Wednesday Weekly # 51

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


LIVESCIENCE

King Tut's Health: New Mummy Scans Refute Old Diagnosis of Pharaohs
http://www.livescience.com/48369-egyptian-mummy-pharaohs-had-back-disorder.html?adbid=10152338274571761&adbpl=fb&adbpr=30478646760&cmpid=514627_20141021_34124057

SUN SENTINEL

Doctors think mummy died of appendicitis
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-mummy-death-cause-20141016-story.html

THE INDEPENDENT

King Tutankhamun did not die in chariot crash, virtual autopsy reveals
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/king-tutankhamun-did-not-die-in-chariot-crash-virtual-autopsy-reveals-9806586.html

THE GUARDIAN

Tutankhamun does not deserve this 21st-century desecration
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/21/tutankhamun-desecration-computer-scan-images-pharoah-archaeological

MARIA ROSA VALDESOGO

Requirements of Professional Mourners in Ancient Egypt.
http://www.mariarosavaldesogo.com/requirements-professional-mourners-ancient-egypt/

LUXOR TIMES

"Egypt Sunken Secrets" exhibition will be touring 3 European capitals
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2014/10/egypts-sunken-secrets-exhibition-will.html

AHRAM ONLINE

Greco-Roman museum in Alexandria to undergo restoration
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/44/113497/Heritage/Museums/GrecoRoman-museum-in-Alexandria-to-undergo-restora.aspx

A collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts recovered from London
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/113538/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/A-collection-of-ancient-Egyptian-artefacts-recover.aspx

THE EGYPTIAN HISTORY PODCAST

Episode 37: Imperial Projects

Senuseret I (Part IV) and the Gold of Nubia.
http://egyptianhistorypodcast.com/episode-37-imperial-projects

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ANIMAL BIO BANK

It’s a wrap!
http://ancientegyptbiobank.wordpress.com/2014/10/20/its-a-wrap/

BIOGRAPHILE

Hatshepsut’s Egypt: Modern Lessons on Feminism from an Ancient Pharaoh
http://www.biographile.com/hatshepsuts-egypt-modern-lessons-on-feminism-from-an-ancient-pharaoh/36817/

PAST HORIZONS

Conserving by copying: 3D Printing Tutankhamun’s Tomb
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/10/2014/conserving-by-copying-3d-printing-tutankhamuns-tomb

ACROSSBORDERS

New post by Julia Budka:

With kith and kin…
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/with-kith-and-kin/

THE CAIRO POST

'Egypt’s Sunken Treasures’ exhibit to tour Europe starting in December
http://thecairopost.com/news/127091/travel-antiquities/egypts-sunken-treasures-exhibit-to-tour-europe-starting-in-december

Metropolitan Museum of Art rescues 36 Egyptian artifacts from auction
http://thecairopost.com/news/127183/travel-antiquities/metropolitan-museum-of-art-rescues-36-egyptian-artifacts-from-auction

Egypt recovers 15 stolen artifacts from U.K. auctions
http://thecairopost.com/news/127426/travel-antiquities/egypt-recovers-15-stolen-artifacts-from-u-k-auctions