Egypt
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/710/he1.htm
A summary of the ups and downs of the ninth Congress, which is held every four years. This is a very good overview, describing everything from the chaotic organization of the conference centre in which it was held, to the individual content of some of the key papers. At 5 pages, this really is the best summary of the Congress I have seen so far.
Other articles about ICE9 include:
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/710/eg9.htm
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/710/he2.htm
- Egyptology 2004 - A Review
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/print/2004/723/heritage.htm "From the Mediterranean bed to Kom Al-Dikka, from Akhmim to Sinai, from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo to Basle and Germany and from auction halls in Europe and America to Egypt, there were several...
- Zahi Hawass On Ice9
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/710/he2.htm Zahi Hawass has an article in Al Ahram Weekly talking about ICE9 and, amongst other things, the French presentation of their "discovery" of a new chamber in the Great Pyramid. In it he has a go at the International...
- Auguste Mariette - A Man With A Mission
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/705/he1.htm An article about the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, who established the first Egyptian Museum and carried out many of the early excavations in Egypt. There is, in addition, a wonderful photograp of the...
- The State Of Coptic Studies
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/704/he1.htm A fascinating article about the failure of founders and supporters of "Coptic studies" to find an agreed upon definition for Coptic studies as a discipline. It is an interesting insight into the nature of...
- More About The Bm's Analysis Of Nesperennub
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/700/he1.htm A detailed summary from Al Ahram Weekly about the BM's analysis of the Theban mummy Nesperennub. This is quite a long article and contains some interesting information both about the mummy and the...
Egypt
International Congress of Egyptologists
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/710/he1.htm
A summary of the ups and downs of the ninth Congress, which is held every four years. This is a very good overview, describing everything from the chaotic organization of the conference centre in which it was held, to the individual content of some of the key papers. At 5 pages, this really is the best summary of the Congress I have seen so far.
Other articles about ICE9 include:
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/710/eg9.htm
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/710/he2.htm
- Egyptology 2004 - A Review
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/print/2004/723/heritage.htm "From the Mediterranean bed to Kom Al-Dikka, from Akhmim to Sinai, from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo to Basle and Germany and from auction halls in Europe and America to Egypt, there were several...
- Zahi Hawass On Ice9
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/710/he2.htm Zahi Hawass has an article in Al Ahram Weekly talking about ICE9 and, amongst other things, the French presentation of their "discovery" of a new chamber in the Great Pyramid. In it he has a go at the International...
- Auguste Mariette - A Man With A Mission
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/705/he1.htm An article about the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, who established the first Egyptian Museum and carried out many of the early excavations in Egypt. There is, in addition, a wonderful photograp of the...
- The State Of Coptic Studies
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/704/he1.htm A fascinating article about the failure of founders and supporters of "Coptic studies" to find an agreed upon definition for Coptic studies as a discipline. It is an interesting insight into the nature of...
- More About The Bm's Analysis Of Nesperennub
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/700/he1.htm A detailed summary from Al Ahram Weekly about the BM's analysis of the Theban mummy Nesperennub. This is quite a long article and contains some interesting information both about the mummy and the...