streaking Spurs shooting for NBA historyChicago Sun-TimesPaul helps Clippers forget historyESPNStreaking Spurs making NBA historyNEWS.com...  

Sci-Tech TodaySpaceX Begins History Making Journey to ISSVoice of America (blog)A rocket designed and built by a privately-owned company has successfully blasted off on a historic mission to deliver a supply capsule to the International Space Station. Television cameras captured the apparently flawless launch of the Dragon space ...SpaceX Makes History With Rocket LaunchSlate MagazineSpaceX Rockets Toward Space Station -- and HistorySci-Tech...  

Judges under fire for Maui conference have history of tropical getawaysFox NewsFederal judges taking heat from Congress for planning a Maui conference later this summer have a long history of holding seminars in the sun. The Maui meet-up, scheduled for August, would mark the fourth time in just the past decade the Ninth Circuit ...and more »  

Globe and MailWhat Lies? Beneath the Mysterious History of an Iranian Nuclear SiteTIME (blog)A case in point is embedded in the mysterious history of that vacant lot at the base of Lavizan Park – a trapezoid of ground that once held nearly as much interest to UN inspectors as the Parchin military base the IAEA is keen to revisit now, ...Focus falls on Baghdad for Iran nuclear dealBBC NewsWorld powers, Iran seek to write history in BaghdadZawya...