Egypt
- Egyptology News 30th April - 5th May 2013
Copied from Twitter @egyptologynews. Wadi es-Sebua. Nubia Fieldwork Via @NealSpencer_BM Draft publications of 4th Cataract (Nubia) salvage archaeology, site 3-0 (64-page PDF). SARS http://bit.ly/15hVGSd Gebel el Silsila...
- Online: The Organization Of The Pyramid Texts (2 Vol. Set)
Brill Online Author: Harold M. Hays Subjects: Ancient Near East & Egypt Overview Chapters (17) The ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts form the oldest body of religious texts in the world. This book weds traditional...
- The Ancient Calendar Of The Akkadians Compared To Modern Jewish Calendar
The Akkadian Calendar ...
- Tuesday's Egyptian
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- The Cash Register In The Desert
"Even though we had allowed people to take pictures in the Valley, people continued to bribe the guards and take cameras into the tombs and use flash." ...
Egypt
Egyptology News 6th - 8th May 2013
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Silsila from a topographer’s perspective. Gebel el Silsila Survey http://bit.ly/17L6ghX
A Tell Abou-Saify (Sinai) une mission archéologique a mis au jour une zone commerciale antique. Al Ahram Hebdo http://bit.ly/10FKndy
Research
Salima Ikram is working with an international team to reconstruct a replica of a chariot using AE technology. AUC http://bit.ly/XyaQye
Heritage Management and looting
Who's who: Egypt's new ministers, including the new Minister for Antiquities Ahmed Eissa. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/18SLhbQ
Art & Antiquities Squad arrest a UK-based businessman on suspicion of looting Egyptian antiquities. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/16aqtQl
"Echoes of Egypt" takes a holistic view of AE's impact on the art, architecture etc of more recent cultures. theday http://bit.ly/10iGr3y
Exhibition at the Musée du Louvre featuring drawing in Ancient Egypt, from 19th April to 22nd July 2013. AMA http://bit.ly/16OsDFk
Travel and tourism
Comprehensive report on the current state of travel in Egypt with emphasis on safety. Travel Reportage http://bit.ly/10af8Ny
Egyptomania
Pyramids of E. Lothian and Edinburgh: looking at Egyptianized pyramids in Scotland. Lothian Life http://bit.ly/18pqWNL
Interview, in Spanish, with Myriam Seco. Ushebtis http://bit.ly/10FLIBe
BBC 1974: Magnus Magnusson talks to Sir Mortimer Wheeler about Sir Flinders Petrie. http://bbc.in/YaPrdB
The twists and turns of the early days of the Napoleonic expedition to Egypt at the end of the 18thC. Al Ahram Weekly http://bit.ly/12fpNDP
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Fieldwork
A new temple and palace of Meroitic Queen Amanitore found in Wad Banaga area, Sudan. Sudan Vision http://bit.ly/Zx1VcY
Yet more re the submerged 1200 year old city of Thonis-Heracleion. The Telegraph http://bit.ly/14x8rrq
Silsila from a topographer’s perspective. Gebel el Silsila Survey http://bit.ly/17L6ghX
A Tell Abou-Saify (Sinai) une mission archéologique a mis au jour une zone commerciale antique. Al Ahram Hebdo http://bit.ly/10FKndy
Research
Salima Ikram is working with an international team to reconstruct a replica of a chariot using AE technology. AUC http://bit.ly/XyaQye
Heritage Management and looting
Who's who: Egypt's new ministers, including the new Minister for Antiquities Ahmed Eissa. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/18SLhbQ
Art & Antiquities Squad arrest a UK-based businessman on suspicion of looting Egyptian antiquities. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/16aqtQl
UN agencies announce campaign to better inform tourists about funding of illicit goods. UN News Centre http://bit.ly/16Mx7fC
Conservation
Officials look for advice on how to prevent further decay of 3000 year old Lucknow museum mummy. Times of India http://bit.ly/13h429a
Conservation
Officials look for advice on how to prevent further decay of 3000 year old Lucknow museum mummy. Times of India http://bit.ly/13h429a
Museums and exhibitions
Digital archives: making museum collections available to everyone. http://bit.ly/16H22tK
"Echoes of Egypt" takes a holistic view of AE's impact on the art, architecture etc of more recent cultures. theday http://bit.ly/10iGr3y
Exhibition at the Musée du Louvre featuring drawing in Ancient Egypt, from 19th April to 22nd July 2013. AMA http://bit.ly/16OsDFk
Travel and tourism
Comprehensive report on the current state of travel in Egypt with emphasis on safety. Travel Reportage http://bit.ly/10af8Ny
Books
A new book Hidden Luxor (For Kids) | by Jane Akshar http://nblo.gs/L1hma
Egyptomania
Pyramids of E. Lothian and Edinburgh: looking at Egyptianized pyramids in Scotland. Lothian Life http://bit.ly/18pqWNL
Free online
Interview, in Spanish, with Myriam Seco. Ushebtis http://bit.ly/10FLIBe
BBC 1974: Magnus Magnusson talks to Sir Mortimer Wheeler about Sir Flinders Petrie. http://bbc.in/YaPrdB
The twists and turns of the early days of the Napoleonic expedition to Egypt at the end of the 18thC. Al Ahram Weekly http://bit.ly/12fpNDP
- Egyptology News 30th April - 5th May 2013
Copied from Twitter @egyptologynews. Wadi es-Sebua. Nubia Fieldwork Via @NealSpencer_BM Draft publications of 4th Cataract (Nubia) salvage archaeology, site 3-0 (64-page PDF). SARS http://bit.ly/15hVGSd Gebel el Silsila...
- Online: The Organization Of The Pyramid Texts (2 Vol. Set)
Brill Online Author: Harold M. Hays Subjects: Ancient Near East & Egypt Overview Chapters (17) The ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts form the oldest body of religious texts in the world. This book weds traditional...
- The Ancient Calendar Of The Akkadians Compared To Modern Jewish Calendar
The Akkadian Calendar ...
- Tuesday's Egyptian
...
- The Cash Register In The Desert
"Even though we had allowed people to take pictures in the Valley, people continued to bribe the guards and take cameras into the tombs and use flash." ...