Wednesday Weekly # 48

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


ANSAMED

Italian-Spanish archeologists to launch dig into Luxor tomb
http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/nations/italy/2014/09/26/italian-spanish-archeologists-to-launch-dig-into-luxor-tomb_84835fad-db48-412a-baf2-51a4fc8cbe2e.html?idPhoto=1

AL-AHRAM WEEKLY

By Nevine El-Aref:

Al-Alamein site to re-open
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/7313/47/Al-Alamein-site-to-re-open.aspx

LIVESCIENCE

By Bahar Gholipour:

Egyptian Mummy's Brain Imprint Preserved in 'Peculiar' Case
http://www.livescience.com/48042-ancient-mummy-brain-vessels.html

THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE

The British Museum: Ancient Egypt and Sudan Library Acquisitions Lists
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2014/09/the-british-museum-ancient-egypt-and.html

Wilkinson Egyptology Series Online
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2014/09/wilkinson-egyptology-series-online.html

Egyptology Books and Articles in PDF Online
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2013/12/egyptology-books-and-articles-in-pdf.html

IN THE ARTIFACT LAB

More on Madame Rubinstein
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2014/09/24/more-on-madame-rubinstein/

EGYPTIANS

New post by Timothy Reid:

Gods and Myths of Ancient Egypt
http://tim-theegyptians.blogspot.nl/2014/09/gods-and-myths-of-ancient-egypt.html

MARIA ROSA VALDESOGO

The Ancient Egyptian Dead Breathes Thanks to “The Hand in the Mouth”.
http://www.mariarosavaldesogo.com/ancient-egyptian-dead-breathes-thanks-hand-mouth

AHRAM ONLINE

New discovery: Hair extensions are as old as ancient Egyptians
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/111606/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/New-discovery-Hair-extensions-are-as-old-as-ancien.aspx

Egypt's archaeological sites free for two days
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/111796/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egypts-archaeological-sites-free-for-two-days.aspx

AERA

By Mahmoud Nour-Eldin Mohammed, Illustration trainee:

Special guest
http://www.aeraweb.org/blog/special-guest/

By Dr. Giulio Lucarini, University of Cambridge, UK:

Making flour…and not only
http://www.aeraweb.org/blog/making-flour-and-not-only/

DAILY NEWS EGYPT

Abu Simbel Antiquities celebrates 46 years since temple’s rescue
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/09/24/abu-simbel-antiquities-celebrates-46-years-since-temples-rescue-2/

CALGARY SSEA

Lecture: The End of the 19th Dynasty and the 20th Dynasty

Date: 7:30 – 9:00 pm, 03-Oct-2014

Continuing our series on an overview of Egyptian history, the Calgary SSEA is proud to present a talk on the end of the 19th Dynasty and the 20th Dynasty.  With the passing of Ramesses II, Egypt appears to experienced some turmoil. The royal succession was contested in the Theban area with Sety II in the North and Amenmesse in the South.  Exactly how this conflict played out is hotly debated in Egyptology.  What is clear is that the 19th Dynasty ended with a new Dynasty in control.  Far from being a stable era, the 20th Dynasty kings had to contend with a fluctuating Nile, economic pressures and the threat of the Sea Peoples and Libyans attempting to make their way into Egypt.
http://www.calgaryssea.ca/2014/09/17/lecture-the-end-of-the-19th-dynasty-and-the-20th-dynasty/

EGYPT EXPLORATION SOCIETY

The Loss of Antiquities from Public Collections
http://www.ees.ac.uk/userfiles/file/Petrie%20Mus_EES%20The%20Loss%20of%20Antiquities%20from%20Public%20Collections(1).pdf

ACROSSBORDERS

By Arvi Korhonen:

“Groovy” stone objects from Pharaonic settlements
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/groovy-stone-objects-from-pharaonic-settlements/

AMARNA PROJECT

Amarna Project receives NEH grant
http://amarna-project.blogspot.nl/2014/09/amarna-project-receives-neh-grant.html

EL KURRU: A ROYAL CITY OF ANCIENT KUSH

The National Geographic film that will include footage of our season will be broadcast on PBS stations here in the United States beginning on October 1. Check local listings for "Black Pharaohs". DVDs will be available through National Geographic after that, and I assume the program will also be available for streaming, but that remains to be seen.
http://elkurrukush.blogspot.nl/2014/09/the-national-geographic-film-that-will.html

THE CAIRO POST

Free admission to museums and sites on World Tourism Day
http://thecairopost.com/news/125656/travel-antiquities/free-admission-to-museums-and-sites-on-world-tourism-day-damaty

Hibis Temple to be reopened for public in November
http://thecairopost.com/news/125720/travel-antiquities/hibis-temple-to-be-reopened-for-public-in-november-damaty

UNESCO seeks truth about alleged improper Step Pyramid renovation
http://thecairopost.com/news/125783/travel-antiquities/unesco-seeks-truth-about-alleged-improper-step-pyramid-renovation

Will Egypt’s latest attempt to regain Rosetta Stone work?
http://thecairopost.com/news/125826/travel-antiquities/will-egypts-latest-attempt-to-regain-rosetta-stone-work

Antiquities minister axes planned King Tut mummy move
http://thecairopost.com/news/125847/travel-antiquities/antiquities-minister-axes-planned-king-tut-mummy-move

Newly recovered stolen Egyptian artifacts on display at Egyptian Museum
http://thecairopost.com/news/125929/travel-antiquities/newly-recovered-stolen-egyptian-artifacts-on-display-at-egyptian-museum

PER STOREMYR ARCHAEOLOGY & CONSERVATION

The first reported prehistoric grinding stone quarry in the Egyptian Sahara (new paper)
http://per-storemyr.net/2014/09/29/the-first-reported-prehistoric-grinding-stone-quarry-in-the-egyptian-sahara-new-paper/

Fire on the rocks! New paper on firesetting in ancient Egyptian stone quarrying
http://per-storemyr.net/2014/09/30/fire-on-the-rocks-new-paper-on-firesetting-in-ancient-egyptian-stone-quarrying/

ANCIENT AVARIS

Avaris Is Alive! – Research In The Area R/III At Tell El-Dab'a
http://ancientavaris.wordpress.com/2014/09/28/avaris-lebt-forschungen-im-areal-riii-in-tell-el-daba-avaris-is-alive-research-in-the-area-riii-at-tell-el-daba/

EES IMBABA SURVEY

Back to the Wadi Gamal terraces!
http://imbaba.tumblr.com/post/98413610806/back-to-the-wadi-gamal-terraces

The end of a long hot summer?
http://imbaba.tumblr.com/post/98746749106/the-end-of-a-long-hot-summer

THE ELOQUENT PEASANT

Treasures from Harageh Tomb 72 at National Museums Scotland
http://www.eloquentpeasant.com/2014/09/26/treasures-from-harageh-tomb-72-at-national-museums-scotland/