Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass)
- A New Online Egyptology Magazine?
Is there room in the world of Egyptology for an online magazine written by talented amateur Egyptologists, Egyptology society members, undergraduates and informal students? Kate Phizackerley (www.kv64.info) and I are doing market research into the possibility...
- Feature: Ian Parker, Letter From Cairo, “the Pharaoh,”
New Yorker (Ian Parker) Read the full text of this article in the digital edition. (Subscription required.) November 16, 2009 Issue ABSTRACT: LETTER FROM CAIRO about archeologist Zahi Hawass, the secretary-general of that country’s Supreme Council of...
- Egyptology, Archaeology, What's The Diff?
http://archaeoblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/egyptology-archaeology-whats-diff-topic.html Tony Cagle is stirring up some fun over on Archaeoblog. You may or may not agree with him, but you have to give him top points for airing his opinions (hello Tony!):...
- International Congress Of Egyptologists
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/706/eg9.htm "Grenoble, in France, the home of renowned Egyptologist Jean-François Champollion, is currently being prepped to host some 1,500 Egyptologists from around the world" The global forum for Egyptologists, featuring...
- Pointing Fingers
Here is another Dig Days article from Dr. Zahi Hawass about amateur Egyptologists and though much of what the fine doctor says is true he also points to his discovery of the mummy of Hatshepsut and points out that discovery channel made mistakes in its...
Egypt
Hawass on amateur Egyptologists
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass)
Reading books about Egyptology does not make you an Egyptologist, nor does writing a book on some topic related to ancient Egypt. An Egyptologist is someone who has an extensive education and broad knowledge and experience in the field, from the study of artefacts to the understanding of chronology, both relative and absolute. Perhaps most importantly, real Egyptologists participate in a scholarly community, exchanging ideas and information as colleagues rather than grabbing news from the television and newspaper headlines, and forming opinions from information published in popular sources. Newspapers and television shows are for the general public, and the information in them is often badly oversimplified. Professional Egyptologists consult scientific publications, or at least confer with their colleagues, before jumping to conclusions on any matter related to the discipline of Egyptology.
Amateur Egyptologists, on the other hand, often speak and write without thinking.
- A New Online Egyptology Magazine?
Is there room in the world of Egyptology for an online magazine written by talented amateur Egyptologists, Egyptology society members, undergraduates and informal students? Kate Phizackerley (www.kv64.info) and I are doing market research into the possibility...
- Feature: Ian Parker, Letter From Cairo, “the Pharaoh,”
New Yorker (Ian Parker) Read the full text of this article in the digital edition. (Subscription required.) November 16, 2009 Issue ABSTRACT: LETTER FROM CAIRO about archeologist Zahi Hawass, the secretary-general of that country’s Supreme Council of...
- Egyptology, Archaeology, What's The Diff?
http://archaeoblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/egyptology-archaeology-whats-diff-topic.html Tony Cagle is stirring up some fun over on Archaeoblog. You may or may not agree with him, but you have to give him top points for airing his opinions (hello Tony!):...
- International Congress Of Egyptologists
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/706/eg9.htm "Grenoble, in France, the home of renowned Egyptologist Jean-François Champollion, is currently being prepped to host some 1,500 Egyptologists from around the world" The global forum for Egyptologists, featuring...
- Pointing Fingers
Here is another Dig Days article from Dr. Zahi Hawass about amateur Egyptologists and though much of what the fine doctor says is true he also points to his discovery of the mummy of Hatshepsut and points out that discovery channel made mistakes in its...