Wednesday Weekly # 75

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

Brooklyn Museum

LUXOR TIMES

Thutmose IV relief to be repatriated to Egypt
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2015/04/thutmose-iv-relief-to-be-repatriated-to.html

The white wall of Egypt's oldest capital discovered by Russian archaeologists
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2015/04/the-white-wall-of-egypt-oldest-capital.html

123 artefacts to be repatriated to Egypt from USA
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2015/04/123-artefacts-to-be-repatriated-to.html

British archaeologists discovered an Old Kingdom Mastaba in Delta
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2015/04/british-archaeologists-discovered-old.html

IN THE ARTIFACT LAB

Meet Nespekashuti
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2015/04/16/meet-nespekashuti/

EGYPT CENTRE, SWANSEA

Hatshepsut, drunkenness, sexuality and faience balls
http://egyptcentre.blogspot.nl/2015/04/hatshepsut-drunkenness-sexuality-and.html

ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE

Fragments of the Ancient Wall of Memphis Found
http://www.archaeology.org/news/3219-150420-egypt-memphis-wall

Old Kingdom Mastaba Found in Quesna

http://www.archaeology.org/news/3225-150421-egypt-quesna-serekh

The Cult of Amun

http://www.archaeology.org/issues/174-1505/features/3146-sudan-nubia-dangeil-cult-of-amun-ra

AHRAM ONLINE

The first tomb of King Kha-Ba discovered in the Nile Delta

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/128164/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/The-first-tomb-of-King-KhaBa-discovered-in-the-Nil.aspx

123 stolen artefacts to return to Egypt

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/128109/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/-stolen-artefacts-to-return-to-Egypt.aspx

AERA

The 10th anniversary of the AERA field school

http://www.aeraweb.org/blog/the-10th-anniversary-of-the-aera-field-school/

CALGARY SSEA

Lecture: Tomb Contents of New Kingdom Ancient Egypt

Date: 7:30 – 9:00 pm, 01-May-2015

Through this lecture, the audience will gain a greater appreciation for funerary practices during the New Kingdom and attain a visual library to recognize the variety of tomb equipment displayed in today’s museums.

http://www.calgaryssea.ca/2015/04/20/lecture-tomb-contents-of-new-kingdom-ancient-egypt/

ASOR BLOG

Green Pigments: Exploring Changes in the Egyptian Pigment Palette [VIDEO]

http://asorblog.org/2015/04/16/green-pigments-exploring-changes-in-the-egyptian-pigment-palette-video/

BEYONDBONES

Discover new secrets of ancient Egypt with guest lecturers

http://blog.hmns.org/2015/04/discover-new-secrets-of-ancient-egypt-with-guest-lecturers/

BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY

Chapel of King Nectanebo I Uncovered in Ancient Heliopolis, Egypt

http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/chapel-king-nectanebo-i-ancient-heliopolis-egypt/

BROOKLYN MUSEUM

Before the golden masks of Egyptian royal mummies

http://brooklynmuseum.tumblr.com/post/116730599724/before-the-golden-masks-of-egyptian-royal-mummies

DR. ZAHI HAWASS

Rare 3rd Dynasty Mastaba Found in Quesna

http://www.drhawass.com/wp/rare-3rd-dynasty-mastaba-found-in-quesna/

A Trip to Saudi Arabia

http://www.drhawass.com/wp/a-trip-to-saudi-arabia/

LIVERPOOL MUSEUMS BLOG

Conserving Egyptian animal mummies

http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/2015/04/conserving-egyptian-animal-mummies/

THE CAIRO POST

Briton gives up 3,300 year-old ancient Egyptian artifact

http://www.thecairopost.com/news/146387/culture/briton-gives-up-3300-year-old-ancient-egyptian-artifact

Ruins of Egypt’s most ancient capital of Memphis unearthed

http://www.thecairopost.com/news/146654/culture/ruins-of-egypts-most-ancient-capital-of-memphis-unearthed

4,600 year-old tomb of Pharaoh unearthed in Delta

http://www.thecairopost.com/news/147074/topnews/4600-year-old-tomb-of-pharaoh-unearthed-in-delta

EGYPT EXPLORATION SOCIETY

Old Kingdom mastaba found in the Delta

http://ees.ac.uk/news/index.html

London Seminar: Delta Discoveries

Start Time: Saturday, 6th June 2015, 10:30 am

End Time: Saturday, 6th June 2015, 4:30 pm

Location: The Egypt Exploration Society

Building on the success of the fourth biennial Delta Workshop to be held in Cairo in March 2015, this seminar will bring the Society's dig directors from the Delta to London to discuss recent discoveries and future prospects, as well as a look back at the Society's long history of exploration in the northern most reaches of the Nile valley.

http://ees.ac.uk/events/index/368.html

New internship opportunity at the EES

http://ees.ac.uk/news/index/307.html

LIVESCIENCE

Ancient Hangover Cure Discovered in Greek Texts

http://www.livescience.com/50544-ancient-hangover-cure-discovered.html