Egyptology news for the 9th-11th May 2013

Copied from Twitter @egyptologynews

The Two-Dogs Palette from the Main Deposit,
Hierakonpolis. c.3300-3100BC
1896-1908 E.3924
Ashmolean Museum

Fieldwork

The week one dig diary for the South Asasif Conservation Project is up on their blog, with photos, at http://southasasif.wordpress.com/ 

The South Asasif Project has just opened its 8th season in the South Asasif tombs and now has a new website and blog. http://southasasif.com/ Via @JaneAkshar.

Heritage Management and looting

New minister of state for antiquities Ahmed Eissa, unveils strategy for protecting landmarks and heritage. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/18wGDmi 

Serious problems are facing some of Egypt's famous sites, while others may be storms in teacups. Al Ahram Weekly http://bit.ly/YIlkwo 

Más saqueos en las pirámides de Dashur (more looting at the pyramids of Dashur). Ushebtis http://bit.ly/13lQCbV 

Main suspect bailed in Britain’s Egyptian antiquities investigation. Will return for questioning later. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/15T8led 

Espionage and historical research. Egypt's researchers face suspicion and misguided obsession with security. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/14460bI 

Research

A New Theory About Why Egypt Stopped Building Pyramids: Is it possible they were too perfect? The Atlantic http://bit.ly/12lwbJX 

Analysis of linen mummy bandage (EC951) displayed in the Egypt Centre’s House of Death. Egypt Centre Swansea http://bit.ly/10uDtcq 

Novelist Sean Thomas on his Egypt-inspired idea that monotheism might be a form of real cerebral virus. Telegraph http://bit.ly/15sRkHW 

Good use of ThingLink to create a nice interactive map of Djoser's Saqqara complex. Ancient Egypt Site http://bit.ly/17Nv09h 

A 19th century French poet (Rimbaud) in Harwa’s Cenotaph. EES Publishing Blog http://bit.ly/ZHSrM0

Books 

New book: Vocabulaire d'architecture égyptienne par F.Monnier. 900 terms, with photos, illustrations. Éditions Safran http://bit.ly/13TBX6w 

Article about Richard Wilkinson and his book about QueenTausert. University of Arizona http://bit.ly/149orf7 

Conferences

Call for papers: Amphorae VII Conference. Postgraduate and honours students in. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, post-Roman antiquity http://bit.ly/13MwM9b 

Museums and exhibitions

Should human remains be displayed in museums? 'Absolutely no' or 'Definitely yes. Tweet your thought at us ... https://vine.co/v/b0WxPOjZjdj  Via ‏@PetrieMuseEgypt

 

Exhibition: Secrets of the Afterlife: Magic, Mummies and Immortality in Ancient Egypt (Australia). thewest http://yhoo.it/18YLZUV 

Exhibition: La última moda en entierros: ataúdes de faraones. ABC http://bit.ly/10yJFEW 

Exhibition: Making the Invisible Visible. Conservation and Islamic Art. April 2–August 4, 2013. Met Museum of Art http://bit.ly/10CnOwu 

Article celebrating an open-mic night for museum professionals: The Guardian http://bit.ly/15TosbD 

NOT free. World's 50 best museums. Chinese armies, Viking ships, Egyptian jewels and Elvis’s gold Cadillac. The Times http://thetim.es/14b84il 

Job Openings

Job: Head ceramics supervisor at AERA http://www.aeraweb.org  . Email Dr Claire Malleson, Director of Archaeo Science AERA. mally @liv.ac.uk

Job: Professur auf Zeit für Ägyptische Archäologie und Kunstgeschichte. Ludwig-Maximilians http://bit.ly/YyBPci  + http://bit.ly/12l4ZuR 

Egyptomania

Downtown Philadelphia's Wanamaker Building and Masonic Temple. Penn Museum Artifact Lab http://bit.ly/RUJaNa 

Free online 

Short article: Life and Death in Roman Egypt - Artemidoros and his family. Faces and Voices http://bit.ly/17P2DaL

Peter Lacovara of Michael C. Carlos Museum describes objects loaned to Houston Museum. Emory Uni http://bit.ly/11Vz9Et  Via Yvonne Buskens

The Facing Stones of the Large Pyramids—An Interview with Jean-Pierre Houdin. Em Hotep http://bit.ly/10KgYiw 

Death and Taxes in Ancient Egypt: http://youtu.be/K2CcicIsths?a  via @YouTube

Article online: Rules of decorum and expressions of gender fluidity in Tawosret's tomb by H.L.McCarthy. Academia http://bit.ly/13m0x1k 

BBC 2 video: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings. Marriage and family in Ancient Egypt. http://bbc.in/17DcCQr  Via Yvonne Buskens

Review: Second episode of "Archaeology: A Secret History." Petrie's Sardines http://bit.ly/12gINlp 

   

Travel

Another article addressing the question of whether Egypt is safe for tourists. Quite Alone http://bit.ly/16XP5Mk 

Travel and heritage: Alexandria - Lighthouse of East and West. Al Ahram Weekly http://bit.ly/194HaJE 

Miscellaneous

The Academic Benefits of Twitter. Savage Minds http://bit.ly/13A1iD2 

NOT FREE: 5 Jewelry Collectors, Past and Present: A look at Tutankhamen, King Henry VIII, Sultan of Brunei and J.P. Morgan. WJS http://on.wsj.com/10eZLBV 

Protection of Cultural Property: Culture wars: why attack heritage? BBC History http://bbc.in/10K6n7l  #heritage #UNESCO Via ‏@Amesemi