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G'day The bellman is a character from The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll. I live in the Blue Mountains, Australia. Today's featured article Burial chamber of Kha and Merit as discovered in 1906 The tomb of Kha and Merit is the funerary chapel and burial place of the ancient Egyptian foreman Kha and his wife Merit, in the northern cemetery of the workmen's village of Deir el-Medina. Kha supervised the workforce who constructed royal tombs during the reigns of the pharaohs Amenhotep II, Thutmose IV and Amenhotep III (r. 1425 – 1353 BC) in the mid–Eighteenth Dynasty of the early New Kingdom of Egypt. He died in his 60s, while Merit died before him in her 20s or 30s. The couple's pyramid-shaped chapel has been known since at least 1818. The tomb was cut into the base of the cliffs. This position allowed the entrance to be quickly buried by debris deposited by landslides and later tomb construction, hiding its location from ancient robbers. Almost all of the contents of the tomb were awarded to the excavators and were shipped to Italy soon after the discovery. They have been displayed in the Museo Egizio in Turin since their arrival, and an entire gallery is devoted to them. (Full article...) Recently featured: Ferrari FF Title (album) Elvis Presley Selected anniversaries January 11: Prithvi Jayanti in Nepal Cover of Smoking and Health 1654 – Arauco War: The Mapuche-Huilliche of southern Chile defeated a slave-hunting Spanish army at the Battle of Río Bueno. 1693 – The most powerful earthquake recorded in Italy struck the island of Sicily, causing 60,000 deaths and prompting a period of architectural revival. 1914 – The Karluk, the flagship of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, sank after being crushed by ice. 1964 – In a landmark report (cover pictured), U.S. surgeon general Luther Terry issued a warning that tobacco smoking may be hazardous to health, concluding that it has a causative role in lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, and other illnesses. 2003 – After Chicago police detective Jon Burge was discovered to have extracted forced confessions from more than 200 suspects, the governor of Illinois commuted the death sentences of 167 prisoners and pardoned four others. Min Bin (d. 1554) Socrates Nelson (b. 1814) Eva Le Gallienne (b. 1899) Eva Tanguay (d. 1947) More anniversaries: January 10 January 11 January 12 Community and policy references Wikipedia:Tutorial/Glossary abbreviated glossary—the ten most likely words you'll encounter. Wikipedia:Glossary explains the words you'll hear other editors use. Wikipedia:Community Portal provides links to community resources—this page is always available in the navigation sidebar. Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines Directories Wikipedia:FAQ is an index of FAQ pages on all aspects of Wikipedia. Wikipedia:Utilities — a bigger directory of project pages than the community portal. Wikipedia:Topical index — if you want a really complete index. New pages All New: 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Orphaned: 500 1001 1501 Donate If you find this encyclopedia or its sister projects useful, please consider making a donation.

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