Wednesday Weekly # 60

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

Tomb of Queen Khentakawess III

THE TELEGRAPH

The online battle for papyrus texts
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11314702/The-online-battle-for-papyrus-texts.html

HUFFINGTONPOST

Tomb Of Egyptian Queen Khentakawess III Discovered In Abusir
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/05/egyptian-queen-khentakawess-iii_n_6415000.html

THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE

Open Access Monograph Series: Les Cahiers «Égypte Nilotique et Méditérranéenne»
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2011/07/open-access-monographs-les-cahiers.html

Digital Papyri at Houghton Library
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2014/12/digital-papyri-at-houghton-library.html

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

P.Hawara: The Hawara Papyri
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2014/12/phawara-hawara-papyri.html

System zur Erfassung von Ritualszenen in Altägyptischen Tempeln (SERaT)
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2014/12/system-zur-erfassung-von-ritualszenen.html

Virtual Library on Ancient and Modern Egypt
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2010/11/virtual-library-on-ancient-and-modern.html

The Animal Mummy Database
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2012/01/animal-mummy-database.html

LUXOR TIMES

British Consul visits Amenhotep III colossi and hopes for more British tourists to come back to Luxor
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2014/12/british-consul-visits-amenhotep-iii.html

God's tomb discovered in Qurna
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2015/01/god-tomb-discovered-in-qurna.html

4500 years old tomb of unknown Ancient Egyptian Queen discovered
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2015/01/4500-years-old-tomb-of-unknown-ancient.html

Rock inscriptions and Sphinx discovered at Gebel El Silsila
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2015/01/rock-inscriptions-and-sphinx-discovered.html

EGYPTIANS

New post by Timothy Reid:

Egyptian Art
http://tim-theegyptians.blogspot.nl/2015/01/egyptian-art.html

IN THE ARTIFACT LAB

New posts by Molly Gleeson:

Analysis of the shabti box varnish
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2014/12/20/analysis-of-the-shabti-box-varnish/

Another new mummy in the lab
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2014/12/24/another-new-mummy-in-the-lab/

EGYPT AT THE MANCHESTER MUSEUM

Texts in Translation # 14: The stela of Ramose (Acc. no. 1759)
https://egyptmanchester.wordpress.com/2014/12/22/texts-in-translation-14-the-stela-of-ramose-acc-no-1759/

AHRAM ONLINE

Osiris tomb discovered in Luxor
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/119421/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Osiris-tomb-discovered-in-Luxor.aspx

Tomb of previously unknown pharaonic queen found in Egypt
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/119476/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Tomb-of-previously-unknown-pharaonic-queen-found-i.aspx

POPULAR ARCHAEOLOGY

Smithsonian Galleries Launch First Complete Digitized Collection for Public View
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/winter-01012015/article/smithsonian-galleries-launch-first-complete-digitized-collection-for-public-view

Archaeologists Investigate Early Urban Center Near Sea of Galilee
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/winter-01012015/article/archaeologists-investigate-early-urban-center-near-sea-of-galilee

THE EGYPTIAN HISTORY PODCAST

Episode 41: The Oasis

The Faiyum Oasis and Senuseret II.
http://egyptianhistorypodcast.com/episode-41-the-oasis

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ANIMAL BIO BANK

That’s all for this year!
https://ancientegyptbiobank.wordpress.com/2014/12/23/thats-all-for-this-year/

ACROSSBORDERS

AcrossBorders 2015: the fieldwork season approaches
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/acrossborders-2015-the-fieldwork-season-approaches/

Season 2015 in the Pharaonic town of Sai Island
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/season-2015-in-the-pharaonic-town-of-sai-island/

Back at SAV1 West: more mud bricks!
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/back-at-sav1-west-more-mud-bricks/

Negative walls and foundation trenches of Building A
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/negative-walls-and-foundation-trenches-of-building-a/

AMARA WEST PROJECT BLOG

By Neal Spencer, Keeper of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, British Museum:

Amara West 2015: the season approaches
http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2015/01/01/amara-west-2015-the-season-approaches/

Amara West 2015: how does a digging season start?
http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2015/01/04/amara-west-2015-how-does-a-digging-season-start/

THE CAIRO POST

New sound and light show debuts at Egyptian Museum
http://www.thecairopost.com/news/131171/travel-antiquities/new-sound-and-light-show-debuts-at-egyptian-museum

Bronze Age beads found in Denmark linked to Tutankhamen’s golden mask
http://www.thecairopost.com/news/131356/travel-antiquities/bronze-age-beads-found-in-denmark-linked-to-tutankhamens-golden-mask

Pharaonic rock carving of obelisks found in Gebel el Silsila quarry
http://www.thecairopost.com/news/132316/news/pharaonic-rock-carving-of-obelisks-found-in-gebel-el-silsila-quarry

NICKY VAN DE BEEK

Luxor survival guide
http://nickyvandebeek.com/2015/01/luxor-survival-guide/

ANCIENT AVARIS

Deal or no deal?
https://ancientavaris.wordpress.com/2014/12/26/deal-or-no-deal/

HARMAKIS

God's tomb discovered in Qurna
http://harmakis.net/en/archives/3316

Egyptian calendar
http://harmakis.net/en/archives/3325

The cement of Imhotep
http://harmakis.net/en/archives/3333

The Book of the Mummy of Zagreb
http://harmakis.net/en/archives/3343

The return Egyptologist: "I will do research in Italy"
http://harmakis.net/en/archives/3348

The letters of El-Amarna
http://harmakis.net/en/archives/3357

LIVESCIENCE

Tomb of Unknown Queen Discovered in Egypt
http://www.livescience.com/49317-unknown-egyptian-queen-tomb.html

ANCIENT ORIGINS

After Decades of Searching, the Causeway for the Great Pyramid of Egypt has been Found
http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/after-decades-searching-causeway-great-pyramid-egypt-has-been-found-002530

AL ARABIYA NEWS

Swedish diggers find rare Pharaonic relief in Egypt
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/art-and-culture/2015/01/06/Swedish-diggers-find-rare-Pharaonic-relief-in-Egypt.html