Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Wednesday Weekly # 72

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

LiveScience

BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY

4,200-Year-Old Egyptian Skeleton Shows Earliest Evidence of Breast Cancer

http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/4200-year-old-egyptian-skeleton-shows-earliest-evidence-of-breast-cancer/

THE WASHINGTON POST 


Ancient Egyptian skeleton shows signs of breast cancer

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/03/24/ancient-egyptian-skeleton-shows-signs-of-breast-cancer/

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL

Ancient Egyptian brewery found in downtown Tel Aviv
http://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-egyptian-brewery-found-in-downtown-tel-aviv/

THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE

Open Access Journal: The Antinoupolis Oracle: The Newsletter of the Antinoupolis Foundation
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2013/03/open-access-jurnal-antinoupolis-oracle.html

EGYPT CENTRE, SWANSEA

Easter, Onions and Sham el-Nessim
http://egyptcentre.blogspot.nl/2015/03/easter-onions-and-sham-el-nessim.html

AHRAM ONLINE

Turin Egyptian Museum gets overhaul of pharaonic proportions
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/126593/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Turin-Egyptian-Museum-gets-overhaul-of-pharaonic-p.aspx

Tutankhmun's chair is 'safe and sound', says museum official 
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/126175/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Tutankhmuns-chair-is-safe-and-sound,-says-museum-o.aspx

Sekhemka is to remain in the UK
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/126495/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Sekhemka-is-to-remain-in-the-UK.aspx

AL-AHRAM WEEKLY

Death of a pharaoh
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/10782/47/Death-of-a-pharaoh-.aspx

The madness named Tutankhamun
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/10785/47/The-madness-named-Tutankhamun.aspx

THE EGYPTIAN HISTORY PODCAST

Episode 45: The Book of Two Ways

Senuseret III (Part III): The Coffin Texts.
http://egyptianhistory.libsyn.com/episode-45-the-book-of-two-ways

CALGARY SSEA

Lecture: A Survey of Ancient Egyptian Art

Date: 7:30 – 9:00 pm, 10-Apr-2015

This lecture is meant to survey Egyptian art’s basic principles.  By studying the cannons of proportion, composition style and mediums of representation, it is hoped that the attendees will have a greater appreciation of Egyptian art and its influence on some of today’s architecture and artistic styles.
http://www.calgaryssea.ca/2015/03/28/lecture-a-survey-of-ancient-egyptian-art/

ACROSSBORDERS

AcrossBorders on the move…
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/acrossborders-on-the-move/

FACES & VOICES

From Egypt to London: looting in Antinoupolis (el Sheikh ‘Abadah)
https://facesandvoices.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/from-egypt-to-london-looting-in-antinoupolis-el-sheikh-abadah/

EL KURRU: A ROYAL CITY OF ANCIENT KUSH

End-of-Season: The pyramid burial chamber
http://elkurrukush.blogspot.nl/2015/03/between-hectic-work-at-endof-season-and.html

Our team
http://elkurrukush.blogspot.nl/2015/03/our-team.html

Excavating a Pyramid (film clip)
http://elkurrukush.blogspot.nl/2015/03/excavating-pyramid.html

NOW AT THE MET

Intern Spotlight: Ibrahim Mohamed Ali's Work in Photograph Conservation
http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/now-at-the-met/2015/intern-spotlight-ibrahim-mohamed-ali

GARSTANG MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY

Rome Through The Eyes Of Meroë: An Enemy Trampled Underfoot
https://garstangmuseum.wordpress.com/2015/03/26/rome-through-the-eyes-of-meroe-an-enemy-trampled-underfoot/

EES IMBABA SURVEY

Wadi Gamal the Final Few Days to 13th March 2015
http://imbaba.tumblr.com/post/114571110891/wadi-gamal-the-final-few-days-to-13th-march-2015

HARMAKIS

Evidenced in Egypt: the oldest breast cancer in the world
http://harmakis.net/en/archives/3584

NILE MAGAZINE

An Ancient Egyptian Woman's Crowning Glory
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/latest-stories/2015/3/26/an-ancient-egyptian-womans-crowning-glory

Everybody Wants A Pyramid View
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/latest-stories/2015/3/30/everybody-wants-a-pyramid-view

Sekhemka Stays - For Now
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/latest-stories/2015/3/31/sekhemka-stays-for-now

THE CAIRO POST

Earliest evidence of breast cancer found in ancient Egyptian skeleton
http://www.thecairopost.com/news/143440/culture/earliest-evidence-of-breast-cancer-found-in-ancient-egyptian-skeleton

Party like it’s 3000 BC: Egyptian beer vessels unearthed in Tel Aviv
http://www.thecairopost.com/news/143906/culture/party-like-its-3000-bc-egyptian-beer-vessels-unearthed-in-tel-aviv

UK Government issues Export Ban on Sekhemka Statue
http://www.thecairopost.com/news/144228/topnews/uk-government-issues-export-ban-on-sekhemka-statue

AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN EGYPT

USAID Grant Award
http://www.arce.org/news/2015/03/u157/usaid-grant-award

LIVESCIENCE

Egyptians Brewed Beer in Tel Aviv 5,000 Years Ago
http://www.livescience.com/50300-egyptians-brewed-beer-in-tel-aviv.html

Shocking Discovery: Egypt's 'Mona Lisa' May Be a Fake
http://www.livescience.com/50309-egyptian-mona-lisa-may-be-fake.html

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Ancient Egyptian Brewery Unearthed In Tel Aviv
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/31/ancient-egyptian-brewery_n_6977074.html?utm_hp_ref=science


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