Egyptology News 11th - 14th April 2013

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Feline. Qasr el Dush, Kharga Oasis, Western Desert

My photos of Victorian Egyptian Revival tombs at Kensal Green Cemetery,  a Petrie Museum visit led by Cathie Bryan, on Facebook but no Facebook account required to view the album http://on.fb.me/111S6U4 

Site Management plan for the Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III mortuary temple project. Luxor Times http://bit.ly/ZshwjC 

Tercera estatua colosal que presidía la entrada norte del templo funerario de Amenofis III espeara su cabeza. http://bit.ly/Y1EcVY 

Scenes from a Revolution part 7 - the looting of El Hibeh. With photographs. Hodder Education http://bit.ly/16VU5yA

And still more about the papyrus and the Red Sea port on Discovery News http://bit.ly/ZQFUvk 

More on the discovery of the 4th Dynasty port on the Red Sea coast. Egypt Independent http://bit.ly/Zpzg8r 

French-Egyptian archaeological mission discover the oldest commercial harbour from 4th Dynasty Khufu. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/16VuJPu 

A new discovery: 4500 years-old port, 40 papyri and 30 caves sealed by King Khufu's Royal Cartouche. Luxor Times http://bit.ly/14ldR99 

Los papiros del faraón Keops en el puerto más antiguo. El Mundo http://mun.do/10Q0xmP

 

Via Chris Naunton. Excellent slideshow looking at how Tutankhamun's portrait evolved. 82nd and 5th at the Met Museum http://bit.ly/ZMZiSK   

Via GEM. If you fancy some heritage volunteering with a difference - writers and editors needed at GEM! http://bit.ly/YtjZTa

Volunteer opportunity: Interested in being the online voice of Group for Education in Museums. 6th item http://bit.ly/tZxrsX 

The potential of Virtual Reality for virtual visits to ancient sites, amongst other things. New Scientist http://bit.ly/YO06eQ 

Un incendie toujours inexpliqué a ravagé le Musée Cuming où étaient exposées pièces de l’Egypte Ancienne. Ahram Hebdo http://bit.ly/11alGJM 

 

Egyptian mummies yield genetic secrets. Next-generation sequencing finds DNA preserved in hot climates. Nature http://bit.ly/1715Ba4 

 

The Documentation Centre for Sinai Heritage will soon open in Serabit Al-Khadim. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/16PsJKs 

New Book: Djekhy & Son. Doing Business in Ancient Egypt. K. D. van Heel. AUC http://bit.ly/XK4wEK 

 New Book: Christianity and Monasticism in Aswan and Nubia, eds Gawdat Gabra, Hany Takla. AUC http://bit.ly/1305H13 

Tawahibre all tied up - applying pressure to the right places in the conservation lab. Penn Museum http://bit.ly/RUJaNa 

Egyptian tourism is continuing to suffer, with hotel occupancy in Luxor during the Easter peak at just 17%. Telegraph http://bit.ly/XFgaRe 

Jornadas técnicas sobre momias. Métodos y propuestas para su preservación. ehu http://bit.ly/ZTqdMT 

New British Museum Future Curator, Anna Garnett, describes her experiences on Manchester Museum's blog http://bit.ly/10Vf7Li 

Good to see that the Gebel el Silsila Spring season will start on 15th April. See the Gebel el Silsila dig diary at http://bit.ly/ZTpM5d 

Book review by Tim Reid: "Unwrapping a Mummy" by John H. Taylor. University of Texas Press 1996. Egyptians http://bit.ly/14mDzdo  

Book Review: D.E. McCoskey,"Race: Antiquity and Its Legacy. Ancients and Moderns" Oxford University Press, 2012 BMCR http://bit.ly/178f27w   

In French. More re neglect of Cairo public parks. Looks at the decades-long decline of once lovely Ezbekiyah garden. http://bit.ly/176eFua 

Via Neal Spencer Archaeologists -> Archaeology: the 1930s Univ. Michigan dig-house at Dime, Fayum (ancient town on horizon) http://db.tt/zLLeXrkZ