Wednesday Weekly # 43

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


POPULAR ARCHAEOLOGY

Archaeologists Uncover Lost Population of Ancient Amarna
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/archaeologists-uncover-lost-population-of-ancient-amarna

THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE

Open Access Journal: Birmingham Egyptology Journal
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2013/02/coming-soon-birmingham-egyptology-journa.html

HAIR AND DEATH IN ANCIENT EGYPT

by María Rosa Valdesogo:

Hair in Egyptian Art for Respect and Reverence in Women.
http://hairanddeathinancientegypt.com/2014/07/17/hair-in-egyptian-art-for-respect-and-reverence-in-women/

IN THE ARTIFACT LAB

New post by Molly Gleeson:

Wood ID
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2014/07/16/wood-id/

AL-AHRAM WEEKLY

By David Tresilian:

Myths of Cleopatra
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/6808/23/Myths-of-Cleopatra.aspx

TETISHERI

New post by Julia Thorne:

Opening day at the refurbished Garstang Museum
http://www.tetisheri.co.uk/blog/opening-day-at-the-refurbished-garstang-museum

PASTHORIZONS

70,000 Year-old African settlement unearthed
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/07/2014/70000-year-old-african-settlement-unearthed

TT184

International Conference - Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest 17th–19th July 2014
http://tt184en.blogspot.nl/2014/07/international-conference-museum-of-fine.html

DR. GARRY SHAW

Bolton Museum makes bid for £1.8m Egyptology wing
http://garryshawegypt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/bolton-museum-makes-bid-for-18m.html

BBC NEWS

Northampton Museum's Sekhemka statue in private hands
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-28428637

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM

Discovering Tutankhamun
http://www.ashmolean.org/exhibitions/discovertut/

THE ART NEWSPAPER

By Martin Bailey:

Ashmolean exhibition reveals the real curse of Tutankhamun
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Ashmolean-exhibition-reveals-the-real-curse-of-Tutankhamun/33322

IAE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION  OF EGYPTOLOGISTS

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF EGYPTOLOGISTS XI: FLORENCE, ITALY, AUGUST 23–30, 2015
http://www.iae-egyptology.org/

THE ATKINSON

Egyptians Brought Back to Life at The Atkinson
http://www.theatkinson.co.uk/2014/07/egyptians-brought-back-to-life-at-the-atkinson/