Otto Schaden
Encyclopedia
Otto J. Schaden is an American
Egyptologist. He is currently the Field Director of the Amenmesse Tomb Project of the University of Memphis
(Tennessee
). In addition to his ongoing work on the tomb of Amenmesse
(KV10
) in the main arm of the Valley of the Kings
, he has also cleared and reinvestigated tombs WV23
, WV24
, and WV25
in the Western Valley.
, an intact chamber at first thought to be a tomb. The tomb was slowly excavated from March to July 2006 and appears to have been a mummification storage area for another royal tomb—possibly an unsanctioned tomb prematurely labeled KV64.
Most recently, Harper's magazine for January 2008 contains a long essay by Gregory Jaynes about his March 2006 visit to the KV63
tomb, in which he describes Otto Schaden's dispute with his superior Lorelei Corcoran from the University of Memphis
. In mid-January, the University of Memphis and Dr. Schaden severed their relationship and Schaden's research will continue under the auspices of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, which is now representing Schaden's project, a very unusual move because most are conducted under a University. Dr. Schaden is currently recovering from an illness, but he plans to return to Egypt by the end of February 2008.
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Egyptologist. He is currently the Field Director of the Amenmesse Tomb Project of the University of Memphis
University of Memphis
The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
(Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
). In addition to his ongoing work on the tomb of Amenmesse
Amenmesse
Amenmesse was the 5th ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty in Ancient Egypt, possibly the son of Merneptah and Queen Takhat. Others consider him to be one of the innumerable sons of Ramesses II. Very little is known about this king, who ruled Egypt for only three to four years...
(KV10
KV10
Tomb KV10, located in the Valley of the Kings near the modern-day Egyptian city of Luxor, was cut and decorated for the burial of Pharaoh Amenmesse of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. However, there is no proof that he was actually buried here...
) in the main arm of the Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings , less often called the Valley of the Gates of the Kings , is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom .The valley stands on the west bank of...
, he has also cleared and reinvestigated tombs WV23
WV23
Tomb WV23, located at the end of the Western Valley of the Kings near modern-day Luxor, was the final resting place of Pharaoh Ay of the 18th Dynasty....
, WV24
WV24
Tomb WV24 is an Ancient Egyptian tomb located in the western arm of the Valley of the Kings. It was reported by Robert Hay and John Wilkinson in the 1820s and visited by Howard Carter; however, it was not fully explored until Otto Schaden's excavations in 1991.-References:*Reeves, N & Wilkinson,...
, and WV25
WV25
Tomb WV25 in the West Valley of the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, is clearly the beginnings of a Royal Tomb, but was never finished or decorated. It is thought to be the start of Akhenaten's Theban Tomb.It was discovered by Giovanni Battista Belzoni in 1817...
in the Western Valley.
Biography
Dr. Schaden taught the Middle Egyptian language at the University of Minnesota in the early 1970s. On 8 February 2006, it was announced that his team had discovered KV63KV63
KV63 is the most recently opened chamber in Egypt's Valley of the Kings pharaonic necropolis. Initially believed to be a royal tomb, it is now believed to have been a storage chamber for the mummification process....
, an intact chamber at first thought to be a tomb. The tomb was slowly excavated from March to July 2006 and appears to have been a mummification storage area for another royal tomb—possibly an unsanctioned tomb prematurely labeled KV64.
Most recently, Harper's magazine for January 2008 contains a long essay by Gregory Jaynes about his March 2006 visit to the KV63
KV63
KV63 is the most recently opened chamber in Egypt's Valley of the Kings pharaonic necropolis. Initially believed to be a royal tomb, it is now believed to have been a storage chamber for the mummification process....
tomb, in which he describes Otto Schaden's dispute with his superior Lorelei Corcoran from the University of Memphis
University of Memphis
The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
. In mid-January, the University of Memphis and Dr. Schaden severed their relationship and Schaden's research will continue under the auspices of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, which is now representing Schaden's project, a very unusual move because most are conducted under a University. Dr. Schaden is currently recovering from an illness, but he plans to return to Egypt by the end of February 2008.
External links
- KV63 Official Website Managed by Bill and Roxanne Wilson
- KV10: The Amenmesse Project Managed by Bill and Roxanne Wilson
- MSNBC Science online. "Egyptian ‘tomb’ was mummy workroom: Sarcophagi contained supplies, not royalty, top archaeologist says."