Egypt
Stories from W/E 10th February 2013
Taken from my @egyptologynews Twitter account:
Free online paper: Architectural Conservation of an Amun Temple in Sudan. T. Sweek, J.R. Anderson, S. Tanimoto. JCMS. http://bit.ly/12DJGrE
Queen Hatshpsut’s Netery-Menu has been reconstructed at Karnak, open to public by the End of February. Luxor Times http://bit.ly/122kScQ
David Lightbody has added a piece about the new find of 35 Sudanese pyramids with inner circles on his Arkysite blog http://bit.ly/YikC2y
Osteogenesis imperfecta in skeletal remains of foetus from Romano-Byzantine cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis. Past Horizons http://bit.ly/WXouc8
Book Review by Tim Reid: "Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum" E.R. Russmann. Egyptians http://bit.ly/V8disI
The iMalqata dig diary is being updated: "A Celebration Fit for a King: Amenhotep III's Heb Sed festival." iMalqata http://bit.ly/VLuJBT
Slightly older article, but in case you missed it from 30th Jan: Searching for lost royal city in Nubia. Past Horizons http://bit.ly/WyRaaV
Temple of Mut dig diary is online for the new season: "Back at Mut – How things have changed!" With pics. Brooklyn Mus. http://bit.ly/VKkusd
Proyecto de la UJA en Egipto "peligra" por la supresión de ayuda del Gobierno. Europa Press http://bit.ly/U1jtiT
Reviews of the British Film Institute's "Digging the Past" in 3 parts: http://bit.ly/SAbkBw, http://bit.ly/WAIY7i, http://bit.ly/11huHUF
Early Third Intermediate Period tombs with grave goods found at Mortuary temple of Amenhotep II on west bank. Al Shorfa http://bit.ly/XltGqk
Lovely review from @egyptologynews of @poisonchallis and I at @bfi having a great deal of fun in the name of research! http://petriemuseum.com/blog/the-british-film-institute-and-petrie-museum-presentation-digging-the-past-3/ …
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@egyptologynews little news about Karakhamon et South Asasif (in french sorry) http://goo.gl/FVo1Z
Leiden excavations at Saqqara: Dig diary, week 3: 2nd - 8th February 2013. A Name for the Anonymous Tomb...saqqara.nl http://bit.ly/VMdUS6
Em Hotep Digest vol. 02 no. 04: Dedicated to Barbara Adams best known from Hierakonpolis Expedition and Petrie Museum http://bit.ly/Y3vmBF
Amara West: The life of a field ceramicist is certainly never dull, though perhaps sometimes repetitive. With photos. http://bit.ly/XUnjIs
Archeologists excavating near Luxor have found a wooden sarcophagus believed to belong to a 5-yr old. Huffington Post http://huff.to/VHsWh3
35 small pyramids, along with graves, have discovered clustered closely together at Sedeinga in Sudan.Yahoo News. http://yhoo.it/Yauz1U
Mini-pyramids of of Kush: Archaeologists discover 35 burial chambers in Sudan desert with fascinating links to Egypt http://bit.ly/VLW15J
Ahram Online traces the footsteps of Egyptian and Sudanese history in the capital, Khartoum. http://bit.ly/YN8JUu
Ancient Rome In Libya: A Suppressed History Resurfaces After Revolution. With photos. IBT http://bit.ly/WRvGXp
Very short piece about fire breaking out at Karnak Temple. More will doubtless be forthcoming. Al Arabiya http://bit.ly/12BZH18
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Egyptology News 6th - 8th May 2013
Copied from Twitter @egyptologynews Wadi es-Sebua, Lake Nasser, Nubia 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...
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Egyptology News 17th-18th April 2013
Copied from Twitter @egyptologynews. Have a good weekend everyone! Amun in the form of a Ram, Kawa, Nubia. c.680BC. 1931.553. Ashmolean Museum Fieldwork The British Museum website has new pages re the BM and Sudan Archaeological Research Society...
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Egyptology News For 12th And 13th March 2013
From Twitter @egyptologynews. Where on earth is this year going?? I cannot believe that it is mid-March already. End of the season post from the Temple of Mut team, from their dig diary, with loads of great photos. Brooklyn Museum http://bit.ly/YnmbPr...
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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...
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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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