Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Wednesday Weekly # 82

Welcome to the Wednesday Weekly, your weekly dose of links to Egyptology news, articles, blogs, events and more!
Ahram Online
THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE

Open Access Book from the Petrie Museum: The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: Characters and Collections
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2015/05/open-access-book-from-petrie-museum.html

IN THE ARTIFACT LAB

Wax on, wax off
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2015/06/06/wax-on-wax-off/

AHRAM ONLINE

Late period bronze artefacts are in GEM storage, not missing: Ministry
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/132094/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Late-period-bronze-artefacts-are-in-GEM-storage,-n.aspx

Large tranche of artefacts transferred to Egyptian Museum from Saqqara
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/44/132099/Heritage/Museums/Large-tranche-of-artefacts-transferred-to-Egyptian.aspx

Late period tombs uncovered on Aswan's west bank
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/132176/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Late-period-tombs-uncovered-on-Aswans-west-bank.aspx

UCL MUSEUMS & COLLECTIONS BLOG

100 Years of the Petrie Museum
http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2015/06/09/100-years-of-the-petrie-museum/#more-41841

ACROSSBORDERS

“Settlement patterns in Egypt & Nubia”: Workshop in Munich, 29-30 June
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/settlement-patterns-in-egypt-nubia-workshop-in-munich-29-30-june/

SOUTH ASASIF CONSERVATION PROJECT BLOG

The Arrival of Samson
https://southasasif.wordpress.com/2015/06/07/the-arrival-of-samson/

BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY

Akhenaten and Moses
http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/akhenaten-and-moses/

THE ELOQUENT PEASANT

Emojis vs. Hieroglyphs: why is ancient Egyptian writing still dismissed as primitive almost 200 years after its decipherment?
http://www.eloquentpeasant.com/2015/06/02/emojis-vs-hieroglyphs/

NILE MAGAZINE

A Princess of Nubia
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/latest-stories/2015/6/4/the-black-pharaohs-of-nubia

Dummy Jars
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/latest-stories/2015/6/3/dummy-jars

Did the Egyptians really worship cats?
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/latest-stories/2015/6/6/did-the-egyptians-really-worship-cats

The missing sun temples of Abusir
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/latest-stories/2015/6/9/the-missing-sun-temples-of-abu-sir

WORLD MUSEUM, LIVERPOOL MUSEUMS

Ancient Egypt in Liverpool
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml/events/ancient-egypt-listings.aspx

THE CAIRO POST

6 ‘unique’ tombs discovered west of Aswan: Antiquities Minister
http://www.thecairopost.com/news/154387/news/6-unique-tombs-discovered-west-of-aswan-antiquities-minister

SAQQARA.NL

Saqqara day 2015

The upcoming Saqqara Day will be held this Saturday, June 13! You can still register
http://www.saqqara.nl/news

ANCIENT ORIGINS

Mummifying Millions: The Canine Catacombs and the Animal Cult Industry of Ancient Egypt
http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/mummifying-millions-canine-catacombs-and-animal-cult-industry-ancient-egypt-020386

ESCHOLARSHIP

Transition 18th-19th dynasty
http://escholarship.org/uc/item/0b9005fw

SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS

Conserving Cartonnage
http://sydney.edu.au/museums/research/bts-may2015.shtml#


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