Edward William Lane: The Life of the Pioneering Egyptologist and Orientalist
The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
If you have any connections to Egyptology or mummies at all (work in a museum? Have an archaeologist ancestor?), be careful on Sunday. Sunday is the anniversary of the day King Tutankhamen’s tomb was opened, unleashing a powerful curse upon all who dared disturb his eternal slumber. I mean, if you believe in stuff like [...]
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
News from the Vally of the Kings (Kate Phizackerley) Kate has posted a remarkable recording of Howard Carter talking about the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, accompanied by still photos of the modern Valley of the Kings. Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Heritage Key (Malcolm Jack) Quarries, often ignored, were a crucial part of Egypt. It was from these sites that the precious raw materials and minerals used in the construction of decorative monuments such as sculptures and obelisks was hewn thousands of years ago. Among the most prolific were the Quarries of Aswan, which yielded the red granite of Cleopatra’s Needles and many of the quality...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Los Angeles Times (Thomas H. Maugh II) With photos. CT scans of Egyptian mummies, some as much as 3,500 years old, shows evidence of atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, which is normally thought of as a disease caused by modern lifestyles, researchers said today. "Atherosclerosis is ubiquitous among modern-day humans and, despite differences in ancient and modern lifestyles, we found...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Legislative Gazette Modern technology and ongoing research have unraveled mysteries about the two "Albany Mummies" that have been on display since 1909 at the Albany Institute of History and Art. To celebrate this 100 year milestone, the institute will be holding an event on November 22 featuring a talk by an Egyptologist and activities for children. Samuel W. Brown, a member of Albany Institutes'...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Heritage Key (Owen Jarus) Short article about love and sex in Amarna poetry as presented by Vincent Tobin at the recent Toronto conference. One of the most unusual presentations on Egyptology that I’ve seen in awhile took place at the Egypt symposium in Toronto recently. Professor Emeritus Vincent Tobin, of St. Mary’s University, has been translating and analyzing Late Egyptian love poems...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Heritage Key (Owen Jarus) Beverley Miles, a doctoral candidate at MacQuarie University in Australia, has been researching the relationship that dogs and humans had – during the time that the pyramids were built. She presented her results at an Egyptology symposium in Toronto a week ago - and they are not for those of a delicate disposition! She’s found some pretty convincing evidence –...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Thanks very much to Thierry Benderitter and Jon Hirst at OsirisNet for the latest news update, giving details of some new additions. Dear list members, We are pleased to announce the publication of three new or significantly updated pages on Osirinet: * The tomb of Nefermenu, TT 365 , is the first of a new presentation based on the site, called "A glimpse!". This name refers to very small...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
More online publications have been added to the Oriental Institute's website: OIP 84. Medinet Habu, Volume IV. The Temple Proper, Part II: The Re Chapel, the Royal Mortuary Complex, and Adjacent Rooms with Miscellaneous Material from the Pylons, the Forecourts, and the First Hypostyle Hall By the Epigraphic Survey Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1963 http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/catalog/oip/oip84.html...
Anthro-Ling (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Will the Coptic Language Rise Again? Portion of an article appearing in Egyptology News and RantRave . Some people agonise over endangered species. My pet cause is endangered languages. When I hear that a dialect is dying out or that young people aren’t passing on an obscure language, it saddens me. It is one thing to examine shards of pottery or fragments of a manuscript found insulating a wall....
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Heritage Key blogs (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Beverley Miles, a doctoral candidate at MacQuarie University in Australia, has been researching the relationship that dogs and humans had – during the time that the pyramids were built. She presented her results at an Egyptology symposium in Toronto a week ago - and they are not for those of a delicate disposition! She’s found some pretty convincing evidence – in the form of three...
Heritage Key blogs (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
One of the most unusual presentations on Egyptology that I’ve seen in awhile took place at the Egypt symposium in Toronto recently. Professor Emeritus Vincent Tobin, of St. Mary’s University, has been translating and analyzing Late Egyptian love poems , and finds that they reveal a rather risqué side to Egyptian life. “The Egyptians were well aware of the more salacious aspects...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
drhawass.com A photograph of fragments of polished stone, what looks like a piece of a pottery vessel and two pieces of sculpture, one of which is a rather fine woman's head. They are all arranged informally on a wall at the site. Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
News from the Valley of the Kings (Kate Phizackerley) Kate has posted a photograph of excavations taking place at Deir el Medina. No further information is currently available but keep an eye on Kate's blog as she often receives further information after posting a photograph like this. Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes
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