Sunday, February 10, 2013

Stories from W/E 10th February 2013

Taken from my @egyptologynews Twitter account:

Free online paper: Architectural Conservation of an Amun Temple in Sudan. T. Sweek, J.R. Anderson, S. Tanimoto. JCMS. http://bit.ly/12DJGrE 
    
Queen Hatshpsut’s Netery-Menu has been reconstructed at Karnak, open to public by the End of February. Luxor Times http://bit.ly/122kScQ
    
David Lightbody has added a piece about the new find of 35 Sudanese pyramids with inner circles on his Arkysite blog http://bit.ly/YikC2y

Osteogenesis imperfecta in skeletal remains of foetus from Romano-Byzantine cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis. Past Horizons http://bit.ly/WXouc8

Book Review by Tim Reid: "Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum" E.R. Russmann. Egyptians http://bit.ly/V8disI

The iMalqata dig diary is being updated: "A Celebration Fit for a King: Amenhotep III's Heb Sed festival." iMalqata http://bit.ly/VLuJBT

Slightly older article, but in case you missed it from 30th Jan: Searching for lost royal city in Nubia. Past Horizons http://bit.ly/WyRaaV

Temple of Mut dig diary is online for the new season: "Back at Mut – How things have changed!" With pics. Brooklyn Mus. http://bit.ly/VKkusd

Proyecto de la UJA en Egipto "peligra" por la supresión de ayuda del Gobierno. Europa Press http://bit.ly/U1jtiT

Reviews of the British Film Institute's "Digging the Past" in 3 parts: http://bit.ly/SAbkBw, http://bit.ly/WAIY7i, http://bit.ly/11huHUF

Early Third Intermediate Period tombs with grave goods found at Mortuary temple of Amenhotep II on west bank. Al Shorfa http://bit.ly/XltGqk

Lovely review from @egyptologynews of @poisonchallis and I at @bfi having a great deal of fun in the name of research! http://petriemuseum.com/blog/the-british-film-institute-and-petrie-museum-presentation-digging-the-past-3/


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@egyptologynews little news about Karakhamon et South Asasif (in french sorry) http://goo.gl/FVo1Z

Leiden excavations at Saqqara: Dig diary, week 3: 2nd - 8th February 2013. A Name for the Anonymous Tomb...saqqara.nl http://bit.ly/VMdUS6

Em Hotep Digest vol. 02 no. 04: Dedicated to Barbara Adams best known from Hierakonpolis Expedition and Petrie Museum http://bit.ly/Y3vmBF

Amara West: The life of a field ceramicist is certainly never dull, though perhaps sometimes repetitive. With photos. http://bit.ly/XUnjIs

Archeologists excavating near Luxor have found a wooden sarcophagus believed to belong to a 5-yr old. Huffington Post http://huff.to/VHsWh3

35 small pyramids, along with graves, have discovered clustered closely together at Sedeinga in Sudan.Yahoo News. http://yhoo.it/Yauz1U

Mini-pyramids of of Kush: Archaeologists discover 35 burial chambers in Sudan desert with fascinating links to Egypt http://bit.ly/VLW15J

Ahram Online traces the footsteps of Egyptian and Sudanese history in the capital, Khartoum. http://bit.ly/YN8JUu

Ancient Rome In Libya: A Suppressed History Resurfaces After Revolution. With photos. IBT http://bit.ly/WRvGXp

Very short piece about fire breaking out at Karnak Temple. More will doubtless be forthcoming. Al Arabiya http://bit.ly/12BZH18


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