Saturday, April 06, 2013

Egyptology News for March 17th-22nd 2013

Copied from Twitter @EgyptologyNews

Papyrus of Ani


New items under scrutiny in Penn Museum's lab: http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/ …

Tales of the mummy’s curse. The legend of the mummy’s curse still continues to fascinate. Al Ahram Weekly http://bit.ly/ZFFCmZ

Programme summary for 2-part Ancient Egypt: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings starting on UK TV this evening http://bit.ly/ZSiEbv

How Harvard Students Explore Ancient Egypt From Cambridge With New 3D Technology. Forbes http://onforb.es/13fhDjP

Albany museum corrects gender of mummy after X-ray. Wall Street Journal http://on.wsj.com/11rxjiD

The EES Minufiyeh (Delta) Survey is back at Quesna and in Shibin el-Kom. http://bit.ly/11kRZZw

Conference "Tracing Networks.Communicating Knowledge in Antiquity and the Digital Age" Apr 23-24 2013 British Academy http://bit.ly/WJ6YK9

Using modern fish to understand ancient ones from Old Kingdom Giza. AERA blog http://bit.ly/100Dcy9

Article re chief research officer + archaeozoologist at Ancient Egypt Research Associates (AERA), Giza. Uni Michigan http://bit.ly/11gzIsC

Cahiers de notes épigraphiques de Gaston Maspero 1881 - 1884. http://bit.ly/11fqe0W

Maritime trade thrived in Egypt, even before Alexandria in 1st mill BC. Article about topic of recent conference. http://bit.ly/15QIoZv

Via Neal Spencer ‏@NealSpencer_BM 19 Mar
After 10 months away (Paris, Shetland), the Gayer-Anderson Cat is back on display in room 4 @britishmuseum http://via.me/-an0hwdi

Article: The present state of the site of Behbeit el-Hagar. C.Favard-Meeks. BMSAES 3 Nov2002 (all BMSAES papers free) http://bit.ly/11fb3bN

Via British Museum ‏@britishmuseum
Sycamore fig wood, often used for ancient Egyptian coffins, does not come from a sycamore tree, but from a fig tree #SciWeek

Via Jane Draycott ‏@JLDraycott
'Cleopatra's Daughter' in April's @HistoryToday tells the story of Cleopatra Selene, by way of Egypt, Rome, and Mauretania.

More re 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian cemetery reveals commoners' plight at Amarna. Live Science http://bit.ly/WRfeZH

A Nubian Bishop and His Patron Saint: 10th-century fresco gives insight into the Christian history of Nubia. The Root http://wapo.st/16Gf7Cb

Tutankhamun: How rival directors of two great American museums joined forces to create an epic event.Vanity Fair http://vnty.fr/14oMwNB

An exploration of the Louvre's collection of ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia and Persia. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/XVmtkb

Book Review. Gods, Men & Pharaohs: The Glory of Egyptian Art. I.Woldering. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. The Egyptians blog http://bit.ly/YRMMV0

Some notes on health problems in ancient Egypt and Nubia. Part One: Problems with teeth. Joyce Filer http://bit.ly/10dfiSp

Cairo landmark, the Villa Casdagli, badly damaged during the revolution, to be restored to former glory. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/YEbTYm

New Book: The Valley of the Kings. A Site Management Handbook. Kent R. Weeks + Nigel J. Hetherington. AUC http://bit.ly/WzEEZz

Via Chris Naunton ‏@chrisnaunton
If Constable had visited Giza... 'The Pyramids at Gizeh in Morning 1890 by Ernst Koerner' http://fb.me/2RDLwNS8R

Conference: Recent Archaeological Fieldwork In Sudan. 13 May 2013 at the British Museum, London. Details at http://bit.ly/ZVG3Zf

Via Neal Spencer ‏@NealSpencer_BM
July 11-12: @britishmuseum colloquium "Nubia in the New Kingdom: Lived experience, pharaonic control and local traditions" more details soon

Not strictly Egypt but relevant: 3D Modeling Reveals Ancient Artifacts. Popular Mechanics http://bit.ly/XfEPq4

Via Jan Picton. Preliminary report on activities of Polish Cliff Mission at Deir El-Bahari 10/02-13/03/13. Facebook http://on.fb.me/108HfL7

From the Forests of Punt to the Deserts of Saqqara: Life and Death as a Sacred Monkey. Researchers in Museums http://bit.ly/YjFZUQ

A properly protected German reserve provides stark contrast to Egypt's toothless environmental policies. Egypt Today http://bit.ly/XTkmx6

Tourism Ireland arranged for the Pyramids of Giza to be illuminated in green for St. Patrick’s Day. Al Arabiya http://bit.ly/1449j5W

New: Bagnall, Davoli, Hope eds., The Oasis Papers 6: Procs of the 6th Internat. Conf. of the Dakhleh Oasis Project. http://bit.ly/142Zhl5

El obelisco egipcio que pudo erigirse en Galicia (but is on London's Embankment and ought to be in Egypt). Ushebtis http://bit.ly/16CIdCe

Walking the city: an interview with Nabil Shawkat on the pleasures of exploring Cairo on foot. Cairobserver http://bit.ly/XiLwHS

RT @historyancient Online article. The Sun Queen’s Trademark: A Study of the Tall Blue Crown of Queen Nefertiti. http://bit.ly/YI1yOj

EES/SCA Delta Survey Workshop 2013, 22nd-23rd March 2013 in Cairo. Papers about fieldwork or research in the Delta. http://bit.ly/YAJJ08

Not Egypt but important: Palmyra has been subjected to intermittent shelling by forces loyal to President.http://bit.ly/XhwPVq

2nd International symposium on Coptic culture: Past, Present and Future 22-24 July 2013 Stevenage, UK. Details at: http://bit.ly/15djMru

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