Egypt
http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=4848659
From the SwissInfo website: "The most important exhibition of ancient Egyptian artefacts to be seen in Europe for over 20 years has opened in Basel. 'Tutankhamun – the Golden Beyond' has over 50 pieces from the tomb of the mysterious boy pharaoh, as well as a further 70 items, many of which have never been seen before outside Egypt".
- More Re Nehmes Bastet
BBC News Nothing much new here, apart from the confirmation that an intact mummy was found within the coffin as predicted. A useful round-up. Archaeologists working in Egypt have discovered the tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb...
- Exhibition: Unwrapping The Medical Messages Of Mummies
swissinfo.ch (Thomas Stephens) Bandaged corpses are so much more than fodder for dodgy Hollywood horror films. An exhibition in Zurich explains what they can tell us about our own health. “Mummies, men, medicine, magic”, running at Zurich University’s...
- Exhibition: Tutankhamun Deserves More Showbiz
The Independent (Tim Lubbock) This article offers a rather different take on the exhibition, supporting the blockbuster approach: The rumour was that, compared to the scholarly British Museum exhibit of a generation ago, Tutankhamun and the Golden...
- Unearthing Aswan's Past
http://tinyurl.com/qlvsv (swissinfo.org)"Swiss archaeologists are joining the scramble to recover invaluable ancient remains in Egypt before they are lost forever beneath modern developments. Cornelius von Pilgrim is leading efforts to unearth evidence...
- Replica Of Tomb Of Tuthmosis Iii
http://news.scotsman.com/arts.cfm?id=697342005An exact replica of the tomb of Tuthmosis III will form the centrepiece for an exhibition in Edinburgh (UK) entitled Immortal Pharaoh: The Tomb of Tuthmosis III, at the City Arts Centre. "The replica of the...
Egypt
Pharaoh's glories come to Basel
http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=4848659
From the SwissInfo website: "The most important exhibition of ancient Egyptian artefacts to be seen in Europe for over 20 years has opened in Basel. 'Tutankhamun – the Golden Beyond' has over 50 pieces from the tomb of the mysterious boy pharaoh, as well as a further 70 items, many of which have never been seen before outside Egypt".
- More Re Nehmes Bastet
BBC News Nothing much new here, apart from the confirmation that an intact mummy was found within the coffin as predicted. A useful round-up. Archaeologists working in Egypt have discovered the tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb...
- Exhibition: Unwrapping The Medical Messages Of Mummies
swissinfo.ch (Thomas Stephens) Bandaged corpses are so much more than fodder for dodgy Hollywood horror films. An exhibition in Zurich explains what they can tell us about our own health. “Mummies, men, medicine, magic”, running at Zurich University’s...
- Exhibition: Tutankhamun Deserves More Showbiz
The Independent (Tim Lubbock) This article offers a rather different take on the exhibition, supporting the blockbuster approach: The rumour was that, compared to the scholarly British Museum exhibit of a generation ago, Tutankhamun and the Golden...
- Unearthing Aswan's Past
http://tinyurl.com/qlvsv (swissinfo.org)"Swiss archaeologists are joining the scramble to recover invaluable ancient remains in Egypt before they are lost forever beneath modern developments. Cornelius von Pilgrim is leading efforts to unearth evidence...
- Replica Of Tomb Of Tuthmosis Iii
http://news.scotsman.com/arts.cfm?id=697342005An exact replica of the tomb of Tuthmosis III will form the centrepiece for an exhibition in Edinburgh (UK) entitled Immortal Pharaoh: The Tomb of Tuthmosis III, at the City Arts Centre. "The replica of the...