Wednesday Weekly # 16

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


AHRAM ONLINE

by Nevine El-Aref:

Royal tomb from Second Intermediate Period discovered in Upper Egypt
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/91062/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Royal-tomb-from-Second-Intermediate-Period-discove.aspx

THE TELEGRAPH

by Alastair Sooke:

Akhenaten: mad, bad, or brilliant?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/10561090/Akhenaten-mad-bad-or-brilliant.html

AL-AHRAM WEEKLY

by Nevine El-Aref:

More mysteries of Tutankhamun
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/5074/47/More--mysteries-of-Tutankhamun.aspx

DAILY NEWS EGYPT

American diggers identify tomb of Egypt pharaoh
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/01/12/american-diggers-identify-tomb-of-egypt-pharaoh/

HAIR AND DEATH IN ANCIENT EGYPT

by María Rosa Valdesogo:

Mourning and Resurrection Ritual in the Egyptian tomb of Qar
http://hairanddeathinancientegypt.com/2014/01/13/mourning-and-resurrection-ritual-in-the-egyptian-tomb-of-qar/

EGYPTIAN'S

New blogentry by Timothy Reid:

The Tomb of Tutankhamen
http://tim-theegyptians.blogspot.nl/2014/01/the-tomb-of-tutankhamen.html

LUXOR TIMES

Ministry of Antiquities to produce replicas of King Tut treasures
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2014/01/ministry-of-antiquities-to-produce.html

AMARA WEST PROJECT BLOG

New blogentry by Michaela Binder:

Amara West 2014: A difficult start in the cemeteries
http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2014/01/10/amara-west-2014-a-difficult-start-in-the-cemeteries/

and by Anna Stevens and Delphine Driaux:

Amara West 2014: beyond the town walls
http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2014/01/13/amara-west-2014-beyond-the-town-walls/

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

By A.R. Williams:

King Tut's Mummified Penis Hints at Political Struggle?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/01/140110-king-tut-mummy-penis-osiris-archaeology-science/

IN THE ARTIFACT LAB

New blogpost:

The heads in color
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2014/01/12/the-heads-in-color/

TETISHERI

New post by Julia Thorne:

New Egyptology book releases: December 2013
http://www.tetisheri.co.uk/3/post/2014/01/new-egyptology-book-releases-december-2013.html

UCL MUSEUMS & COLLECTIONS BLOG

By Pia Edqvist:

Lighting up the Petrie Museum
http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2014/01/13/lighting-up-the-petrie-museum/#more-28943

DEMON THINGS - ANCIENT EGYPTIAN DEMONOLOGY PROJECT

New blogentry:

The Destructrix: An Ancient Egyptian destroyer of hostile demons
http://www.demonthings.com/the-destructrix-an-ancient-egyptian-destroyer-of-hostile-demons/

ACROSSBORDERS

By Julia Budka:

First Results: Mud bricks, ceramics and much more
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/first-results-mud-bricks-ceramics-and-much-more/

THE ASOR BLOG

By Peter Herdrich:

How ASOR is Helping to Protect Egyptian Antiquities
http://asorblog.org/?p=6507

BIRMINGHAM EGYPTOLOGY

Annual Symposium:

Theme: Ritual Landscapes in Ancient Egypt
http://birminghamegyptology.co.uk/symposium/