Copied from @egyptologynews. Sorry that this is a bit late - I've been away from home.
Gebel el Silsila Survey Project. The first 2 weeks of the new season. http://gebelelsilsilaepigraphicsurveyproject.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/first-two-weeks.html …
In Spanish. Czech team find valuable sculptures of Amun and Mut in Sudan, 2000 years old. With photos. Radio Praga http://bit.ly/11LhcK6
A submerged 1200 year old Egyptian city beneath the Mediterranean is starting to reveal its story. The Telegraph http://bit.ly/14x8rrq
Heracleion Photos: Lost Egyptian city revealed after 1200 years under the sea.Huffington Post http://huff.to/13H41t
Discovery of 200 AD industrial artisan complex that produced tableware, bronzes, housed workers, in Sinai. ANSAmed http://bit.ly/17XHUQc
Research
Via@eloquentpeasant. Baking and bakeries at Old Kingdom Giza - feeding the pyramid workers. AERAweb http://bit.ly/m5iNBM
Scans of Perth’s “cat mummy” have revealed what appears to be a 90-year-old scam. thewest http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/16903404/great-perth-mummy-swindle/ …
3D map raises Heracleion from the deep: Scientists recreate trading town submerged for 1200 years. Daily Mail http://bit.ly/18eif6b
Heritage Management and Looting
On Monday archaeols held a protest in Dahshur re illegal encroachment of local cemetery on heritage. Daily News Egypt http://bit.ly/ZxVtFV
Archaeologists fear for pyramid sites as illegal cemetery building gathers pace in wake of Arab spring. The Guardian http://bit.ly/10JO5Ks
More Egyptian archaeology harmed. Abu Sir Al Malaq on the border between Fayoum and Bani Sawif. Egyptian Chronicles http://bit.ly/15PVKYO
Unauthorised amateur archaeologists cause cracks in six buildings in Alexandria; one suspect arrested. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/17r8HpV
An article looking at the rumoured deterioration of the Bent Pyramid and plans for restoration. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/183PxYk
After two years of neglect, the world famous Giza Plateau is spruced up and cleared of garbage. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/ZeSgYq
Qatar offers $135 million for restoration of historic sites in Sudan. Sudan Tribune http://bit.ly/1696elF
Fight to preserve Egypt’s ancient Jewish sites. The Art Newspaper http://bit.ly/15LIYdR
Who Rules the Street in Cairo? The Residents Who Build It. Insights into Cairo Illegal building projects. NY Times http://nyti.ms/Y6KGl8
Books
The Old Kingdom Town at Buhen - an appeal for funding. EES http://ees.ac.uk/news/news/216.html …
New book: Céramique et occupation égyptienne en Canaan au 13e siècle av. J.C. By Katia Charbit Nataf. BAR http://bit.ly/16aVH9B
Conferences
Museums and exhibitions
Mummy hnty-k to go on display at McManus Museum in Dundee, Scotland. http://bit.ly/11TnsiX
What is museum learning? Museums + Heritage http://bit.ly/10da7xQ Via@gem_heritage
British Museum director to advise on Burrell Collection (Scotland) revamp. BBC http://bbc.in/ZRySk6
Exhibition: Nesperennub is still on his travels and is now opening in Singapore. ST http://bit.ly/11J4Bav
British Museum's £135m extension is on time and on budget, say curators. http://bit.ly/16e7X9i . Via@Amesemi
An Egyptian legend in Prague. Facsimiles of all the treasures of King Tutankhamun's tomb are on display. http://bit.ly/Y4sxEz
Smuggling
Cairo airport authorities thwart attempt to smuggle 145 coins dating from Graeco-Roman and Ottoman eras. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/13v8Mq8
In Spanish. Interview with Egyptologist and excavator Francisco Martín Valentín. Ushebtis http://bit.ly/11PxjFh
Videos of Sai Island, Sudan. Medieval Sai Project https://medievalsaiproject.wordpress.com/2013/04/27/videos-from-sai/ …
On BBC iPlayer for 7days for those with access: The Man Who Discovered Egypt. About archaeo William Flinders Petrie. http://bbc.in/15UVhob
Free online: CENiM – Les Cahiers Égypte Nilotique et Méditérranéenne. ENiM 6, 2013 (4 articles in French) http://bit.ly/Y94R1Q
Who were the Mamluks? History Today http://bit.ly/124tJuj
Download the PDF for Armenian Egyptology Centre Newsletter 27 (27th April 2012).http://www.academia.edu/3413672/AEC_Egyptology_Newsletter_27_27th_April_2012_ …
Journals and Magazine
Nouveau numéro d'Égypte Afrique & Orient (N°69), consacré aux femmes égyptologues au XIXe siècle. Centre d'égyptol. http://bit.ly/12IElOw
Travel and Tourism
Jane Akshar explains the new rules for the operation of hot air balloons in Luxor on her Luxor News Blog http://bit.ly/ZU315B
Obituary
Chicago House Director Ray Johnson's obituary of Helen Jacquet-Gordon. Oriental Institute http://bit.ly/Ybr13m
Miscellaneous
Questions that might be asked on your academic job interview http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2013/04/29/essay-interview-questions-academic-job-searches
Antiquities Looting and the War in Syria. Cultural Lawyer http://bit.ly/15R8SNa
Final Issue of Egypt Independent: In Egypt, environmental journalists are endangered species. Egypt Independent http://bit.ly/Yc9UAV
Richard Cavendish remembers King Farouk's succession to the Egyptian throne on April 28th 1936. History Today http://bit.ly/Y5VqQP
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Fieldwork
Gebel el Silsila Survey Project. The first 2 weeks of the new season. http://gebelelsilsilaepigraphicsurveyproject.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/first-two-weeks.html …
In Spanish. Czech team find valuable sculptures of Amun and Mut in Sudan, 2000 years old. With photos. Radio Praga http://bit.ly/11LhcK6
A submerged 1200 year old Egyptian city beneath the Mediterranean is starting to reveal its story. The Telegraph http://bit.ly/14x8rrq
Heracleion Photos: Lost Egyptian city revealed after 1200 years under the sea.Huffington Post http://huff.to/13H41t
Discovery of 200 AD industrial artisan complex that produced tableware, bronzes, housed workers, in Sinai. ANSAmed http://bit.ly/17XHUQc
Research
Via
Scans of Perth’s “cat mummy” have revealed what appears to be a 90-year-old scam. thewest http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/16903404/great-perth-mummy-swindle/ …
3D map raises Heracleion from the deep: Scientists recreate trading town submerged for 1200 years. Daily Mail http://bit.ly/18eif6b
Joyce Filer's "Notes on Health Problems in Ancient Egypt and Nubia: part 2" on her blog http://bit.ly/12XxMHX
Heritage Management and Looting
On Monday archaeols held a protest in Dahshur re illegal encroachment of local cemetery on heritage. Daily News Egypt http://bit.ly/ZxVtFV
Archaeologists fear for pyramid sites as illegal cemetery building gathers pace in wake of Arab spring. The Guardian http://bit.ly/10JO5Ks
More Egyptian archaeology harmed. Abu Sir Al Malaq on the border between Fayoum and Bani Sawif. Egyptian Chronicles http://bit.ly/15PVKYO
Unauthorised amateur archaeologists cause cracks in six buildings in Alexandria; one suspect arrested. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/17r8HpV
An article looking at the rumoured deterioration of the Bent Pyramid and plans for restoration. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/183PxYk
After two years of neglect, the world famous Giza Plateau is spruced up and cleared of garbage. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/ZeSgYq
Qatar offers $135 million for restoration of historic sites in Sudan. Sudan Tribune http://bit.ly/1696elF
Fight to preserve Egypt’s ancient Jewish sites. The Art Newspaper http://bit.ly/15LIYdR
Who Rules the Street in Cairo? The Residents Who Build It. Insights into Cairo Illegal building projects. NY Times http://nyti.ms/Y6KGl8
Books
The Old Kingdom Town at Buhen - an appeal for funding. EES http://ees.ac.uk/news/news/216.html …
New book: Céramique et occupation égyptienne en Canaan au 13e siècle av. J.C. By Katia Charbit Nataf. BAR http://bit.ly/16aVH9B
Conferences
The Coptic Orthodox Church in action. Sixth International Symposium of Christianity and Monasticism. Al Ahram Weekly http://bit.ly/186wudh
Museums and exhibitions
Mummy hnty-k to go on display at McManus Museum in Dundee, Scotland. http://bit.ly/11TnsiX
What is museum learning? Museums + Heritage http://bit.ly/10da7xQ Via
British Museum director to advise on Burrell Collection (Scotland) revamp. BBC http://bbc.in/ZRySk6
Exhibition: Nesperennub is still on his travels and is now opening in Singapore. ST http://bit.ly/11J4Bav
British Museum's £135m extension is on time and on budget, say curators. http://bit.ly/16e7X9i . Via
An Egyptian legend in Prague. Facsimiles of all the treasures of King Tutankhamun's tomb are on display. http://bit.ly/Y4sxEz
Smuggling
Cairo airport authorities thwart attempt to smuggle 145 coins dating from Graeco-Roman and Ottoman eras. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/13v8Mq8
Free online
In Spanish. Interview with Egyptologist and excavator Francisco Martín Valentín. Ushebtis http://bit.ly/11PxjFh
Videos of Sai Island, Sudan. Medieval Sai Project https://medievalsaiproject.wordpress.com/2013/04/27/videos-from-sai/ …
On BBC iPlayer for 7days for those with access: The Man Who Discovered Egypt. About archaeo William Flinders Petrie. http://bbc.in/15UVhob
Free online: CENiM – Les Cahiers Égypte Nilotique et Méditérranéenne. ENiM 6, 2013 (4 articles in French) http://bit.ly/Y94R1Q
Who were the Mamluks? History Today http://bit.ly/124tJuj
Download the PDF for Armenian Egyptology Centre Newsletter 27 (27th April 2012).http://www.academia.edu/3413672/AEC_Egyptology_Newsletter_27_27th_April_2012_ …
Journals and Magazine
Nouveau numéro d'Égypte Afrique & Orient (N°69), consacré aux femmes égyptologues au XIXe siècle. Centre d'égyptol. http://bit.ly/12IElOw
Travel and Tourism
Jane Akshar explains the new rules for the operation of hot air balloons in Luxor on her Luxor News Blog http://bit.ly/ZU315B
Obituary
Chicago House Director Ray Johnson's obituary of Helen Jacquet-Gordon. Oriental Institute http://bit.ly/Ybr13m
Miscellaneous
Questions that might be asked on your academic job interview http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2013/04/29/essay-interview-questions-academic-job-searches
Antiquities Looting and the War in Syria. Cultural Lawyer http://bit.ly/15R8SNa
Final Issue of Egypt Independent: In Egypt, environmental journalists are endangered species. Egypt Independent http://bit.ly/Yc9UAV
Richard Cavendish remembers King Farouk's succession to the Egyptian throne on April 28th 1936. History Today http://bit.ly/Y5VqQP
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