Egypt
Day Of Archaeology 2011 (Margaret Maitland)
- Online Catalogue Underway Of 29,000 Of Petrie's Archaeological Finds In Egypt
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) When British Egyptologist Flinders Petrie came to Egypt in 1883 he explored several archaeological sites and revealed some of the country’s ancient history. According to Egyptian law at the time, archaeological dig sponsors...
- Exhibition: Pharaoh - King Of Egypt
Culture 24 (Nick Owen) With 2 lovely photographs. Exhibition: Pharaoh: King of Egypt, Great North Museum: Hancock until September 25 2011 The North East’s premier museum, Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle, is hosting the largest ever UK touring...
- Exhibition: Pharaoh - King Of Egypt
British Museum Blog (Margaret Maitland) The forthcoming new British Museum touring exhibition Pharaoh: King of Egypt explores both the myths and realities of kingship in ancient Egypt. With 130 objects, from a larger than life-size royal tomb guardian...
- More Inside Views On The Book Of The Dead Exhibition
British Museum (John Taylor) It’s now just over one month since the Book of the Dead exhibition opened to the public – the culmination of a number of years work. So it’s greatly satisfying to see it full of people at last. We’ve always been aware...
- Us Funding Boost For Web-based Archaeology Journal
Yorkshire Post The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded 250,000 US dollars to help York University make academic research material available online. The project will allow researchers to link their work to databases, video, audio and other information...
Egypt
Accessing Egyptian archaeology through a British Museum exhibition
Day Of Archaeology 2011 (Margaret Maitland)
As an Egyptologist, currently working at the British Museum, I’ve been involved in a number of archaeological digs, but most of my research life has been devoted to trying to make sense of what other people have dug up and trying to share it with a wider audience. And that’s what I’ve been busy doing today.
A lot more ancient material than people might imagine has been found and then relatively ignored in pursuit of new discoveries, and it’s not always shared with as many people as it could be. Part of the work of the curators at the British Museum, whom I have been lucky to join as part of the BM’s Future Curators programme, is trying to make sense of the archaeological legacy that has been left to us. Curators have many different responsibilities, including current fieldwork, but they also persevere in contributing research on the museum’s existing collections, which is made freely available to the public in an online database, online research catalogues, and online journals. Outside researchers are also gladly welcomed to work on the collections; there’s always more that can be learnt from the objects.
Most of what I’ve been working on today relates to a BM UK touring exhibition, Pharaoh: King of Egypt, which I’ve been highly involved in, that opened recently in Newcastle before it tours the country.
- Online Catalogue Underway Of 29,000 Of Petrie's Archaeological Finds In Egypt
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) When British Egyptologist Flinders Petrie came to Egypt in 1883 he explored several archaeological sites and revealed some of the country’s ancient history. According to Egyptian law at the time, archaeological dig sponsors...
- Exhibition: Pharaoh - King Of Egypt
Culture 24 (Nick Owen) With 2 lovely photographs. Exhibition: Pharaoh: King of Egypt, Great North Museum: Hancock until September 25 2011 The North East’s premier museum, Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle, is hosting the largest ever UK touring...
- Exhibition: Pharaoh - King Of Egypt
British Museum Blog (Margaret Maitland) The forthcoming new British Museum touring exhibition Pharaoh: King of Egypt explores both the myths and realities of kingship in ancient Egypt. With 130 objects, from a larger than life-size royal tomb guardian...
- More Inside Views On The Book Of The Dead Exhibition
British Museum (John Taylor) It’s now just over one month since the Book of the Dead exhibition opened to the public – the culmination of a number of years work. So it’s greatly satisfying to see it full of people at last. We’ve always been aware...
- Us Funding Boost For Web-based Archaeology Journal
Yorkshire Post The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded 250,000 US dollars to help York University make academic research material available online. The project will allow researchers to link their work to databases, video, audio and other information...