Egypt
http://millennium.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/egyptology/onderzoek/Tempeltagung.htm
From the Leuven website: "Leuven for the 7 th Egyptological Tempeltagung. The theme of this year’s reunion concentrates on the relation between architectural practice and theological theory. The erection of a temple required the commitment of a great number of trades. From the worker in the quarries to the architect on the building site, from the theologian in the House of Life to the engraver on his scaffolding, each of them contributed not only to the construction of a building but also to the structuring of religion. The 7 th Tempeltagung wants to examine the relation between the construction of the building and the construction of theological thought. Where were materials procured, how were they transported and placed in position? Who commissioned and who paid for temple construction? Who made the decisions and who executed them? How is architecture influencing the ritual, how do ritual texts reflect the act of construction? What is the relation between the mythical temple and the actual temple? Can archaeological finds confirm texts like the foundation ritual? What technical and theological considerations lie at the base of the choice of material and of form? These are only some of the question we would like to raise during our meeting. "
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- Book Review: The Stones Of The Pyramids
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- Feature: Egyptian Temples
Art History Egyptian temples existed from the middle of the fourth millennium bce at the latest. According to tradition, the earliest were in the shape of reed huts. The last Egyptian temple built was a complex of buildings on Philae which ceased to be...
Egypt
7th Tempeltagung in Belgium this year
http://millennium.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/egyptology/onderzoek/Tempeltagung.htm
From the Leuven website: "Leuven for the 7 th Egyptological Tempeltagung. The theme of this year’s reunion concentrates on the relation between architectural practice and theological theory. The erection of a temple required the commitment of a great number of trades. From the worker in the quarries to the architect on the building site, from the theologian in the House of Life to the engraver on his scaffolding, each of them contributed not only to the construction of a building but also to the structuring of religion. The 7 th Tempeltagung wants to examine the relation between the construction of the building and the construction of theological thought. Where were materials procured, how were they transported and placed in position? Who commissioned and who paid for temple construction? Who made the decisions and who executed them? How is architecture influencing the ritual, how do ritual texts reflect the act of construction? What is the relation between the mythical temple and the actual temple? Can archaeological finds confirm texts like the foundation ritual? What technical and theological considerations lie at the base of the choice of material and of form? These are only some of the question we would like to raise during our meeting. "
- Grand Museum Now Scheduled For 2015
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The roar of bulldozers, trucks and rock-crushers will soon be heard again on the Giza plateau as construction work is resumed following a year's hiatus. On Tuesday, at a gala ceremony in the administration building...
- Sca Chief Mustafa Amin Tours Giza Plateau
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Mustafa Amin embarked today on an inspection tour of the Giza plateau to check on the development of the new museum’s construction and discuss any obstacles...
- Book Review: The Stones Of The Pyramids
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Reviewed by William H. Peck) Thanks to Kate Phizackerley for this link. Dietrich D. Klemm, Rosemarie Klemm, The Stones of the Pyramids: Provenance of the Building Stones of the Old Kingdom Pyramids of Egypt. Berlin/New York:...
- Imaginary Letters - Building The Great Pyramid
Em Hotep! Thanks to Shemsu Sesen for another excellent post, stuffed full of information, photographs, diagrams and maps. Building the Great Pyramid Year 1: Six Letters from Hemienu If the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, what were...
- Feature: Egyptian Temples
Art History Egyptian temples existed from the middle of the fourth millennium bce at the latest. According to tradition, the earliest were in the shape of reed huts. The last Egyptian temple built was a complex of buildings on Philae which ceased to be...