{"id":745310,"date":"2013-04-06T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-06T13:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/serkadis.com\/index\/?guid=be9863f1bf2ddff34589fc398ae1b115"},"modified":"2013-04-06T09:52:57","modified_gmt":"2013-04-06T13:52:57","slug":"egyptology-news-for-march-17th-22nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/745310","title":{"rendered":"Egyptology News for March 17th-22nd"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New items under scrutiny in Penn Museum's lab: http:\/\/www.penn.museum\/sites\/artifactlab<\/a>\/ \u2026

Tales of the mummy\u2019s curse. The legend of the mummy\u2019s curse still continues to fascinate. Al Ahram Weekly http:\/\/bit.ly\/ZFFCmZ<\/a>

Programme summary for 2-part Ancient Egypt: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings starting on UK TV this evening http:\/\/bit.ly\/ZSiEbv <\/a>

How Harvard Students Explore Ancient Egypt From Cambridge With New 3D Technology. Forbes http:\/\/onforb.es\/13fhDjP <\/a>

Albany museum corrects gender of mummy after X-ray. Wall Street Journal http:\/\/on.wsj.com\/11rxjiD<\/a>

The EES Minufiyeh (Delta) Survey is back at Quesna and in Shibin el-Kom. http:\/\/bit.ly\/11kRZZw <\/a>

Conference \"Tracing Networks.Communicating Knowledge in Antiquity and the Digital Age\" Apr 23-24 2013 British Academy http:\/\/bit.ly\/WJ6YK9<\/a>

Using modern fish to understand ancient ones from Old Kingdom Giza. AERA blog http:\/\/bit.ly\/100Dcy9<\/a>

Article re chief research officer + archaeozoologist at Ancient Egypt Research Associates (AERA), Giza. Uni Michigan http:\/\/bit.ly\/11gzIsC<\/a>

Cahiers de notes \u00e9pigraphiques de Gaston Maspero 1881 - 1884. http:\/\/bit.ly\/11fqe0W<\/a>

Maritime trade thrived in Egypt, even before Alexandria in 1st mill BC. Article about topic of recent conference. http:\/\/bit.ly\/15QIoZv <\/a>

Via Neal Spencer \u200f@NealSpencer_BM 19 Mar
After 10 months away (Paris, Shetland), the Gayer-Anderson Cat is back on display in room 4 @britishmuseum http:\/\/via.me\/-an0hwdi <\/a>

Article: The present state of the site of Behbeit el-Hagar. C.Favard-Meeks. BMSAES 3 Nov2002 (all BMSAES papers free) http:\/\/bit.ly\/11fb3bN<\/a>

Via British Museum \u200f@britishmuseum
Sycamore fig wood, often used for ancient Egyptian coffins, does not come from a sycamore tree, but from a fig tree #SciWeek

Via Jane Draycott \u200f@JLDraycott
'Cleopatra's Daughter' in April's @HistoryToday tells the story of Cleopatra Selene, by way of Egypt, Rome, and Mauretania.

More re 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian cemetery reveals commoners' plight at Amarna. Live Science http:\/\/bit.ly\/WRfeZH <\/a>

A Nubian Bishop and His Patron Saint: 10th-century fresco gives insight into the Christian history of Nubia. The Root http:\/\/wapo.st\/16Gf7Cb <\/a>

Tutankhamun: How rival directors of two great American museums joined forces to create an epic event.Vanity Fair http:\/\/vnty.fr\/14oMwNB<\/a>

An exploration of the Louvre's collection of ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia and Persia. Ahram Online http:\/\/bit.ly\/XVmtkb <\/a>

Book Review. Gods, Men & Pharaohs: The Glory of Egyptian Art. I.Woldering. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. The Egyptians blog http:\/\/bit.ly\/YRMMV0 <\/a>

Some notes on health problems in ancient Egypt and Nubia. Part One: Problems with teeth. Joyce Filer http:\/\/bit.ly\/10dfiSp <\/a>

Cairo landmark, the Villa Casdagli, badly damaged during the revolution, to be restored to former glory. Ahram Online http:\/\/bit.ly\/YEbTYm<\/a>

New Book: The Valley of the Kings. A Site Management Handbook. Kent R. Weeks + Nigel J. Hetherington. AUC http:\/\/bit.ly\/WzEEZz <\/a>

Via Chris Naunton \u200f@chrisnaunton
If Constable had visited Giza... 'The Pyramids at Gizeh in Morning 1890 by Ernst Koerner' http:\/\/fb.me\/2RDLwNS8R <\/a>

Conference: Recent Archaeological Fieldwork In Sudan. 13 May 2013 at the British Museum, London. Details at http:\/\/bit.ly\/ZVG3Zf <\/a>

Via Neal Spencer \u200f@NealSpencer_BM
July 11-12: @britishmuseum colloquium \"Nubia in the New Kingdom: Lived experience, pharaonic control and local traditions\" more details soon

Not strictly Egypt but relevant: 3D Modeling Reveals Ancient Artifacts. Popular Mechanics http:\/\/bit.ly\/XfEPq4 <\/a>

Via Jan Picton. Preliminary report on activities of Polish Cliff Mission at Deir El-Bahari 10\/02-13\/03\/13. Facebook http:\/\/on.fb.me\/108HfL7 <\/a>

From the Forests of Punt to the Deserts of Saqqara: Life and Death as a Sacred Monkey. Researchers in Museums http:\/\/bit.ly\/YjFZUQ <\/a>

A properly protected German reserve provides stark contrast to Egypt's toothless environmental policies. Egypt Today http:\/\/bit.ly\/XTkmx6<\/a>

Tourism Ireland arranged for the Pyramids of Giza to be illuminated in green for St. Patrick\u2019s Day. Al Arabiya http:\/\/bit.ly\/1449j5W<\/a>

New: Bagnall, Davoli, Hope eds., The Oasis Papers 6: Procs of the 6th Internat. Conf. of the Dakhleh Oasis Project. http:\/\/bit.ly\/142Zhl5 <\/a>

El obelisco egipcio que pudo erigirse en Galicia (but is on London's Embankment and ought to be in Egypt). Ushebtis http:\/\/bit.ly\/16CIdCe<\/a>

Walking the city: an interview with Nabil Shawkat on the pleasures of exploring Cairo on foot. Cairobserver http:\/\/bit.ly\/XiLwHS <\/a>

RT @historyancient Online article. The Sun Queen\u2019s Trademark: A Study of the Tall Blue Crown of Queen Nefertiti. http:\/\/bit.ly\/YI1yOj <\/a>

EES\/SCA Delta Survey Workshop 2013, 22nd-23rd March 2013 in Cairo. Papers about fieldwork or research in the Delta. http:\/\/bit.ly\/YAJJ08 <\/a>

Not Egypt but important: Palmyra has been subjected to intermittent shelling by forces loyal to President.http:\/\/bit.ly\/XhwPVq <\/a>

2nd International symposium on Coptic culture: Past, Present and Future 22-24 July 2013 Stevenage, UK. Details at: http:\/\/bit.ly\/15djMru <\/a>

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