[Aug 6] Egypt Dig Brings Up More Trouble Than Planned Tags: August 6 2008 August 2008 Margaret Groust Aileen Reid Read 552 times / 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. [Aug 6] Egypt Dig Brings Up More Trouble Than Planned on October 20, 2009, 11:17:06 AM August 6, 2008Egypt Dig Brings Up More Trouble Than Plannedby Margaret GroustOn August 5th, tragedy struck the excavation crew working on a new find in Cairo, Egypt. At around 11:00 pm, a crew member who had been hospitalized for weeks passed away from a mysterious illness. Two minutes later (name withheld) was arrested for the assault and battery of another crewmate. These events and the incidents leading up to them caused the management of the excavation to cut off funding and send everyone home.It's hard to say whether this decision is warranted. Ancient Egyptian tombs often hold more curses than treasure, but in this case, the bad and good were doled out in equal amounts. The tomb in question was initially stumbled upon by a few unfortunate muggles who have not yet recovered from their injuries. Judging by the spells and barriers used, wizarding archaeologists and scholars reasoned that the tomb held artifacts from the Cult of the Phoenix, an isolated group from the first intermediate period that few scholars know much about.So the experts were called in. Aileen Reid, the new Ancient Runes professor at Hogwarts, headed the excavation in late June. She was not available for comment, but crewmember Michelle Ackerman says that even in the beginning there were obstacles: “Our wizarding tools kept malfunctioning- the magical scope even blew up. Miss Reid finally had us resort to muggle tools, though she wasn’t happy about it. And then there was the cave-in. Happened a few days after we gained entry into the tomb. Two people were badly injured and even had to go to the hospital. But she had us keep working. Slave driver…”Despite discontented mutterings, Miss Reid did get the job done. The crew discovered rooms containing mummified servants, pets, old time keepers, and most impressive- the Pharaoh’s inner chamber. There, they found what appears to be the best preserved mummy in history. Plus, what every discoverer likes to find: treasure. Loads of it.Unfortunately, the excavation continued to face obstacles. In mid-July, three of the crew became ill enough to be hospitalized. At first, the healers at the Imhotep Institute thought it might be food poisoning, but as the three patients got worse they learned it was something much darker. On July 20, Sabine Channing slipped into a coma, and on August 5, she died. What caused it? They can’t say. Let's hope a cure is found soon, because two other crew members remain hospitalized and don’t show any signs of getting better.With one death, one attack, and the project put on hold, what will happen now? Perhaps another team will come in and attempt to finish what was started. This reporter, however, can't help but wonder if some things should be left buried. Skip to next post
[Aug 6] Egypt Dig Brings Up More Trouble Than Planned on October 20, 2009, 11:17:06 AM August 6, 2008Egypt Dig Brings Up More Trouble Than Plannedby Margaret GroustOn August 5th, tragedy struck the excavation crew working on a new find in Cairo, Egypt. At around 11:00 pm, a crew member who had been hospitalized for weeks passed away from a mysterious illness. Two minutes later (name withheld) was arrested for the assault and battery of another crewmate. These events and the incidents leading up to them caused the management of the excavation to cut off funding and send everyone home.It's hard to say whether this decision is warranted. Ancient Egyptian tombs often hold more curses than treasure, but in this case, the bad and good were doled out in equal amounts. The tomb in question was initially stumbled upon by a few unfortunate muggles who have not yet recovered from their injuries. Judging by the spells and barriers used, wizarding archaeologists and scholars reasoned that the tomb held artifacts from the Cult of the Phoenix, an isolated group from the first intermediate period that few scholars know much about.So the experts were called in. Aileen Reid, the new Ancient Runes professor at Hogwarts, headed the excavation in late June. She was not available for comment, but crewmember Michelle Ackerman says that even in the beginning there were obstacles: “Our wizarding tools kept malfunctioning- the magical scope even blew up. Miss Reid finally had us resort to muggle tools, though she wasn’t happy about it. And then there was the cave-in. Happened a few days after we gained entry into the tomb. Two people were badly injured and even had to go to the hospital. But she had us keep working. Slave driver…”Despite discontented mutterings, Miss Reid did get the job done. The crew discovered rooms containing mummified servants, pets, old time keepers, and most impressive- the Pharaoh’s inner chamber. There, they found what appears to be the best preserved mummy in history. Plus, what every discoverer likes to find: treasure. Loads of it.Unfortunately, the excavation continued to face obstacles. In mid-July, three of the crew became ill enough to be hospitalized. At first, the healers at the Imhotep Institute thought it might be food poisoning, but as the three patients got worse they learned it was something much darker. On July 20, Sabine Channing slipped into a coma, and on August 5, she died. What caused it? They can’t say. Let's hope a cure is found soon, because two other crew members remain hospitalized and don’t show any signs of getting better.With one death, one attack, and the project put on hold, what will happen now? Perhaps another team will come in and attempt to finish what was started. This reporter, however, can't help but wonder if some things should be left buried. Skip to next post
[Aug 6] Egypt Dig Brings Up More Trouble Than Planned