Egypt
Egyptology News for the 4th and 5th March
Copied from @egyptologynews. Most recent at the top.
In Spanish. Looking for a solution for the long term preservation of Nubian temple of Debod (now in Madrid). AVAAZ http://bit.ly/15vUVBt
A report that says Egyptian antiquities officials have confirmed that a pipe has burst inside the Khufu boat museum. http://bit.ly/13BjZIG
Book available for pre-order: The Survey of Memphis VI. Kom Rabi'a: the late Middle Kingdom settlement (levels VI-VIII) by Lisa Giddy. EES http://bit.ly/WGHgBV
Read about the iPad app "Tour of the Nile" developed by the Petrie Museum 3D project, available free of charge. http://petriemuseum.com/blog/ton/
Video: Petrie 3D Cartonnage Conservation. Excellent demonstration of conservation in progress and the info obtained. http://bit.ly/13DTN0h
Via Jane Akshar: Valley of Kings reopened this afternoon http://nblo.gs/IUCDh
Further to my previous, all British Museum Studies in Ancient Egypt and Sudan (BMSAES) papers are online, free. http://bit.ly/TlUCUu
Free online article: The Middle Kingdom Stelae Publication Project. By Detlef Franke. BMSAES 1 (2002), 7-19. http://ow.ly/ilRIN
Two WC students are working to conserve 3,000-year-old mummy Ti-Ameny-Net and its coffin for display. The Collegian http://bit.ly/VyXrVI
Em Hotep Digest vol. 02 no. 08: Magic in Ancient Egypt http://bit.ly/Ws8aCD
Amid declining tourist numbers, cash-strapped bazaar owners in Luxor block roads to West Bank sites. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/Z8EhST
Mummification Museum lecture notes: Ptolemaic Coins in Thebes by Thomas Faucher. Thanks to Jane Akshar. Luxor News http://bit.ly/WFEmTx
Conference: Household Studies in Complex Societies: (Micro) Archaeological and Textual Approaches. Oriental Institute http://bit.ly/10FiH9B
Free online article: Tomb and social status: The textual evidence. Nicole Alexanian (2004) http://bit.ly/13l5PLw
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News For 17th, 18th And 19th February 2013
Copied from @egyptologynews. It has been a busy few days, so apologies for the late posting, but here's the news round-up. Oriental Inst.News and Notes (PDF). 6 pages on Demotic Dictionary + small piece on Statue of Liberty's ties to Egypt http://bit.ly/WMOFBl...
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News For 14th February 2013
Happy Valentine's Day! News copied from Twitter @egyptologynews The ARCE has announced the launch of its new Luxor West Bank Archaeological Field School for local MSA/SCA inspectors http://bit.ly/X6jHVT Article about the building of the replica...
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News For 11th February 2013
Copied from @egyptolognews (Twitter) Cleopatra's World - Lecture Series free to listen to on iTunes, with some very good names - http://itun.es/i6J25cj Kasia Szpakowska Kasia Szpakowska @SakhmetK So pleased that "Companion to Women in the Ancient...
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Lecture Notes: Chicago House 2009-2010 Season
Luxor News (Jane Akshar) Thanks to Jane for sharing her lecture notes, as usual. Chicago House 2009-2010 season Ray Johnson It was nice that the last lecture of the season was Ray as I really admire the work they do in Luxor and how accessible they make...
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Bmsaes Updated
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/bmsaes/issues.html#is4 The December 2004 issue of the British Museum's online publication, the "British Museum Studies in Ancient Egypt and Sudan (BMSAES)" has been published on the BM's website at the above address.Egyptology...
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