Sensible Erection | Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation

Monday, 19 July 2010

quote [ The documentation is presented in its original form and all, scholars, interested members of the public and school students, can consult it. We hope that this will help bring the knowledge and love of ancient Egypt to everybody. ]

All Howard Carter's Tutankhamun documents and photos and a database of every item found in the tomb. Awesome stuff.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/jul/18/tutankhamun-website-howard-carter-tomb
Article about the website from The Guardian

[sci&tech] [by papango@7:35amGMT] [+10 Good]

Comments

Chop-Logik said @ 7:43am GMT on 19th Jul [Score:1 Informative]

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pleaides said @ 8:08am GMT on 19th Jul
Awesome.

edga alunpo said @ 9:08am GMT on 19th Jul [Score:1 Informative]
try this too:

http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/

papango said @ 9:11am GMT on 19th Jul
That is super cool.

Dalej said @ 11:37am GMT on 19th Jul
1998 called, they want their web design back

uxbboy said @ 3:09pm GMT on 19th Jul
OOOHHH look at me!

I made a snarky comment about website design on a website that's mostly text and a couple thumbnail pictures!

krimz said @ 5:45pm GMT on 19th Jul
The scripting of that site is pretty weak. I would have forgiven them if they'd actually concentrated on the content (i.e. used xhtml) and separated it from the presentation and layout. According to the article there's atleast one "it-guy" involved in the project so they should have been able to come up with something better.

ralfmaximus said @ 2:58am GMT on 20th Jul [Score:1 Funny]
Hey, give 'em a break. Back in 1922 the whole web kinda looked this way.

insanemonkey said @ 4:47pm GMT on 20th Jul
Why XHTML, not HTML?

krimz said @ 6:58pm GMT on 20th Jul
Because it's the prefered W3C standard and also because it promotes accessability (Which is really important for this kind of website.) XHTML is also better suited for structuring textual data in a consistent manner.

Naruki said @ 11:27pm GMT on 20th Jul
No it isn't. It's deprecated.

What's more, the HTML5 spec is no longer based on SGML. I think that is cause for worry, but it's not like the web was really respecting that anyway.

krimz said @ 6:01am GMT on 21st Jul
What about XHTML 2?

Naruki said @ 7:52am GMT on 21st Jul
It was abandoned before the 9th working draft could be hashed out. It's dead, Zed.

insanemonkey said @ 8:01pm GMT on 21st Jul
It's not supported by any version of IE without using hacks either.

ralfmaximus said @ 3:38pm GMT on 19th Jul [Score:1 Funny]
Tutankhamun made his way to the light, where two gods waited patiently. One wore the head of a bird, the other a dog. Their twin gaze burned into Tutankhamun's soul, judging him, warming him. He was welcome in this place.

But something was missing. Tut looked around him in confusion.

"Hey. Where's all my stuff?"

The gods did not respond.

"I had servants, food, righteous bling. Where is it? Customs?"

The dog-headed one sighed. "No. Your things are not here."

Tutankhamun frowned. "Unacceptable. I'm going back, and--"

"No." The bird-head clacked its long beak. "Your possessions are not needed in this place."

"Dammit! I want my stuff!" The boy king was used to having his way.

"Not only are your things lost--"

"What?!" He shrieked. "We built a fuckin pyramid 500 feet tall! How can it be 'lost'?!"

"You lack understanding," Dog-head growled. "It has been eons. Thieves, researchers, treasure-hunters. All have scattered your worldly goods. They are lost."

Tut rubbed his eyes. "Next you're gonna tell me my secret burial chamber's been located."

The gods exchanged a look.

"Oh, that's just grand. Fuckin awesome. Is ANYTHING sacred?"

"We should tell him," bird-head clacked.

"Yes, we should," dog-head agreed.

"Tell me what? What?"

"It's about your penis..."

b said @ 5:27pm GMT on 19th Jul [Score:1 Insightful]
+2 content
-1 horrible, horrible website

krimz said @ 6:24pm GMT on 19th Jul
Saturday, October 28, 1922.

Arrived Luxor - went on to Erment to see Callender.
Two donkeys.

Sunday, October 29.

Returned, per boat 3 hours, to Gurna.
Two donkeys.

Tuesday, October 31.

Paid Salaries to date LE:9.
1 donkey...

:'-(

dietcoke said @ 4:06am GMT on 20th Jul [Score:-2]
grave robbing is an ever popular topic I guess

dietcoke said @ 8:06pm GMT on 20th Jul [Score:-5 Troll]
Ah so sensibleb and Naruki are PRO grave robbing,hope when your family die of something that someone digs em up, after all you are pro ripping up graves
so pathetic