Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Wednesday Weekly # 54

Welcome to the Wednesday Weekly, your weekly dose of links to Egyptology news, articles, blogs, events and more!


TIME


By Kara Cooney:


Who Remembers the Greatest Woman to Rule the Ancient World?

http://time.com/3558837/greatest-woman-ruler-ancient-world/

CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS


Update on Rakow Research Grant work currently happening in Egypt

http://blog.cmog.org/2014/11/07/update-on-rakow-research-grant-work-currently-happening-in-egypt/

AL-AHRAM WEEKLY

The truth about Tutankhamun

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/7673/47/The-truth-about-Tutankhamun.aspx

UNIVERSITY OF OSLO

2000-year-old youth organization

http://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/english/research/news-and-events/news/2014/2000-year-old-youth-organization.html

BBC RADIO 4

In Our Time, Hatshepsut

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04n62jx

THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE

Recent Open Access Dissertations from Leiden University
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2014/11/recent-open-access-dissertations-from.html

Leuven Online Index of Ptolemaic and Roman Hieroglyphic Texts: Ptolemaic Temple Texts (PTT)
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2014/11/leuven-online-index-of-ptolemaic-and.html

EGYPT AT THE MANCHESTER MUSEUM

10/11/14 Bob Partridge Memorial Lecture: Dr Renée Friedman on Hierakonpolis
http://egyptmanchester.wordpress.com/2014/11/07/101114-bob-partridge-memorial-lecture-dr-renee-friedman-on-hierakonpolis/

MARIA ROSA VALDESOGO

Had in Ancient Egypt the Goddess Nephthys a Lower Status?
http://www.mariarosavaldesogo.com/ancient-egypt-goddess-nephthys-lower-status/

EGYPTIANS

New post by Timothy Reid:


The Life & Times of Cleopatra Queen of Egypt
http://tim-theegyptians.blogspot.nl/2014/11/the-life-times-of-cleopatra-queen-of.html

AHRAM ONLINE

Sphinx and Khafre's Pyramid to open Sunday
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/114940/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Sphinx-and-Khafres-Pyramid-to-open-Sunday-.aspx

TETISHERI

New blogpost by Julia Thorne:

Girls' day out to the new Egyptology gallery at the Atkinson, Southport
http://www.tetisheri.co.uk/blog/girls-day-out-to-the-new-egyptology-gallery-at-the-atkinson-southport

GEBEL EL SILSILA SURVEY PROJECT

A new season!
http://gebelelsilsilaepigraphicsurveyproject.blogspot.nl/2014/11/a-new-season.html

10 days into the new season – a poetic captivation by our topographer
http://gebelelsilsilaepigraphicsurveyproject.blogspot.nl/2014/11/10-days-into-new-season-poetic.html

ACROSSBORDERS

An Update on the Building Research
http://acrossborders.oeaw.ac.at/an-update-on-the-building-research/

BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY

BASONOVA Lecture: Queen for Eternity

On Sunday, November 16, 2014, the Biblical Archaeology Society of Northern Virginia (BASONOVA) will host the lecture “Queen for Eternity: Digital Archaeology and the (After) Life of Meresank III” by Dr. Rachel Aronin, research associate at Harvard University.
http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/news/basonova-lecture-queen-for-eternity/

THE CAIRO POST

France, Egypt to host symposium on antiquities smuggling
http://thecairopost.com/news/128531/travel-antiquities/france-egypt-to-host-symposium-on-antiquities-smuggling

University of Oslo study reveals details of childhood in Roman Egypt
http://thecairopost.com/news/128538/travel-antiquities/university-of-oslo-study-reveals-details-of-childhood-in-roman-egypt

Engineers Syndicate: Step Pyramid restoration must be resumed immediately
http://thecairopost.com/news/128578/travel-antiquities/engineers-syndicate-step-pyramid-restoration-must-be-resumed-immediately

Latest Great Sphinx restoration complete; site reopened to the public Sunday
http://thecairopost.com/news/128656/travel-antiquities/latest-great-sphinx-restoration-complete-site-reopened-to-the-public-sunday

SCRIBE ACADEMY

The basics #4: Gardiner's sign list
http://www.scribeacademy.co.uk/blog/the-basics-4-gardiners-sign-list

EGYPT INDEPENDENT

Tut Ankh Amon tomb closure postponed, mummy not to be relocated
http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/tut-ankh-amon-tomb-closure-postponed-mummy-not-be-relocated

Saqqara pyramid committee urges restoration to prevent collapse
http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/saqqara-pyramid-committee-urges-restoration-prevent-collapse

Library of Alexandria to host lecture on the city's ancient history
http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/library-alexandria-host-lecture-city-s-ancient-history


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