By Garry Shaw for Apollo Magazine
Often, exhibitions of ancient Egyptian artefacts divide their galleries into objects of ‘daily life’ and those associated with ‘burial and the afterlife’, despite most of the objects deriving from the excavation of burials, and the majority of these having been used in life. The Egyptians themselves would probably have been bemused by this division; to them, death was a transition to a different state of being, where life continued. True death only occurred following the judgement by Osiris, king of the blessed dead, when a person could be sentenced to obliteration. To some degree then, preparation for death was a bit like considering what to pack for a move abroad; many of the items used in life would be just as useful in the beyond.
Nevertheless, throughout the Pharaonic Period (3030–332 BC) – the timeframe usually covered by ‘ancient Egypt’ – certain objects specifically associated with death and the rituals necessary for continued survival, such as coffins, had to be specially produced. This is why today, thousands of Egyptian coffins can be found in museums across the world – they are a staple of any collection, and along with mummies, are what museum-goers expect to see. Whether box-like or anthropoid, their wooden surfaces painted with images in striking colours of unusual deities and hieroglyphs, coffins represent ancient Egypt, symbolise it, and in turn, reinforce the popular cliché that the ancient Egyptians were a civilisation obsessed with death – a cliché often countered by Egyptologists, who insist that the Egyptians dedicated so much time to preparing for death because they loved life and feared its end.
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Egyptian Middle Kingdom tomb discovered at El-Lisht
The tomb of King Senosert I’s stamp bearer was discovered at the El-Lisht archaeological site in the Dahshur necropolis
By Nevine El-Aref , Tuesday 23 Feb 2016
An Egyptian-American mission from Alabama University has stumbled upon a very well preserved tomb of King Senosert I’s stamp bearer while conducting cleaning work in an area south of King Senosert I’s pyramid.
Mohamed Youssef, director of the Dahshur archaeological site, told Ahram Online that the tomb is dated to the 12th dynasty during the reign of the Middle Kingdom King Senosert I.
The tomb is carved in the bedrock of the necropolis and has a mud brick ramp. The walls of the tomb are engraved with scenes depicting the deceased at work in front of deities and in different position with his family. Excavation work is now in full swing to know more about the tomb and the deceased.
Sarah Parcak, director of the archaeological mission from Alabama University, said that the mission is now training a number of Egyptian archaeologists on the new techniques and methods used in the documentation and preservation of antiquities, as well as using satellites in safeguarding the archaeological sites.
El-Lisht is the site of the Middle Kingdom necropolis for royals and elites. It includes the two pyramids of kings Amenemhat I and Senusret I, which are surrounded with smaller pyramids of members of the royal family, as well as many mastaba tombs of top governmental officials.
Source: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/188325/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egyptian-Middle-Kingdom-tomb-discovered-at-ElLisht.aspx
By Nevine El-Aref , Tuesday 23 Feb 2016
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| (courtesy of the ministry of antiquities) |
Mohamed Youssef, director of the Dahshur archaeological site, told Ahram Online that the tomb is dated to the 12th dynasty during the reign of the Middle Kingdom King Senosert I.
The tomb is carved in the bedrock of the necropolis and has a mud brick ramp. The walls of the tomb are engraved with scenes depicting the deceased at work in front of deities and in different position with his family. Excavation work is now in full swing to know more about the tomb and the deceased.
Sarah Parcak, director of the archaeological mission from Alabama University, said that the mission is now training a number of Egyptian archaeologists on the new techniques and methods used in the documentation and preservation of antiquities, as well as using satellites in safeguarding the archaeological sites.
El-Lisht is the site of the Middle Kingdom necropolis for royals and elites. It includes the two pyramids of kings Amenemhat I and Senusret I, which are surrounded with smaller pyramids of members of the royal family, as well as many mastaba tombs of top governmental officials.
Source: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/188325/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egyptian-Middle-Kingdom-tomb-discovered-at-ElLisht.aspx
Saturday, February 20, 2016
See the World’s Oldest Dress
A 5,000-year-old Egyptian garment provides a glimpse into the fashions of yester-yester-yesteryear.
By Traci Watson
PUBLISHED THU FEB 18
There’s vintage, and then there’s vintage.
New tests show that a linen dress found in an Egyptian tomb dates back more than 5,000 years, making it the oldest woven garment yet found. Beautifully stitched and pleated, it signals the complexity and wealth of the ancient society that produced it.
The garment, known as the Tarkhan dress, is a find of surpassing rarity. Few pieces of early clothing, which was made from plant fibers or animal skins, escaped disintegration. Textiles recovered from archaeological sites are generally no older than 2,000 years, says Alice Stevenson, curator of London’s Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and an author of a new study in the journal Antiquity about the dress’s age.
A handful of garments of similar age have survived to the present day, but those were simply wrapped or draped around the body. The Tarkhan dress, on the other hand, is ancient haute couture. With its tailored sleeves, V-neck, and narrow pleats, it would look perfectly at home in a modern department store.
By Traci Watson
PUBLISHED THU FEB 18
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| Photograph courtesy Petrie Museum Of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London |
New tests show that a linen dress found in an Egyptian tomb dates back more than 5,000 years, making it the oldest woven garment yet found. Beautifully stitched and pleated, it signals the complexity and wealth of the ancient society that produced it.
The garment, known as the Tarkhan dress, is a find of surpassing rarity. Few pieces of early clothing, which was made from plant fibers or animal skins, escaped disintegration. Textiles recovered from archaeological sites are generally no older than 2,000 years, says Alice Stevenson, curator of London’s Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and an author of a new study in the journal Antiquity about the dress’s age.
A handful of garments of similar age have survived to the present day, but those were simply wrapped or draped around the body. The Tarkhan dress, on the other hand, is ancient haute couture. With its tailored sleeves, V-neck, and narrow pleats, it would look perfectly at home in a modern department store.
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Revelations in the Valley of the Kings: what has been found since King Tut’s coffin?
The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun nearly a century ago was far from the end of archaeological revelations in Egypt’s famed royal cemetery. Aidan Dodson explores the treasures that have been unearthed since Howard Carter located King Tut’s golden coffin.
Even with its hordes of tourists, the Valley of the Kings still retains the aura of the magical machine in which the pharaohs went to join the gods. Work continues on tombs, and discoveries are made all the time, yet at various stages during the 20th century archaeologists believed that the valley’s treasures had all been found.
In 1932 Howard Carter completed his decade of work on Tutankhamun’s tomb. Excavations had been ongoing in the valley since the Paduan explorer Giovanni Belzoni found the tombs of kings Ay, Ramesses I and Sethy I (late 14th and early 13th centuries BC) in 1816–17, thus adding to the dozen or so sepulchres that had lain open since antiquity. On his return to Europe, Belzoni had declared that, in his “firm opinion… there are no more [tombs] than are now known”.
Undeterred, Victor Loret, head of the Egyptian Antiquities Service, found more royal and non-royal tombs in 1898. Between 1902 and 1912, American lawyer Theodore Davis uncovered more tombs of kings, their families and officials; he then echoed Belzoni: “I fear that the Valley of the Kings is now exhausted.”
Even with its hordes of tourists, the Valley of the Kings still retains the aura of the magical machine in which the pharaohs went to join the gods. Work continues on tombs, and discoveries are made all the time, yet at various stages during the 20th century archaeologists believed that the valley’s treasures had all been found.
In 1932 Howard Carter completed his decade of work on Tutankhamun’s tomb. Excavations had been ongoing in the valley since the Paduan explorer Giovanni Belzoni found the tombs of kings Ay, Ramesses I and Sethy I (late 14th and early 13th centuries BC) in 1816–17, thus adding to the dozen or so sepulchres that had lain open since antiquity. On his return to Europe, Belzoni had declared that, in his “firm opinion… there are no more [tombs] than are now known”.
Undeterred, Victor Loret, head of the Egyptian Antiquities Service, found more royal and non-royal tombs in 1898. Between 1902 and 1912, American lawyer Theodore Davis uncovered more tombs of kings, their families and officials; he then echoed Belzoni: “I fear that the Valley of the Kings is now exhausted.”
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Wednesday Weekly # 105
Welcome to the Wednesday Weekly, your weekly dose of links to Egyptology news, articles, blogs, events and more!
THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE
Coptic Scriptorium
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2014/12/coptic-scriptorium.html
Projekt/Project Naga
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/02/projektproject-naga.html
Archives du Cfeetk (Centre Franco-Égyptien d’Étude des Temples de Karnak)
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/02/archives-du-cfeetk-centre-franco.html
IN THE ARTIFACT LAB
Out with the old, in with the…old
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2016/02/16/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-old/
BRITISH MUSEUM BLOG
Sharp of teeth: crocodiles in the ancient Sahara
http://blog.britishmuseum.org/2016/02/16/sharp-of-teeth-crocodiles-in-the-ancient-sahara/
EGYPT CENTRE, SWANSEA
Marble Footprint. Guest blog by a child volunteer
http://egyptcentre.blogspot.nl/2016/02/marble-footprint-guest-blog-by-child.html
ACROSSBORDERS
End of Sai Island New Kingdom town season 2016
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/end-of-sai-island-new-kingdom-town-season-2016/
Official start of the cemetery season 2016
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/official-start-of-the-cemetery-season-2016/
Gold working and quarrying in Nubia – some new perspectives
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/gold-working-and-quarrying-in-nubia-some-new-perspectives/
AMARA WEST PROJECT BLOG
Amara West 2016: conservation challenges
http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2016/02/13/amara-west-2016-conservation-challenges/
AMARNA PROJECT
Grant from the Aurelius Trust
http://amarna-project.blogspot.nl/2016/02/grant-from-aurelius-trust.html
BROOKLYN MUSEUM
Flaubert in Egypt: A Sensibility on Tour
http://brooklynmuseum.tumblr.com/post/139114583846/so-long-as-there-is-gold-underneath-who-cares
Dig Diary, Feb. 14:
http://brooklynmuseum.tumblr.com/post/139300595029/dig-diary-feb-14-the-hot-air-balloons-usually
“Who was Nespeqashuty and how did part of his tomb end up in Brooklyn?”
http://brooklynmuseum.tumblr.com/post/139483456220/who-was-nespeqashuty-and-how-did-part-of-his-tomb
UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN
Week 4 : 31 January – 6 February
http://www.instituten.leidenuniv.nl/nvic/onderwijs/egyptisch/archeojournaal-nvic.html#week-4--31-january--6-february
Week 5 : 7 - 13 February
http://www.institutes.leiden.edu/nvic/education/egyptian/archeojourn-nvic.html#week-5--7--13-february
EGYPT AT THE MANCHESTER MUSEUM
Object biography #20: A baboon of Iuwlot (Acc. no. 1785)
https://egyptmanchester.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/object-biography-20-a-baboon-of-iuwlot-acc-no-1785/
After Hours event 25/02/16: A mummy re-rolling
https://egyptmanchester.wordpress.com/2016/02/16/after-hours-event-250216-a-mummy-re-rolling/
AHRAM ONLINE
Investigations on in disappearence of 157 artefacts from Saqqara galleries
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/187462/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Investigations-on-in-disappearence-of--artefacts-f.aspx
Egypt to recover two stolen artefacts from Germany
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/187566/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egypt-to-recover-two-stolen-artefacts-from-Germany.aspx
Egypt celebrates golden jubilee of Abu Simbel temple salvage operation
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/187762/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egypt-celebrates-golden-jubilee-of-Abu-Simbel-temp.aspx
NILE MAGAZINE
Your Face When You Realize You Have Slept Through The Alarm Clock And You Are Going To Be Late... In The Afterlife!
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/2/11/your-face-when-you-dont-hear-the-alarm-clock-and-you-realize-youre-going-to-be-late-in-the-afterlife
Stunning.
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/2/13/stunning
AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN EGYPT
TT110 Update: Fascinating Objects Uncovered As Excavation And Cleaning Progress
http://www.arce.org/news/2016/02/u169/tt110-update-fascinating-objects-uncovered-as-excavation-and-cleaning-progress
Behind The Scenes: The Repatriation Of Stolen Objects
http://www.arce.org/news/2016/02/u170/behind-the-scenes-the-repatriation-of-stolen-objects
ANCIENT ORIGINS
The Shrouded History of Nitocris: Was the Last Pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty a Woman?
http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/shrouded-history-nitocris-was-last-pharaoh-sixth-dynasty-woman-005347
Fayum Mummy Portraits Expose Information About Precise Painting Techniques and Possible Neurological Disorders
http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/fayum-mummy-portraits-expose-information-about-precise-painting-techniques-020744
ERIC'S GUIDE TO ANCIENT EGYPT
Sex, Drugs, And Rock And Roll
http://ericsguidetoancientegypt.com/?p=223
BM INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME
ITP 2016 – Egypt Application Deadline Approaching!
https://bmtrainingprog.wordpress.com/2016/02/10/itp-2016-egypt-application-deadline-approaching/
HISTORY EXTRA
Revelations in the Valley of the Kings: what has been found since King Tut’s coffin?
http://www.historyextra.com/article/ancient-egypt/revelations-valley-kings-tutankhamun
EGYPTIANS
Tuesday's Egyptian: The Lost Mummy of King Kamose
http://tim-theegyptians.blogspot.nl/2016/02/tuesdays-egyptian-lost-mummy-of-king.html
The Lost Egyptian Throne of Queen Hetepheres
http://tim-theegyptians.blogspot.nl/2016/02/the-lost-egyptian-throne-of-queen.html
LIVESCIENCE
'Space Archaeologists' Show Spike in Looting at Egypt's Ancient Sites
http://www.livescience.com/53752-egypt-looting-satellite-archaeology.html
CBC NEWS
Researcher finds Queen Hatshepsut artifacts in U of Winnipeg ancient Egypt collection
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/manitoba/egyptian-pharaoh-uw-artifacts-1.3445478
WARSAW MUMMY PROJECT
http://www.warsawmummyproject.com/en
DIGITAL SAQQARA
The Mummy Pits of Ancient Egypt
http://www.digitalsaqqara.co.uk/main/the-mummy-pits-of-ancient-egypt/
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| Photocredit: Ancient Origins |
THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE
Coptic Scriptorium
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2014/12/coptic-scriptorium.html
Projekt/Project Naga
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/02/projektproject-naga.html
Archives du Cfeetk (Centre Franco-Égyptien d’Étude des Temples de Karnak)
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/02/archives-du-cfeetk-centre-franco.html
IN THE ARTIFACT LAB
Out with the old, in with the…old
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2016/02/16/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-old/
BRITISH MUSEUM BLOG
Sharp of teeth: crocodiles in the ancient Sahara
http://blog.britishmuseum.org/2016/02/16/sharp-of-teeth-crocodiles-in-the-ancient-sahara/
EGYPT CENTRE, SWANSEA
Marble Footprint. Guest blog by a child volunteer
http://egyptcentre.blogspot.nl/2016/02/marble-footprint-guest-blog-by-child.html
ACROSSBORDERS
End of Sai Island New Kingdom town season 2016
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/end-of-sai-island-new-kingdom-town-season-2016/
Official start of the cemetery season 2016
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/official-start-of-the-cemetery-season-2016/
Gold working and quarrying in Nubia – some new perspectives
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/gold-working-and-quarrying-in-nubia-some-new-perspectives/
AMARA WEST PROJECT BLOG
Amara West 2016: conservation challenges
http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2016/02/13/amara-west-2016-conservation-challenges/
AMARNA PROJECT
Grant from the Aurelius Trust
http://amarna-project.blogspot.nl/2016/02/grant-from-aurelius-trust.html
BROOKLYN MUSEUM
Flaubert in Egypt: A Sensibility on Tour
http://brooklynmuseum.tumblr.com/post/139114583846/so-long-as-there-is-gold-underneath-who-cares
Dig Diary, Feb. 14:
http://brooklynmuseum.tumblr.com/post/139300595029/dig-diary-feb-14-the-hot-air-balloons-usually
“Who was Nespeqashuty and how did part of his tomb end up in Brooklyn?”
http://brooklynmuseum.tumblr.com/post/139483456220/who-was-nespeqashuty-and-how-did-part-of-his-tomb
UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN
Week 4 : 31 January – 6 February
http://www.instituten.leidenuniv.nl/nvic/onderwijs/egyptisch/archeojournaal-nvic.html#week-4--31-january--6-february
Week 5 : 7 - 13 February
http://www.institutes.leiden.edu/nvic/education/egyptian/archeojourn-nvic.html#week-5--7--13-february
EGYPT AT THE MANCHESTER MUSEUM
Object biography #20: A baboon of Iuwlot (Acc. no. 1785)
https://egyptmanchester.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/object-biography-20-a-baboon-of-iuwlot-acc-no-1785/
After Hours event 25/02/16: A mummy re-rolling
https://egyptmanchester.wordpress.com/2016/02/16/after-hours-event-250216-a-mummy-re-rolling/
AHRAM ONLINE
Investigations on in disappearence of 157 artefacts from Saqqara galleries
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/187462/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Investigations-on-in-disappearence-of--artefacts-f.aspx
Egypt to recover two stolen artefacts from Germany
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/187566/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egypt-to-recover-two-stolen-artefacts-from-Germany.aspx
Egypt celebrates golden jubilee of Abu Simbel temple salvage operation
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/187762/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egypt-celebrates-golden-jubilee-of-Abu-Simbel-temp.aspx
NILE MAGAZINE
Your Face When You Realize You Have Slept Through The Alarm Clock And You Are Going To Be Late... In The Afterlife!
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/2/11/your-face-when-you-dont-hear-the-alarm-clock-and-you-realize-youre-going-to-be-late-in-the-afterlife
Stunning.
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/2/13/stunning
AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN EGYPT
TT110 Update: Fascinating Objects Uncovered As Excavation And Cleaning Progress
http://www.arce.org/news/2016/02/u169/tt110-update-fascinating-objects-uncovered-as-excavation-and-cleaning-progress
Behind The Scenes: The Repatriation Of Stolen Objects
http://www.arce.org/news/2016/02/u170/behind-the-scenes-the-repatriation-of-stolen-objects
ANCIENT ORIGINS
The Shrouded History of Nitocris: Was the Last Pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty a Woman?
http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/shrouded-history-nitocris-was-last-pharaoh-sixth-dynasty-woman-005347
Fayum Mummy Portraits Expose Information About Precise Painting Techniques and Possible Neurological Disorders
http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/fayum-mummy-portraits-expose-information-about-precise-painting-techniques-020744
ERIC'S GUIDE TO ANCIENT EGYPT
Sex, Drugs, And Rock And Roll
http://ericsguidetoancientegypt.com/?p=223
BM INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME
ITP 2016 – Egypt Application Deadline Approaching!
https://bmtrainingprog.wordpress.com/2016/02/10/itp-2016-egypt-application-deadline-approaching/
HISTORY EXTRA
Revelations in the Valley of the Kings: what has been found since King Tut’s coffin?
http://www.historyextra.com/article/ancient-egypt/revelations-valley-kings-tutankhamun
EGYPTIANS
Tuesday's Egyptian: The Lost Mummy of King Kamose
http://tim-theegyptians.blogspot.nl/2016/02/tuesdays-egyptian-lost-mummy-of-king.html
The Lost Egyptian Throne of Queen Hetepheres
http://tim-theegyptians.blogspot.nl/2016/02/the-lost-egyptian-throne-of-queen.html
LIVESCIENCE
'Space Archaeologists' Show Spike in Looting at Egypt's Ancient Sites
http://www.livescience.com/53752-egypt-looting-satellite-archaeology.html
CBC NEWS
Researcher finds Queen Hatshepsut artifacts in U of Winnipeg ancient Egypt collection
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/manitoba/egyptian-pharaoh-uw-artifacts-1.3445478
WARSAW MUMMY PROJECT
http://www.warsawmummyproject.com/en
DIGITAL SAQQARA
The Mummy Pits of Ancient Egypt
http://www.digitalsaqqara.co.uk/main/the-mummy-pits-of-ancient-egypt/
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Wednesday Weekly # 104
Welcome to the Wednesday Weekly, your weekly dose of links to Egyptology news, articles, blogs, events and more!
THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE
3D Petrie Museum
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2014/05/3d-petrie-museum.html
Coming Soon: VÉgA Vocabulaire de l’Égyptien Ancien - Vocabulary of Ancient Egyptian
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/02/coming-soon-vega-vocabulaire-de.html
High resolution plates fron "La Porte d’Horemheb au Xe pylône de Karnak"
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/02/high-resolution-plates-fron-la-porte.html
LUXOR TIMES
More discoveries by Spanish team in Luxor, new information revealed during the ministerial visit
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2016/02/more-discoveries-by-spanish-team-in.html
IMALQATA
Our Last Days for the Season
https://imalqata.wordpress.com/2016/02/03/our-last-days-for-the-season/
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM BLOG
Clay sealings from Edfu, Egypt in the Greek & Roman collection
https://www.rom.on.ca/en/blog/clay-sealings-from-edfu-egypt-in-the-greek-roman-collection
BRITISH MUSEUM BLOG
Study, conservation and display of a rare pair of curtains from Late Antique Egypt
http://blog.britishmuseum.org/2016/02/04/study-conservation-and-display-of-a-rare-pair-of-curtains-from-late-antique-egypt/
A medieval alchemical book reveals new secrets
http://blog.britishmuseum.org/2016/02/05/a-medieval-alchemical-book-reveals-new-secrets/
ACROSSBORDERS
Tracing cooking and baking activities at SAV1 East
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/tracing-cooking-and-baking-activities-at-sav1-east/
End of week 5 at SAV1 West and SAV1 East
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/end-of-week-5-at-sav1-west-and-sav1-east/
Summary of week 5 at Sai Island, Pharaonic town
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/summary-of-week-5-at-sai-island-pharaonic-town/
Hidden Highlights 1: SAV1W 1677
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/hidden-highlights-1-sav1w-1677/
AMARA WEST PROJECT BLOG
Amara West 2016: smiles and excitement – a visit from Amara East primary school
http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2016/02/03/amara-west-2016-smiles-and-excitements-a-visit-from-amara-east-primary-school/
Amara West 2016: a villa and its surroundings
http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2016/02/05/amara-west-2016-a-villa-and-its-surroundings/
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ANIMAL BIO BANK
Who’s coming to a mummy ‘re-rolling’?
https://ancientegyptbiobank.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/whos-coming-to-a-mummy-re-rolling/
LABORATORIO ROSSO
Unique discovery made in Abusir by Czech archaeological mission, Laboratoriorosso’s scientific partner
http://www.laboratoriorosso.com/eng/2016/02/03/unique-discovery-made-in-abusir-by-czech-archaeological-mission/
AHRAM ONLINE
German teen faces life ban from Egypt after scaling Khufu pyramid
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/186663/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/German-teen-faces-life-ban-from-Egypt-after-scalin.aspx
Egyptian archaeologists call for tougher security measures after 'sale of pyramid pieces'
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/186973/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egyptian-archaeologists-call-for-tougher-security-.aspx
Karnak Amun-Re statue not recently restored as claimed
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/186849/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Karnak-AmunRe-statue-not-recently-restored-as-clai.aspx
Egyptologist Hawass promotes Egypt in Bulgaria
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/187115/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egyptologist-Hawass-promotes-Egypt-in-Bulgaria.aspx
NILE MAGAZINE
Tutankhamun's Walking Stick
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/2/6/tutankhamuns-walking-stick
Grand Designs
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/2/9/grand-designs
ANCIENT ORIGINS
Has the Hidden Location of the Tomb of Cleopatra Finally Been Found?
http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/has-hidden-location-tomb-cleopatra-finally-been-found-005304
Examining Cryptic Grave Goods: What Are the Ancient Egyptian Funerary Cones?
http://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/examining-cryptic-grave-goods-what-are-ancient-egyptian-funerary-cones-020736
ERIC'S GUIDE TO ANCIENT EGYPT
The Abydos Helicopter
http://ericsguidetoancientegypt.com/?p=203
Ramesses The Great Husband And Father
http://ericsguidetoancientegypt.com/?p=215
THE CAIRO POST
Egyptian embassy in Berlin repatriates 2,700 year-old statuette
http://thecairopost.youm7.com/news/193542/news/egyptian-embassy-in-berlin-repatriates-2700-year-old-statuette
DISCOVERY NEWS
Mystery Mummies: Who Are They? Photos
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-egypt/mystery-mummies-who-are-they-photos-160208.htm
Mummy Identification Still Uncertain Science
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-egypt/mummy-identification-still-uncertain-science-160208.htm
EGYPT CENTRE, SWANSEA
Gruesome rites? Book of the Dead Fragment.
http://egyptcentre.blogspot.nl/2016/02/gruesome-rites-book-of-dead-fragment.html
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| Photocredit: Cairo Post |
THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE
3D Petrie Museum
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2014/05/3d-petrie-museum.html
Coming Soon: VÉgA Vocabulaire de l’Égyptien Ancien - Vocabulary of Ancient Egyptian
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/02/coming-soon-vega-vocabulaire-de.html
High resolution plates fron "La Porte d’Horemheb au Xe pylône de Karnak"
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/02/high-resolution-plates-fron-la-porte.html
LUXOR TIMES
More discoveries by Spanish team in Luxor, new information revealed during the ministerial visit
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2016/02/more-discoveries-by-spanish-team-in.html
IMALQATA
Our Last Days for the Season
https://imalqata.wordpress.com/2016/02/03/our-last-days-for-the-season/
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM BLOG
Clay sealings from Edfu, Egypt in the Greek & Roman collection
https://www.rom.on.ca/en/blog/clay-sealings-from-edfu-egypt-in-the-greek-roman-collection
BRITISH MUSEUM BLOG
Study, conservation and display of a rare pair of curtains from Late Antique Egypt
http://blog.britishmuseum.org/2016/02/04/study-conservation-and-display-of-a-rare-pair-of-curtains-from-late-antique-egypt/
A medieval alchemical book reveals new secrets
http://blog.britishmuseum.org/2016/02/05/a-medieval-alchemical-book-reveals-new-secrets/
ACROSSBORDERS
Tracing cooking and baking activities at SAV1 East
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/tracing-cooking-and-baking-activities-at-sav1-east/
End of week 5 at SAV1 West and SAV1 East
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/end-of-week-5-at-sav1-west-and-sav1-east/
Summary of week 5 at Sai Island, Pharaonic town
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/summary-of-week-5-at-sai-island-pharaonic-town/
Hidden Highlights 1: SAV1W 1677
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/hidden-highlights-1-sav1w-1677/
AMARA WEST PROJECT BLOG
Amara West 2016: smiles and excitement – a visit from Amara East primary school
http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2016/02/03/amara-west-2016-smiles-and-excitements-a-visit-from-amara-east-primary-school/
Amara West 2016: a villa and its surroundings
http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2016/02/05/amara-west-2016-a-villa-and-its-surroundings/
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ANIMAL BIO BANK
Who’s coming to a mummy ‘re-rolling’?
https://ancientegyptbiobank.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/whos-coming-to-a-mummy-re-rolling/
LABORATORIO ROSSO
Unique discovery made in Abusir by Czech archaeological mission, Laboratoriorosso’s scientific partner
http://www.laboratoriorosso.com/eng/2016/02/03/unique-discovery-made-in-abusir-by-czech-archaeological-mission/
AHRAM ONLINE
German teen faces life ban from Egypt after scaling Khufu pyramid
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/186663/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/German-teen-faces-life-ban-from-Egypt-after-scalin.aspx
Egyptian archaeologists call for tougher security measures after 'sale of pyramid pieces'
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/186973/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egyptian-archaeologists-call-for-tougher-security-.aspx
Karnak Amun-Re statue not recently restored as claimed
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/186849/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Karnak-AmunRe-statue-not-recently-restored-as-clai.aspx
Egyptologist Hawass promotes Egypt in Bulgaria
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/187115/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egyptologist-Hawass-promotes-Egypt-in-Bulgaria.aspx
NILE MAGAZINE
Tutankhamun's Walking Stick
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/2/6/tutankhamuns-walking-stick
Grand Designs
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/2/9/grand-designs
ANCIENT ORIGINS
Has the Hidden Location of the Tomb of Cleopatra Finally Been Found?
http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/has-hidden-location-tomb-cleopatra-finally-been-found-005304
Examining Cryptic Grave Goods: What Are the Ancient Egyptian Funerary Cones?
http://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/examining-cryptic-grave-goods-what-are-ancient-egyptian-funerary-cones-020736
ERIC'S GUIDE TO ANCIENT EGYPT
The Abydos Helicopter
http://ericsguidetoancientegypt.com/?p=203
Ramesses The Great Husband And Father
http://ericsguidetoancientegypt.com/?p=215
THE CAIRO POST
Egyptian embassy in Berlin repatriates 2,700 year-old statuette
http://thecairopost.youm7.com/news/193542/news/egyptian-embassy-in-berlin-repatriates-2700-year-old-statuette
DISCOVERY NEWS
Mystery Mummies: Who Are They? Photos
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-egypt/mystery-mummies-who-are-they-photos-160208.htm
Mummy Identification Still Uncertain Science
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-egypt/mummy-identification-still-uncertain-science-160208.htm
EGYPT CENTRE, SWANSEA
Gruesome rites? Book of the Dead Fragment.
http://egyptcentre.blogspot.nl/2016/02/gruesome-rites-book-of-dead-fragment.html
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Wednesday Weekly # 103
Welcome to the Wednesday Weekly, your weekly dose of links to Egyptology news, articles, blogs, events and more!
THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE
26th International Congress of Papyrology Proceedings Online
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/01/26th-international-congress-of.html
Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt Online Preprints
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/01/journal-of-american-research-center-in.html
The Temple of King Sethos I at Abydos
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/02/the-temple-of-king-sethos-i-at-abydos.html
Davies and Gardiner: Ancient Egyptian Paintings
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/02/davies-and-gardiner-ancient-egyptian.html
LUXOR TIMES
Exclusive: Official statement on photography in the Egyptian museum
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2016/01/exclusive-official-statement-on.html
IMALQATA
Site K
https://imalqata.wordpress.com/2016/01/27/site-k/
Meanwhile, Out in the Desert: Pots and Pits
https://imalqata.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/meanwhile-out-in-the-desert-pots-and-pits/
Analyzing the King’s Plasters
https://imalqata.wordpress.com/2016/01/30/analyzing-the-kings-plasters/
Out in the Desert – Again
https://imalqata.wordpress.com/2016/01/31/out-in-the-desert-again/
Lost and Found
https://imalqata.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/lost-and-found/
The Guardhouse
https://imalqata.wordpress.com/2016/02/02/the-guardhouse/
IN THE ARTIFACT LAB
APPEAR Project – Portable X-Ray Fluorescence on the Fayum Mummy Portraits
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2016/02/02/appear-project-portable-x-ray-fluorescence-on-the-fayum-mummy-portraits/
ACROSSBORDERS
A modified Egyptian cooking pot from SAV1 West?
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/a-modified-egyptian-cooking-pot-from-sav1-west/
Exposing in situ-remains of Dynasty 18
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/exposing-in-situ-remains-of-dynasty-18/
AMARA WEST PROJECT BLOG
Amara West 2016: well protected, cemetery excavations now in full swing
http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2016/01/30/amara-west-2016-well-protected-cemetery-excavations-now-in-full-swing/
BROOKLYN MUSEUM
Dig Diary, Jan. 31:
http://brooklynmuseum.tumblr.com/post/138408045240/dig-diary-jan-31-taking-a-balloon-ride-over
AHRAM ONLINE
‘Bady Bay’ shrine to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum on Thursday
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/185997/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/%E2%80%98Bady-Bay%E2%80%99-shrine-to-be-transferred-to-Grand-Egypt.aspx
Old Kingdom boat ruins discovered for first time in Saqqara Necropolis
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/186438/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Old-Kingdom-boat-ruins-discovered-for-first-time-i.aspx
Egyptian Museum displaying three artefacts for February ‘Piece of the Month’
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/186583/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egyptian-Museum-displaying-three-artefacts-for-Feb.aspx
KELSEY MUSEUM
Ugly Object of the Month – February
https://kelseymuseum.wordpress.com/2016/02/03/ugly-object-of-the-month-february/
KRISTIAN STRUTT
THaWS 2016. A Late Start and Sediments Beyond the Temple of Ay and Horemheb
https://kdstrutt.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/thaws-2016-a-late-start-and-sediments-beyond-the-temple-of-ay-and-horemheb/
NILE MAGAZINE
History Repeating
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/1/27/history-repeating
Admit It. You're A Little Bit Envious
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/1/28/admit-it-youre-a-little-bit-envious
One Of The Most Delightful Pieces Of Middle Kingdom Art
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/1/31/one-of-the-most-delightful-pieces-of-middle-kingdom-art
Let's Call Her "Eve"
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/2/1/lets-call-her-eve
Pyramid-Age Boat Discovered At Abusir
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/2/2/pyramid-age-boat-discovered-at-abusir
THE ASOR BLOG
Interview with Zahi Hawass
http://asorblog.org/2016/02/03/interview-with-zahi-hawass/
ANCIENT ORIGINS
Pharaoh Akhenaten: A Different View of the Heretic King
http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/pharaoh-akhenaten-different-view-heretic-king-005249
The Tomb of Khentkaus III: A Cautionary Tale of Climate Change?
http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/tomb-khentkaus-iii-cautionary-tale-climate-change-005286
Provocative Yet Sacred: The Ancient Egyptian Festival of Drunkenness
http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/provocative-yet-sacred-ancient-egyptian-festival-drunkenness-005289
ERIC'S GUIDE TO ANCIENT EGYPT
Ramesses The Great Photo Album
http://ericsguidetoancientegypt.com/?p=174
EPISODE 019: Ramesses The Great Builder
http://ericsguidetoancientegypt.com/?p=180
COLLECTING EGYPT... AND OTHER MUSINGS!
Transforming the Body Egyptian Style
http://collectingegypt.blogspot.nl/2016/02/transforming-body-egyptian-style.html
HISTORY EXTRA
Guidebook to the Ancient Egyptian afterlife
http://www.historyextra.com/article/ancient-egypt/guidebook-ancient-egyptian-afterlife
10 things you (probably) didn't know about Ancient Egypt
http://www.historyextra.com/article/ancient-egypt/10-facts-ancient-egypt
Life in Ancient Egypt: what was it like?
http://www.historyextra.com/article/ancient-egypt/what-was-ancient-egyptian-life-like
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL
Hiker discovers 3,500-year-old Egyptian antiquity in Galilee
http://www.timesofisrael.com/hiker-discovers-3500-year-old-egyptian-antiquity-in-galilee/
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| Photocredit: Ahram Online |
THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE
26th International Congress of Papyrology Proceedings Online
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/01/26th-international-congress-of.html
Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt Online Preprints
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/01/journal-of-american-research-center-in.html
The Temple of King Sethos I at Abydos
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/02/the-temple-of-king-sethos-i-at-abydos.html
Davies and Gardiner: Ancient Egyptian Paintings
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2016/02/davies-and-gardiner-ancient-egyptian.html
LUXOR TIMES
Exclusive: Official statement on photography in the Egyptian museum
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2016/01/exclusive-official-statement-on.html
IMALQATA
Site K
https://imalqata.wordpress.com/2016/01/27/site-k/
Meanwhile, Out in the Desert: Pots and Pits
https://imalqata.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/meanwhile-out-in-the-desert-pots-and-pits/
Analyzing the King’s Plasters
https://imalqata.wordpress.com/2016/01/30/analyzing-the-kings-plasters/
Out in the Desert – Again
https://imalqata.wordpress.com/2016/01/31/out-in-the-desert-again/
Lost and Found
https://imalqata.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/lost-and-found/
The Guardhouse
https://imalqata.wordpress.com/2016/02/02/the-guardhouse/
IN THE ARTIFACT LAB
APPEAR Project – Portable X-Ray Fluorescence on the Fayum Mummy Portraits
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2016/02/02/appear-project-portable-x-ray-fluorescence-on-the-fayum-mummy-portraits/
ACROSSBORDERS
A modified Egyptian cooking pot from SAV1 West?
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/a-modified-egyptian-cooking-pot-from-sav1-west/
Exposing in situ-remains of Dynasty 18
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/exposing-in-situ-remains-of-dynasty-18/
AMARA WEST PROJECT BLOG
Amara West 2016: well protected, cemetery excavations now in full swing
http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2016/01/30/amara-west-2016-well-protected-cemetery-excavations-now-in-full-swing/
BROOKLYN MUSEUM
Dig Diary, Jan. 31:
http://brooklynmuseum.tumblr.com/post/138408045240/dig-diary-jan-31-taking-a-balloon-ride-over
AHRAM ONLINE
‘Bady Bay’ shrine to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum on Thursday
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/185997/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/%E2%80%98Bady-Bay%E2%80%99-shrine-to-be-transferred-to-Grand-Egypt.aspx
Old Kingdom boat ruins discovered for first time in Saqqara Necropolis
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/186438/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Old-Kingdom-boat-ruins-discovered-for-first-time-i.aspx
Egyptian Museum displaying three artefacts for February ‘Piece of the Month’
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/186583/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egyptian-Museum-displaying-three-artefacts-for-Feb.aspx
KELSEY MUSEUM
Ugly Object of the Month – February
https://kelseymuseum.wordpress.com/2016/02/03/ugly-object-of-the-month-february/
KRISTIAN STRUTT
THaWS 2016. A Late Start and Sediments Beyond the Temple of Ay and Horemheb
https://kdstrutt.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/thaws-2016-a-late-start-and-sediments-beyond-the-temple-of-ay-and-horemheb/
NILE MAGAZINE
History Repeating
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/1/27/history-repeating
Admit It. You're A Little Bit Envious
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/1/28/admit-it-youre-a-little-bit-envious
One Of The Most Delightful Pieces Of Middle Kingdom Art
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/1/31/one-of-the-most-delightful-pieces-of-middle-kingdom-art
Let's Call Her "Eve"
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/2/1/lets-call-her-eve
Pyramid-Age Boat Discovered At Abusir
http://www.nilemagazine.com.au/2016-january/2016/2/2/pyramid-age-boat-discovered-at-abusir
THE ASOR BLOG
Interview with Zahi Hawass
http://asorblog.org/2016/02/03/interview-with-zahi-hawass/
ANCIENT ORIGINS
Pharaoh Akhenaten: A Different View of the Heretic King
http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/pharaoh-akhenaten-different-view-heretic-king-005249
The Tomb of Khentkaus III: A Cautionary Tale of Climate Change?
http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/tomb-khentkaus-iii-cautionary-tale-climate-change-005286
Provocative Yet Sacred: The Ancient Egyptian Festival of Drunkenness
http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/provocative-yet-sacred-ancient-egyptian-festival-drunkenness-005289
ERIC'S GUIDE TO ANCIENT EGYPT
Ramesses The Great Photo Album
http://ericsguidetoancientegypt.com/?p=174
EPISODE 019: Ramesses The Great Builder
http://ericsguidetoancientegypt.com/?p=180
COLLECTING EGYPT... AND OTHER MUSINGS!
Transforming the Body Egyptian Style
http://collectingegypt.blogspot.nl/2016/02/transforming-body-egyptian-style.html
HISTORY EXTRA
Guidebook to the Ancient Egyptian afterlife
http://www.historyextra.com/article/ancient-egypt/guidebook-ancient-egyptian-afterlife
10 things you (probably) didn't know about Ancient Egypt
http://www.historyextra.com/article/ancient-egypt/10-facts-ancient-egypt
Life in Ancient Egypt: what was it like?
http://www.historyextra.com/article/ancient-egypt/what-was-ancient-egyptian-life-like
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL
Hiker discovers 3,500-year-old Egyptian antiquity in Galilee
http://www.timesofisrael.com/hiker-discovers-3500-year-old-egyptian-antiquity-in-galilee/
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