Wednesday Weekly # 33

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


AHRAM ONLINE

By Nevine El-Aref:

Ramesside tomb of Egypt's royal ambasador discovered at Saqqara
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/100797/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Ramesside-tomb-of-Egypts-royal-ambasador-discovere.aspx

Recovered antiquities go on display at Egyptian Museum
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/44/100905/Heritage/Museums/Recovered-antiquities-go-on-display-at-Egyptian-Mu.aspx

Antiquities theft foiled in Giza
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/101187/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Antiquities-theft-foiled-in-Giza.aspx

LIVESCIENCE

By Alexander Hellemans:

What Did Ancient Egyptians Really Eat?
http://www.livescience.com/45450-what-did-ancient-egyptians-really-eat.html

By Rossella Lorenzi:

Mummified Fetus Found in Tiny Ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus
http://www.livescience.com/45564-mummified-fetus-found-in-tiny-ancient-egyptian-sarcophagus.html

THE TELEGRAPH

By Robert Mendick:

Uncovered, the pharaohs’ child star
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10822100/Uncovered-the-pharaohs-child-star.html?utm_content=buffer7405c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

THE BRITISH MUSEUM

Ancient Lives
http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/ancient_lives.aspx

THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE

The Nile Delta as a centre of cultural interactions with Upper Egypt and the Southern Levant in 4th millennium BC
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2014/05/the-nile-delta-as-centre-of-cultural.html

EGYPTIAN'S

New posts by Timothy Reid:

Challenge of the Great Pyramid
http://tim-theegyptians.blogspot.nl/2014/05/challenge-of-great-pyramid.html

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin: Spring 1979
http://tim-theegyptians.blogspot.nl/2014/05/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-bulletin.html

IN THE ARTIFACT LAB

By Molly Gleeson:

Peptide Mass Fingerprinting (PMF)
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2014/05/09/peptide-mass-fingerprinting-pmf/

LUXOR TIMES

Exclusive photos: Egyptian antiquities to be returned to Egypt by a British court order
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2014/05/exclusive-photos-egyptian-antiquities.html

Ramesside Minister of Foreign Affairs tomb discovered in Sakkara
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2014/05/ramesside-minister-of-foreign-affairs.html

AERA WEB

New blogpost by Claire Malleson:

In search of seeds!
http://www.aeraweb.org/blog/in-search-of-seeds/

THE EGYPTIAN HISTORY PODCAST

Episode 28: The King in the North

Montuhotep II (Part II)
http://egyptianhistory.libsyn.com/episode-28-the-king-in-the-north

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ANIMAL BIO BANK

New museums, ‘new’ mummies and new opportunities
http://ancientegyptbiobank.wordpress.com/2014/05/09/new-museums-new-mummies-and-new-opportunities/

DEMONTHINGS - ANCIENT EGYPTIAN DEMONOLOGY PROJECT

By Zuzi Bennett:

What is an ancient Egyptian demon?
http://www.demonthings.com/what-is-an-ancient-egyptian-demon/

ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA

Bioarcheological Field School at Amarna, Egypt

Location: Amarna, Egypt

Season Dates: May 11, 2015 - June 12, 2015

Application Deadline: August 1, 2014

Project Description

This field school provides the opportunity to spend full-time conducting comprehensive analysis of the excellently preserved skeletons excavated each year from the Commoners’ cemetery at Tell el-Amarna.
http://www.archaeological.org/fieldwork/afob/2098

THE GLEN DASH FOUNDATION BLOG

Explore the Mystery of the Pyramid Diagonal: An Experiment You Can Do at Home
http://glendash.com/blog/2014/05/10/explore-the-mystery-of-the-pyramid-diagonal-an-experiment-you-can-do-at-home/

KELSEY MUSEUM

By Brittany Dolph:

Analyzing an Egyptian Textile Fiber
https://kelseymuseum.wordpress.com/2014/05/12/analyzing-an-egyptian-textile-fiber/

SOUTH ASASIF CONSERVATION PROJECT BLOG

Week 1 – Opening
http://southasasif.wordpress.com/2014/05/10/week-1-opening/

NEWS OK

Interview: World-famous Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass brings his U.S. lecture tour Wednesday to Oklahoma City
http://newsok.com/interview-world-famous-egyptian-archaeologist-zahi-hawass-brings-his-u.s.-lecture-tour-wednesday-to-oklahoma-city/article/4748617?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co