Wednesday Weekly # 10

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


LUXOR TIMES

New blog entries:

New findings at Tuthmosis III Mortuary temple, Akhnaton was found too!
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2013/11/new-findings-at-tuthmosis-iii-mortuary.html

Five statues heads with crowns found in Armant temple
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2013/11/five-statues-heads-with-crowns-found-in.html

HAIR AND DEATH IN ANCIENT EGYPT

by María Rosa Valdesogo Martín

Open Reflections on Shaking Hair in Ancient Egypt
http://hairanddeathinancientegypt.wordpress.com/2013/11/14/open-reflections-on-shaking-hair-in-ancient-egypt/

Open Reflections on Pulling Hair in Ancient Egypt
http://hairanddeathinancientegypt.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/open-reflections-on-pulling-the-hair-in-ancient-egypt/

EGYPTIAN'S

New blogposts by Timothy Reid:

Island of Isis: Philae, Temple of the Nile
http://tim-theegyptians.blogspot.nl/2013/11/island-of-isis-philae-temple-of-nile.html

New Discoveries at the Mortuary Temple of Thutmosis III
http://tim-theegyptians.blogspot.nl/2013/11/new-discoveries-at-mortuary-temple-of.html

IN THE ARTIFACT LAB

Let's focus on the eyes
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2013/11/12/lets-focus-on-the-eyes/

X-ray excursion
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2013/11/14/x-ray-excursion/

DISCOVERY NEWS

by Rossella Lorenzi

King Tut Death by Chariot? Not So Fast
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-egypt/king-tut-death-by-chariot-not-so-fast-131112.htm

DAILY NEWS EGYPT

Ancient Egypt meets Google Glass in Italy
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/11/13/ancient-egypt-meets-google-glass-in-italy/

THE TELEGRAPH

by Richard Spencer

Tutankhamun's sister goes missing
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/10449689/Tutankhamuns-sister-goes-missing.html

AHRAM ONLINE

Egypt plans ambitious renovation for Cairo museum
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/44/86606/Heritage/Museums/Egypt-plans-ambitious-renovation-for-Cairo-museum.aspx

Five heads of ancient royal statues discovered in Armant Temple, near Egypt's Luxor
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/86669/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Five-heads-of-ancient-royal-statues-discovered-in-.aspx

LIVESCIENCE

New article by Owen Jarus:

Pyramid-Age Love Revealed in Vivid Color in Egyptian Tomb
http://www.livescience.com/41237-love-revealed-in-egypt-tomb.html

and one by Stephanie Pappas:

'Meat Mummies' Kept Egyptian Royalty Well-Fed After Death
http://www.livescience.com/41285-egyptian-meat-mummies.html

EPOCH TIMES

by Paul Darin:

Curious History: Ancient Egyptians May Have Traded With the New World
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/358318-curious-history-ancient-egyptians-may-have-traded-with-the-new-world/

ANCIENT EGYPT AND A MAPLE LEAF

Blog entry by Thomas Greiner:

Lectures: Enter the Temple: A Learning Journey into Ancient Egypt's Great Sacred Spaces
http://thomasgreiner.com/2013/11/12/lectures-enter-the-temple-a-learning-journey-into-ancient-egypts-great-sacred-spaces/#more-1168

VICEANDVIRTUEBLOG

Erotic Explorations: Victorians Abroad
http://viceandvirtueblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/erotic-explorations-victorians-abroad/

ANSA MED

Egypt: Italian technology to save Egyptian museum papyri
http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/culture/2013/11/18/Egypt-Italian-technology-save-Egyptian-museum-papyri_9638580.html

HAVARD GAZETTE

By Valerie Vande Panne:

Nefertiti as sensual goddess
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/11/nefertiti-as-sensual-goddess/

BOOKREPORTER

Egyptomania: Author Bob Brier Recommends His Top Ten Books on Ancient Egypt
http://www.bookreporter.com/features/special-feature/egyptomania-author-bob-brier-recommends-his-top-ten-books-on-ancient-egypt

GIZMODO AUSTRALIA

by Pavithra Mohan:

How Ancient Embalmers Pulled The Brains And Guts Out Of Mummies
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/11/how-ancient-egyptian-embalmers-pulled-the-brains-and-guts-out-of-mummies/

TETISHERI

New blogentry by Julia Thorne:

New Egyptology book releases: October 2013
http://www.tetisheri.co.uk/3/post/2013/11/new-egyptology-book-releases-october-2013.html