Wednesday Weekly # 17

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


AHRAM ONLINE

By Nevine El-Aref:

The tomb of Abydos dynasty king found: Gallery 
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/91651/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/The-tomb-of-Abydos-dynasty-king-found-Gallery.aspx

PENN MUSEUM

Giant Sarcophagus Leads Penn Museum Team in Egypt To the Tomb of a Previously Unknown Pharaoh
http://www.penn.museum/press-releases/1032-pharaoh-senebkay-discovery-josef-wegner.html

PER STOREMYR ARCHAEOLOGY & CONSERVATION

New paper: Ancient desert and quarry roads at Aswan
http://per-storemyr.net/2014/01/16/new-paper-ancient-desert-and-quarry-roads-at-aswan/

MINERVA MAGAZINE

New Cleopatra exhibition in Rome:

The lure of the Nile
http://www.minervamagazine.co.uk/feature-2014-01.html

THE ROOT

The Meaning Behind a Nubian Ruler's Offering to a Falcon God
http://www.theroot.com/articles/history/2014/01/blacks_in_western_art_nubian_ruler_s_offering_to_a_falcon_god.1.html

THE INDEPENDENT

By David Keys:

Valley of the other kings: Lost dynasty found in Egypt
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/valley-of-the-other-kings-lost-dynasty-found-in-egypt-9065551.html

SWINDON ADVERTISER

By Barry Leighton:

The Mummy returns
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/10938607.The_Mummy_returns/

HAIR AND DEATH IN ANCIENT EGYPT

by María Rosa Valdesogo:

Two Mourners in the new discovered Tomb of the Egyptian King Senebkay?
http://hairanddeathinancientegypt.com/2014/01/16/two-mourners-in-the-new-discovered-tomb-of-the-egyptian-king-senebkay/

LUXOR TIMES

New blogentry:

Abydos Dynasty tomb discovered revealing new Pharaoh's name
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2014/01/abydos-dynasty-tomb-discovered.html

UCL INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY

Seminar: 30th January  2014

From Neolithisation to state formation in Egypt
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/calendar/articles/20140130

LIVESCIENCE

By Owen Jarus:

Tasty Life: Leopard Teeth, Calf Bones Found in Ruins Near Pyramids
http://www.livescience.com/42717-leopard-teeth-found-at-giza-pyramids.html

Photos: Amazing Discoveries at Egypt's Giza Pyramids
http://www.livescience.com/42688-photos-giza-pyramid-discoveries.html

HARVARD MAGAZINE

Massachusetts General Hospital's resident mummy undergoes restoration and study
http://harvardmagazine.com/2014/01/from-egypt-to-the-ether-dome

OUPBLOG

By Colleen Manassa:

Writing historical fiction in New Kingdom Egypt
http://blog.oup.com/2014/01/historical-fiction-new-kingdom-egypt/

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ANIMAL BIO BANK

Dust to dust – the scientific analysis of debris samples removed from mummified remains
http://ancientegyptbiobank.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/dust-to-dust-the-scientific-analysis-of-debris-samples-removed-from-mummified-remains/

DEMONTHINGS - ANCIENT EGYPTIAN DEMONOLOGY PROJECT

By Dr. Kasia Szpakowska:

Ancient Egyptian Demonology course at Swansea University
http://www.demonthings.com/ancient-egyptian-demonology-course-at-swansea-university/

By Zuzi Bennett:

‘Order and Chaos’ Symposium at Swansea University: Call for Papers
http://www.demonthings.com/order-and-chaos-symposium-at-swansea-university-call-for-papers/

ACROSSBORDERS

By Giulia d'Ercole:

Excursion to Abri: comparing ancient and modern pottery traditions
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/excursion-to-abri-comparing-ancient-and-modern-pottery-traditions/

AMARA WEST PROJECT BLOG

By Barbara Chauvet:

Amara West 2014: First glimpses within another burial chamber (G244)
http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2014/01/17/amara-west-2014-first-glimpses-within-another-burial-chamber-g244/

By Anna Stevens, Delphine Driaux and Tomomi Fushiya:

Amara West 2014: week two of the desert survey
http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2014/01/19/amara-west-2014-week-two-of-the-desert-survey/