Wednesday Weekly # 1

This is the first edition of Wednesday Weekly, your weekly dose of links to Egyptology news, articles, blogs, events and more.

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

82nd & Fifth: Idolized by Diana Patch

A closer look at a cult image of the God Ptah. You can view a video and see close ups of this little statue of Ptah.

http://82nd-and-fifth.metmuseum.org/idolized?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=statusupdate&utm_content=idolized&utm_campaign=82ndandfifth

HAIR AND DEATH IN ANCIENT EGYPT

Amazing site by María Rosa Valdesogo Martín

Read the latest additions to her site:

Hair, Mourners and Opening of the Mouth in Ancient Egypt

http://hairanddeathinancientegypt.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/hair-mourners-and-opening-of-the-mouth-in-ancient-egypt/

Hair, Mourners and Moon in Ancient Egypt
http://hairanddeathinancientegypt.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/hair-mourners-and-moon-in-ancient-egypt/

EGYPT CENTRE, SWANSEA

Blog by Carolyn Graves-Brown

Her latest addition to her blog:

http://egyptcentre.blogspot.nl/2013/09/a-diversion-from-my-work-but-related.html?spref=tw

NIAGARA FALLS HISTORY MUSEUM

Egypt Gift of the Nile. New exhibition starting 12 September 2013 untill 5 January 2014.

http://niagarafallsmuseums.ca/exhibitions/current/egypt-gift-of-the-nile.aspx

IN THE ARTIFACT LAB

Two new additions to the Penn Museum blog:

A final report from Abydos
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2013/09/12/wrapping-up-another-season-in-abydos/

Wrapping up the cat mummy
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2013/09/14/wrapping-up-the-cat-mummy/

HIDDEN LUXOR

Learn all about Luxor and its splendours brought to you by Jane Akshar in a series of 13 lectures.

Hidden Luxor - Karnak Temple: Module 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS3ggWydJ00&list=PLVk3kQi2eqOaMYBSNeGxcxNCNybIWxhEd&index=2

CITY OF THE SUN GOD: AMARNA AND ITS RULERS, AKHENATEN AND NEFERTITI

Join world renowned Egyptologist Barry Kemp as he discusses the most recent discoveries at the enigmatic ancient Egyptian capital of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten.

Lecture: 19th September 2013, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

for more info and tickets:
http://www.rom.on.ca/en/activities-programs/events-calendar/city-of-the-sun-god-amarna-and-its-rulers-akhenaten-and

HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

New article: King Tutankhamun and the Royal Family of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

http://historyoftheancientworld.com/2013/09/king-tutankhamun-and-the-royal-family-of-the-eighteenth-dynasty-of-ancient-egypt/

PAST HORIZONS

New article: Radiocarbon dating tightens Egyptian chronology

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/09/2013/radiocarbon-dating-tightens-egyptian-chronology

LUXOR TIMES

New additions to the blog: 

Exclusive footage: A walk down the Avenue of Sphinx
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2013/09/exclusive-footage-walk-down-avenue-of.html

13 more objects from Mallawi Museum are back
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2013/09/13-more-objects-from-mallawi-museum-are.html

THE HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE

CLEOPATRA - Special screening in honor of their new Hall of Ancient Egypt

Date: 20th September - 6:30 P.M.

For more info:
http://www.hmns.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=636&Itemid=668&utm_content=buffercf8d8&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer