This just came across the EEF list, an email from Mark Rose at Archaeology.com:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Elizabeth Hillman, 240.662.2664,
Elizabeth_Hillman@discovery.com
-or- Joshua Weinberg, 240.662.5274,
Joshua_Weinberg@discovery.com
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DISCOVERY CHANNEL PRESENTS MOST SIGNIFICANT FIND
IN EGYPT'S VALLEY OF THE KINGS IN MORE THAN 80 YEARS,
IN DRAMATIC WORLD PREMIERE EXCLUSIVE, "EGYPT'S
NEW TOMB REVEALED," AIRING SUNDAY, JUNE 4
-- A Discovery Quest Expedition Tracks Moment-By-Moment Tension And
Heart-Racing Exhilaration of this History-Making Event --
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(Silver Spring, Md.) - For the first time ever audiences will descend down
a narrow shaft beneath desert sands to enter a world untouched, and watch
as Discovery Channel exclusively reveals the most significant find
discovered in the Valley of the Kings in more than 80 years. Located less
than 50 feet from the tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62), the Discovery Quest
expedition team of world-renowned archaeologists excavate and explore this
new cache (KV63), unearthing coffins and delicate artifacts, sifting
through intricate inscriptions and discovering unprecedented treasures when
EGYPT'S NEW TOMB REVEALED premieres on Sunday, June 4 at 9 PM ET/PT.
Why is this tomb of painted coffins hidden in a chamber of solid rock in
the Valley of the Kings? There are clues that it was used for embalming
and it shares more than common real estate with that of the famed
Tutankhamun. A seal with a faint inscription carries the word PA-ATEN,
which an Egyptian expert believes is part of the former name given to
Ankhesenamun, wife of Tutankhamun. Pieces of pottery found in the tomb
match pottery in Tutankhamun's tomb. The painted facemasks on the coffins
have also been dated to this period. This past February, KV63 was first
discovered, sending shockwaves through the archaeological and scientific
world.
Science will tell us the true identities of who is buried in the coffins.
Only Discovery Channel provides exclusive first-time access to the
unearthing of an Egyptian tomb, step by step from exploration to
examination.
EGYPT'S NEW TOMB REVEALED is the first Discovery Quest project
of 2006. As the premier provider of the highest-quality factual programming
in the world, the Discovery Quest fund reaffirms Discovery Channel's
commitment to support groundbreaking research and inventions that change
our world. As part of this network initiative to support the scientific
community's work, The Supreme Council of Antiquities has enabled
Discovery to follow the University of Memphis' excavation.
"Discovery Channel continues to be on the forefront of the world's ultimate
discoveries and this newest Discovery Quest endeavor will bring us new and
fascinating knowledge about an incredible period in history," said Jane
Root, executive vice president and general manager, Discovery Channel, The
Science Channel and Military Channel, U.S. "The results of this dig will
be mesmerizing and have viewers feeling as if they too are wiping the dust
from their hands as unimaginable treasures emerge from the tomb."
For the first time ever, cameras have been allowed to follow the excavation
of a discovery in the Valley of the Kings. Viewers will participate as
detectives themselves -- witnessing each new item, as it is uncovered layer
by layer. The tomb has sat vacuum-packed for more than 3,000 years. Now
open, it is a race against time as exposure to the elements threatens to
endanger its treasure trove of antiquities.
EGYPT'S NEW TOMB REVEALED is produced for Discovery Channel by Atlantic
Productions. For Discovery Channel, Jack Smith is the executive producer.
For Atlantic Productions, Anthony Geffen is the executive producer.