Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Wednesday Weekly # 13

Welcome to the Wednesday Weekly, your weekly dose of links to Egyptology news, articles, blogs, events and more.


EGYPTIAN'S


New blogentries by Timothy Reid:


The Cairo Museum

http://tim-theegyptians.blogspot.nl/2013/12/the-cairo-museum.html

The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummy

http://tim-theegyptians.blogspot.nl/2013/12/the-mystery-of-cocaine-mummy.html

IN THE ARTIFACT LAB


X-rays and the statues eyes

http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2013/12/04/x-rays-and-the-statues-eyes/

HAIR AND DEATH IN ANCIENT EGYPT

by María Rosa Valdesogo Martín


Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt: Bibliography

http://hairanddeathinancientegypt.com/2013/12/05/hair-and-death-in-ancient-egypt-bibliography/

Nut with dishevelled hair in the Coffin of Nefer-Renepet

http://hairanddeathinancientegypt.com/2013/12/09/nut-with-dishevelled-hair-in-coffin-of-nefer-renepet/

DISCOVERY NEWS


by Rossella Lorenzi


Ancient Dogs Found Buried in Pots in Egypt

http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/dog-pots-found-in-egypt-131205.htm

AHRAM ONLINE


Egypt museum hurt by political turmoil

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/44/88237/Heritage/Museums/Egypt-museum-hurt-by-political-turmoil.aspx

by Nevine El-Aref:


Egypt recovers five Ptolemaic objects from France

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/88315/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egypt-recovers-five-Ptolemaic-objects-from-France.aspx

26th Dynasty ushabti figure coming home from Brussels

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/88491/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/th-Dynasty-ushabti-figure-coming-home-from-Brussel.aspx

LIVESCIENCE


by Owen Jarus:


Mummy Mystery: Tombs Still Hidden in Valley of Kings

http://www.livescience.com/41675-tombs-hidden-in-valley-of-kings.html

THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE


New blogentry:


Portraits du Fayoum

http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2013/12/portraits-du-fayoum.html

NORTHERN SOUL

In the Vault of the Mummies at Manchester Museum

http://www.northernsoul.me.uk/in-the-vault-of-the-mummies-at-manchester-museum/

DEMONTHINGS - ANCIENT EGYPTIAN DEMONOLOGY PROJECT


New blogentry:


New publication on origins of Monsters (Ancient Egyptian too!)

http://www.demonthings.com/origins_monsters/

EGYPT AT THE MANCHESTER MUSEUM


Temples, Gold and Border Security: Nubia and Egypt in the New Kingdom

http://egyptmanchester.wordpress.com/2013/12/09/temples-gold-and-border-security-nubia-and-egypt-in-the-new-kingdom/

DAILY NEWS EGYPT


Metropolitan Museum exhibition celebrates Central Park Obelisk known as "Cleopatra's Needle"

http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/12/04/metropolitan-museum-exhibition-celebrates-central-park-obelisk-known-as-cleopatras-needle/

TELEGRAPH


by Richard Spencer:


Priceless missing statuette of Tutankhamun's sister found

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/10504257/Priceless-missing-statuette-of-Tutankhamuns-sister-found.html

SEMITIC MUSEUM


Lecture by Alain Zivie:


Discovering the Egyptian Queen Nefertiti's Artist: The Tomb of Thutmose at Saqqara

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_ADc0wANWc&feature=share&list=UU-GdDwqCXXeg_AF1XgN6DwA

ANCIENT WORLDS

By Bryan Sitch:

The Inspiration for Bram Stoker's The Jewel of Seven Stars?
http://ancientworldsmanchester.wordpress.com/2013/12/08/the-inspiration-for-bram-stokers-the-jewel-of-seven-stars/

UCL MUSEUMS & COLLECTIONS BLOG

New blogentry by Edmund Connolly:

Egypt on the Page: The Changing faces of Religion
http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2013/12/06/egypt-on-the-page-the-changing-faces-of-religion/

EGYPTOLOGICAL

Latest news
http://egyptological.com/2013/12/04/4th-december-2013-the-latest-news-from-egyptological-12008

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