Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Wednesday Weekly # 26

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


BBC NEWS


By Neil Bowdler:


The digital unwrapping of the Egyptian priest Neswaiu

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26664927

Digitally unwrapping an Egyptian mummy

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26649968

THE INDEPENDENT


By FARAH NAYERI:


The Nile: Downriver through Egypt's Past and Present by Toby Wilkinson

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-nile-downriver-through-egypts-past-and-present-by-toby-wilkinson-9206121.html

AL-AHRAM WEEKLY


By Samia Fakhry:


Restoration of Khufu’s boat

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/5736/47/Restoration-of-Khufu%E2%80%99s-boat.aspx

MAIL ONLINE


Archaeologists unveil two centuries-old pharaoh Amenhotep III statues in Egypt

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2587827/Travel-news-Archaeologists-unveil-two-new-pharaoh-Amenhotep-III-statues-Egypt.html

THE BOLTON NEWS


£1 million bid to 'build' a pharaoh's tomb in Bolton

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/11094504.__1_million_bid_to__build__a_pharoah_s_tomb/?ref=var_0

IN THE ARTIFACT LAB


The jar is gone !

http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2014/03/24/the-jar-is-gone/

LUXOR TIMES


The Czech mission discovers an Old Kingdom mummy in Abu Sir

http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2014/03/the-czech-mission-discovers-old-kingdom.html

29 Byzantine gold coins found in Deir El Bakhit in Luxor

http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2014/03/29-gold-byzantine-coin-found-in-deir-el.html

Another tomb will be open for public in Deir El Medina

http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2014/03/another-tomb-will-be-open-for-public-in.html

Minister of Antiquities decides to move King Tut facsimile to GEM in 2015

http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2014/03/minister-of-antiquities-decides-to-move.html

THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE


New blogentries:


Online Photographs: Breasted's 1919-1920 Expedition to the Near East

http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2010/05/new-born-digital-publication-from.html

Open Access Journal: The Ostracon: The Journal of the Egyptian Study Society

http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2012/11/open-access-journal-ostracon.html

EGYPT AT THE MANCHESTER MUSEUM


Amelia B. Edwards – A Thousand Miles up the Nile

http://egyptmanchester.wordpress.com/2014/03/23/amelia-b-edwards-a-thousand-miles-up-the-nile/

EGYPTIAN'S


By Timothy Reid:


Discovery of the Mummy of Ramses I

http://tim-theegyptians.blogspot.nl/2014/03/discovery-of-mummy-of-ramses-i.html

HAIR AND DEATH IN ANCIENT EGYPT


by María Rosa Valdesogo:


The Egyptian Verbs for “Disheveling Hair”

http://hairanddeathinancientegypt.com/2014/03/25/the-egyptian-verbs-for-disheveling-hair/

UCL INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY


Egyptian glass of the first millennium AD: an archaeological and scientific approach

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/calendar/articles/20140327c

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ANIMAL BIO BANK


Vatican visit for the Bio Bank team

http://ancientegyptbiobank.wordpress.com/2014/03/25/vatican-visit-for-the-bio-bank-team/

EGYPT CENTRE, SWANSEA


Science, Technology and Innovation

http://egyptcentre.blogspot.nl/2014/03/sceince-technology-and-innovation.html

AHRAM ONLINE


By Nevine El-Aref:


Skeleton from 5th ancient Egyptian dynasty found in Abusir

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/97465/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Skeleton-from-th-ancient-Egyptian-dynasty-found-in.aspx

AERA


By Hanan Mahmoud (MSA archaeologist):


Fighting For Archeology – The Silo Building Complex

http://www.aeraweb.org/blog/fighting-for-archeology-the-silo-building-complex/

LIVESCIENCE


By Owen Jarus:


Roman Emperor Dressed As Egyptian Pharaoh in Newfound Carving

http://www.livescience.com/44350-carving-shows-roman-emperor-dressed-as-egyptian-pharaoh.html

By Megan Gannon:


Egyptian Grape Guard's Ancient Contract Decoded

http://www.livescience.com/44321-egyptian-grape-guard-ancient-contract.html

DAILY NEWS EGYPT


Two more colossal pharaoh statues unveiled in Egypt

http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/03/25/two-colossal-pharaoh-statues-unveiled-egypt/

THE EGYPTIAN HISTORY PODCAST


Episode XXVI: The Fire Rises

http://egyptianhistory.libsyn.com/episode-xxvi-the-fire-rises

UCL MUSEUMS & COLLECTIONS BLOG


By Alice E Stevenson:


Pottery Project Guest Blog: The Enigmatic Fish Dishes of the Petrie Museum

http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2014/03/21/pottery-project-guest-blog-the-enigmatic-fish-dishes-of-the-petrie-museum/

CALGARY SSEA


Lecture: Ramesses II and the 19th Dynasty


Date: 7:30 – 9:00 pm, 04-Apr-2014


Description:


The 19th Dynasty in ancient Egypt was a period of great strength.  During the foundation of this dynasty, Egypt would extend its influence to its greatest extent into the Levant.  With large reserves of wealth, large architectural projects would be constructed that come to rival the pyramids in their size and splendor.  Through this lecture, we will discuss the general political developments and take a close look at the artistic works that characterize the period.

http://www.calgaryssea.ca/2014/03/24/lecture-ramesses-ii-and-the-19th-dynasty/

GEBEL EL SILSILA SURVEY PROJECT


Three weeks in

http://gebelelsilsilaepigraphicsurveyproject.blogspot.nl/2014/03/three-weeks-in.html

EGYPTOLOGICAL


By Kate Gingell:


Photographing the Past – The Gaddis Legacy

http://egyptological.com/2014/03/20/photographing-the-past-the-gaddis-legacy-12088

DEMONTHINGS - ANCIENT EGYPTIAN DEMONOLOGY PROJECT


‘What’s in a name? Demonic names in the Book of Two Ways’ lecture by Zuzanna Bennett


The Demonology Project’s Zuzanna Bennett will be giving a lecture as part of the Friends of the Egypt Centre lecture series. 


The ancient Egyptians came into contact with a wide range of supernatural beings in daily life and in the afterlife, some of which are described in the texts and images decorating the coffins of the Middle Kingdom. This lecture will examine the demonic beings encountered in a section of the Coffin Textsknown as the Book of Two Ways, focusing on their varied and often terrifying names, which range from ‘He whose face and tongue are dreadful’ to ‘Aggressive one’.

http://www.demonthings.com/whats-in-a-name-demonic-names-in-the-book-of-two-ways-lecture-by-zuzanna-bennett/

ACROSSBORDERS

New post by Huda Magzoub: 


Two months at the archaeological site of Sai Island

http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/two-months-at-the-archaeological-site-of-sai-island/

ASOR BLOG


Gender, Identity and Memory in The Mortuary Practices of Elite Women in Eighth-Sixth Century BCE Egypt

http://asorblog.org/?p=7073

AMARA WEST PROJECT BLOG


Amara West 2014: winding down in (or under) house E13.5

http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2014/03/19/amara-west-2014-winding-down-in-or-under-house-e13-5/

Amara West 2014: changing spaces (again) in E13.17

http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2014/03/20/amara-west-2014-changing-spaces-again-in-e13-17/

EL KURRU: A ROYAL CITY OF ANCIENT KUSH


Conservation in action!

http://elkurrukush.blogspot.nl/2014/03/conservation-in-action.html

How tall was this pyramid (answers)

http://elkurrukush.blogspot.nl/2014/03/how-tall-was-this-pyramid-answers.html

EES DELTA SURVEY


Visit to Buweib in the sun!

http://deltasurvey.tumblr.com/post/80073739496/visit-to-buweib-in-the-sun

Almost ready to start work.

http://deltasurvey.tumblr.com/post/80276074782/almost-ready-to-start-work

First day of work at Tell Buweib

http://deltasurvey.tumblr.com/post/80361752732/first-day-of-work-at-tell-buweib

In search of a foundation level for the Buweib temple

http://deltasurvey.tumblr.com/post/80593365384/in-search-of-a-foundation-level-for-the-buweib-temple

KRISTIAN STRUTT


Theban Waterscapes and Harbours Survey THaWS 2014 – Measure for Measure

http://kdstrutt.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/theban-waterscapes-and-harbours-survey-thaws-2014-measure-for-measure/

HARVARD SEMITIC MUSEUM

A Free Public Lecture by  
Dr. Josef Wegner

"The Discovery of Pharaoh Senebkay: Shedding Light on a Lost Egyptian Kingdom"

Monday, March 31at 6:00-7:00 
Fong Auditorium
Boylston Hall

Dr. Josef Wegner will discuss his recent excavation of the tomb of previously-unknown ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Woseribre Senebkay at South Abydos. This discovery by Wegner and his team from the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia) in cooperation with Egypt’s Ministry of State for Antiquities provides the first material confirmation of a forgotten “Abydos Dynasty” (ca. 1650–1600 BCE).  
http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dc1cecdd7390e6c41757db711&id=151e0c9bc6

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