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  • Leeds favourite building: Temple Works and Quarry House - Yorkshire Evening Post

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:15 am
    Leeds favourite building: Temple Works and Quarry HouseYorkshire Evening PostThe Grade-II listed building was based on the Temple of Edfu at Horus in Egypt, a design inspired by Marshall's interest in Egyptology.

  • Visit changed the lives of king's devoted servants - Toronto Star

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:38 am
    CBC.caVisit changed the lives of king's devoted servantsToronto Star"He was very encouraging and seemed amused by my studying Egyptology," Teeter says of her university major 30 years ago. "But he had his doubts how King Tut casts magic in TorontoCBC.caall 14 news articles »

  • 'Dinosauria' shares rare discoveries with kids - Skokie Review

    19 Nov 2009 | 2:02 am
    'Dinosauria' shares rare discoveries with kidsSkokie ReviewAmong Pfister's greatest interests are archaeology, Egyptology, the Holy Land, the Canaanites and the Israelites . "Who was the pharaoh of the Exodus? and more »

  • Heart Diseases Found in Ancient Mummies - Softpedia

    18 Nov 2009 | 3:27 am
    ABC NewsHeart Diseases Found in Ancient MummiesSoftpediaCairo University Egyptology Professor Abdel Nureldin says that many mummies were found to be suffering from heart conditions. The ancient Egyptians ate Even The Pharaohs Needed LipitorForbesComputed Tomographic Assessment of Atherosclerosis in Ancient Egyptian MummiesJournal of American Medical Association (subscription)X-Rayed Mummies Reveal That Ancient Egyptians Had Heart DiseaseDiscover Magazineall 506 news articles »

  • New Education Minister announced - Sofia Echo

    17 Nov 2009 | 3:16 am
    Sofia EchoNew Education Minister announcedSofia EchoBorn in Vidin on the Danube, Ignatov, 49, is considered one of the founders of Bulgarian Egyptology. He graduated in Egyptology and Eastern Countries PM proposes Sergey Ignatov to replace Fandakova as education minister.ISI - Emerging MarketsNew Minister of Education AssignedStandart Newsall 3 news articles »
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  • Field work: Cleopatra - still looking

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:08 am
    Heritage News (Sean Williams)With video interview (3 minutes 28 seconds) with Kathleen Martinez who explains the background to her involvement showing some great shots of Taposiris Magna and some of the artefacts found. She also explains her reasoning for thinking that there is a royal tomb at the site and the contribution of the research carried out at the site so far.Almost two months in the project seemed doomed to failure. But just as things were coming to a close, Martinez' team hit gold. Tunnels were found, which would eventually reach a depth of 35m. They're still being cleaned today,…

  • News: Hammurabi Seal Discovered

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:05 am
    drhawass.comWith photo.The Austrian Archaeological mission from the Austrian Archaeological Centre in Egypt unearthed a fragment of a cuneiform seal impression dating to the last decades of the Babylonian Kingdom.Culture Minister Farouk Hosni made the announcement today, adding that the seal impression was found inside a pit that cuts into layers of the Late Period in Tel El-Daba, an archaeological site in the Sharqiya governorate, 120 km north-east Cairo.Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), said that the seal impression bears the name of a top…

  • Site management: Giza

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:56 am
    drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass)The site of Giza is one of the most visited sites in Egypt. Everyone who comes to Egypt visits the great pyramids that dominate the landscape here. In the past, the site was crowded, cars were everywhere and also people selling camel and horse rides and souvenirs. We decided to make improvements to the site to make it more enjoyable to visit.In order to eliminate the automobile traffic in Giza and the damage it does to the site, a new road is being constructed around the outside of the site. Two new entrances to the site are being built, where the cars and tour buses…

  • Feature: The voice of Howard Carter

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:25 am
    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

  • Feature: Working the quarries of Aswan

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:19 am
    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 stones used in the construction of burial chambers, sarcophagi and columns in the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure at Giza.A testimony to the site’s importance is the Unfinished Obelisk – a…
 
 
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  • Tut-tini: King Tut Martini

    Ben Morales-Correa
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:01 pm
    Image by Sanandreas via Flickr The Fairmont Royal York hotel has invented a regal cocktail to mark the return of King Tut’s treasures at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Tut-tini by bartender Mike Astins: Fresh ice 1 oz vodka (the recipe calls for Grey Goose) 1/2 oz Goldschläger 1 oz butter ripple liqueur Splash of cranberry juice Add ice to a cocktail shaker. Add other ingredients except cranberry juice. Gently shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. Top with cranberry juice. Makes 1 drink. thestar.com

  • Nubian treasures at the Clay Center

    Ben Morales-Correa
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:03 am
    Image via Wikipedia “Lost Kingdoms of the Nile” at the Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia features more than 200 objects on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The exhibit, which continues through April, made only one other stop on this tour — at the Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta. A colorful sarcophagus dominates one room, while the accessories of burial add to the display. There’s an alabaster vessel that held the deceased’s organs, a replica of an ivory inlaid bed on which the deceased would have been carried, shawabtis, or statues, that…

  • The Tomb of Cleopatra: The search continues

    Ben Morales-Correa
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:05 am
    Dr Kathleen Martinez, a young archaeologist from the Dominican Republic, has been excavating a site near Alexandria in the search for the tomb of Cleopatra. After being given permission to conduct a dig at the site for 2 months, Dr Martinez’s team have discovered two chambers which has won them the right to continue the dig into the next season. Describing the tomb that was discovered at Taposiris Magna, Dr Martinez remains confident that she will uncover the tomb of Cleopatra and Marc Anthony. Read the full article by Sean Williams at Heritage Key

  • B&G Hotels & Resorts Calimera Habiba Resort in Egypt receives Award for Excellence

    Ben Morales-Correa
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:18 am
    B&G Hotels and Resorts, a leading hotel and management company in the Middle East and operator of the Royal Club in Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah Island, has announced that Calimera Habiba Resort, located in the popular tourist town of Marsa Alam in Egypt, has recently received an Award for Excellence from the International Travel Services (ITS) Group. Calimera Habiba Resort, which is owned by Balbaa Group of Companies and managed by B&G Hotels and Resorts, emerged as one of the best 60 hotels from a pool of over 4,000 hotels in the world. Eng. Ahmed Balbaa, Chairman of Balbaa Group,…

  • Tourist boat sinks in Red Sea, two missing

    Ben Morales-Correa
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:58 am
    Two Spanish tourists were missing in the Red Sea on Thursday after their dive boat sank in rough water off Egypt’s Sinai coast, a popular beach holiday and diving destination. Fourteen other Spanish tourists and seven Egyptian crew were rescued after the boat capsized and sank near Ras Mohammed. A naval boat was looking for the missing tourists, but had not spotted them more than five hours after the accident. The privately-owned boat left the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh heading to Ras Mohammed, home to abundant coral reefs and a British Merchant Navy shipwreck that is a popular dive…
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  • Egypt vows to be firm after World Cup defeat

    21 Nov 2009 | 10:47 pm
    CAIRO -- President Hosni Mubarak vowed on Saturday that Egypt will be firm in dealing with attacks on its nationals, amid hot tempers and a diplomatic spat with Algeria over a World Cup football showd...

  • Egypt will not tolerate insult to its expats

    21 Nov 2009 | 9:21 pm
    CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will not allow its citizens living abroad to be humiliated, President Hosni Mubarak said in an address to parliament on Saturday, in an apparent reference to a spat with Algeri...

  • Mubarak steps into row as football riots spread

    21 Nov 2009 | 7:31 pm
    CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak vowed yesterday that Egypt will be firm in dealing with attacks on its nationals, amid hot tempers and a diplomatic spat with Algeria over a World Cup football showdown.

  • Peres to discuss Middle East peace with Mubarak

    21 Nov 2009 | 6:36 pm
    President Shimon Peres is to make an official visit to Egypt Sunday for a working meeting in Cairo with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Israeli government sources said Saturday that the meeting had ...

  • Egypt vows to defend its citizens

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:45 pm
    The Egyptian president has vowed that Egypt will be firm in dealing with attacks on its nationals, amid hot tempers and a diplomatic spat with Algeria over a World Cup football showdown. In an addres...
 
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    Talking Pyramids: Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

  • Daily News Briefs

    Vincent
    21 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm
    VOCAB: (MdC): dwA-mwt.f, (English): Duamutef, (Hieroglyphs): http://bit.ly/7S2WE2 # Start a new adventure, play the Expedition Game: http://bit.ly/69W23W # Egypt in 3D – its Expedition Week at National Geographic: http://bit.ly/4ZMHQ5 # Sunday with mummy – 100th Anniversary. Celebration of the Albany Mummies: http://bit.ly/7fsXVD # Like an Egyptian Washington 6th-graders don costumes and present their research projects at the 3rd annual Egypt Fair: http://bit.ly/5f3Tiw # Stowaway cat Pharaoh survives two-week voyage to Britain from Egypt: http://bit.ly/4o7J7f # Hammurabi Seal…

  • Daily News Briefs

    Vincent
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm
    Lots of Tutankhamun news today, including a King Tut martini with 24-karat gold flecks in it! Whatever next. Also, keep an eye out for the VOCAB tweets over the next few days which are about the Four Sons of Horus this week. PHOTOS: An assortment of Pyramids of Egypt: http://bit.ly/718pX8 # Tutankhamun: gambling on the bling king's golden touch: http://bit.ly/68bMNz # The Quick 10: Nine Victims of King Tut’s Curse (and one who should have been): http://bit.ly/7J7Q37 # The King Tut Martini – its flashy looks are thanks to flecks of real 24-karat gold: http://bit.ly/5a0z6m # Albany…

  • Friday Photo: Statue of Horus at Edfu

    Vincent
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:36 pm
    Located at Edfu is the temple of Horus, the second largest temple in Egypt, second only to Karnak temple. The huge grand pylons of temple measure 250 ft across and 100 ft high. At the entrance to the inner court of the temple is a large granite statue of the god in the form of a falcon. Behind the statue can be seen reliefs depicting the deification of Horus in his humanoid form which have been mutilated. Statue of Horus at Edfu by Obofaman_com Temple of Horus statue at Edfu by vfowler Two more statues of Horus stand either side of the temple’s entrance (click on image for larger view).

  • Daily News Briefs

    Vincent
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:25 pm
    Sexy Lebanese diva accused of singing racist lyrics on her latest children's album: http://bit.ly/BhIFS # FREE DOWNLOAD: The rock tombs of El Amarna .. (1903) with many photographic plates, from EES via EEF: http://bit.ly/1Lr7Lo # Ink on my Fingers – Iconography by Anthony Holmes: http://bit.ly/9cDMN # Amateur archaeologist says he's discovered the world's oldest pyramids in the Balkans. But many experts remain dubious: http://bit.ly/45NGBu # The Catholic University of Santo Domingo (UCSD) recognise the work of Zahi Hawass: http://bit.ly/1krQO3 # Egyptian sarcophagus…

  • Daily News Briefs

    Vincent
    18 Nov 2009 | 3:25 pm
    PHOTOS: Scenes from various versions of the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead: http://bit.ly/Zc1S4 # Dominican archaeologist closes in on Cleopatra, top Egyptologist says: http://bit.ly/4akmiW # Shooting at the Pyramids of Giza: http://bit.ly/36zOHy # Ostracon with a sketch of a bad boy being punished New Kingdom Egypt Dynasties 19-20 1293-1070 BCE, from Mary: http://snaptweet.com/2fba7 # AERA Senior Team Members are currently in Egypt preparing for the upcoming field season and breaking in their newly purchased villa! # A great friend of the Oriental Institute passed away on Monday. Rita…
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    Luxor News - Jane Akshar

  • Normal Service will be resumed as soon as possible

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:40 am
    Off to Cairo Sunday for a fairly serious opp, an ovarian cyst and a kidney stone to be removed. What fun ....... not. It will probably restrict my activities for a bit so news might be a bit sparse.I would truly appreciate any readers who spot anything in Luxor to let me know so I can publish it.

  • Seti I temple

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:39 am
    I have been told that the restoration team are coming back and combined with the dewatering project fingers crossed there is hope for my favourite temple

  • Update from Osirisnet

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:56 am
    We are pleased to announce the publication of three new or significantlyupdated pages on Osirinet:* The tomb of Nefermenu, TT 365, is the first of a new presentation based onthe site, called "A glimpse!". This name refers to very small tombs, or toothers for which we have very few photographs. TT 365 has been chosen toinaugurate this new chapter because of it's common courtyard with the tombofNefersekheru. It's HERE :http://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/nobles/nefermenou365/e_nefermenou365.htm* A major photographic update has been made to the tomb of Nefersekheru,TT 296, with some 100 new…

  • Visiting the Restored Carter House

    16 Nov 2009 | 9:27 am
    Today I took some of my guests to visit the Carter House. Firstly there is no fee (I bet that changes) the opening hours are 6am till 5pm. There is an extremely nice young man called Sayeed who is the newly installed director of the museum. He seems to be taking good care of it as well. Next month they are hoping the Winter Palace takes over the running of the cafe and I think it will be a really nice place to stop and relax after a trip to the Valley of Kings.

  • Tomb of King Tut (KV 62) will undergo major restoration | Egypt Then and Now

    11 Nov 2009 | 2:42 am
    Tomb of King Tut (KV 62) will undergo major restoration | Egypt Then and Now
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  • BASP 46 (2009)

    G.W. Schwendner
    10 Nov 2009 | 4:50 pm
    BASP 46 (2009)Alan Edouard Samuel (1932-2008) / Roger S. Bagnall   7A Fragment of Homer, Iliad 21 in the Newberry Library, Chicago / Sofía Torallas Tovar and Klaas A. Worp   11A Latin Manumission Tax Tablet in Los Angeles / Peter van Minnen and Klaas A. Worp   15Report of Proceedings in Red Ink from Late 2nd Century AD Oxyrhynchus  / Lincoln H. Blumell   23Two Papyri in Lund / Todd M. Hickey   31Two Michigan Papyri / Jennifer Sheridan Moss   37Letter from Simades to Pynas / Athanassios Vergados   59Annotazioni sui Fragmenta Cairensia delle Elleniche di…

  • K. Brodersen / J. Elsner (eds.): Images and Texts on the "Artemidorus Papyrus".

    G.W. Schwendner
    31 Oct 2009 | 2:55 pm
    Kai Brodersen (Hrsg.), Jas Elsner (Hrsg.)NEUERSCHEINUNGImages and Texts on the "Artemidorus Papyrus"Working Papers on P. Artemid. (St John’s College Oxford, 2008)Historia – EinzelschriftenBand 2141. Auflage 2009. 171 S., 70 s/w Abb. Gebunden€ 50,00 / €(A) 51,50 / sFr 85,00*ISBN 978-3-515-09426-9x The "Artemidorus Papyrus" (P. Artemid.), first published in 2008, is potentially the most significant new discovery in recent years for a range of fields within Classics: the history of drawing in the Greco-Roman world and more generally issues in the history of art, the history of ancient…

  • DM Raymond Bogaert

    G.W. Schwendner
    27 Oct 2009 | 6:05 am
     The passing of Raymond Bogaert  was announced today on the Papy-list by W. Clarysse:Belgian papyrologists are doubly in mourning as also Raymond Bogaert died last week. He spent most of his scientific life working on ancient banks, from Babylonia to Greece and Egypt, and received only last year a Festschrift  "Pistoi dia tèn technèn. Bankers, Loans and Archives in the Ancient World", Stud. Hell. 44. Bogaert was a great scholar but also a pleasant colleague. We will certainly miss himThere is a brief biography and bibliography of Prof. Bogaert here.

  • DM Georges Nachtergael

    G.W. Schwendner
    26 Oct 2009 | 5:19 pm
    The passing of Prof. Nachtergael (no. 5 in the photo) was announced on the Papy-list today by Alain Martin:J'ai le penible devoir d'annoncer le deces de Georges Nachtergael, survenu de maniere inopinee a Bruxelles, le 18 octobre 2009, a l'age de 75 ans.Nous perdons un collegue devoue et modeste. Georges Nachtergael a rendu des services inestimables a la papyrologie, jusqu'à la derniere heure, a l'exemple de son Maitre Marcel Hombert, dont il cherissait la memoire.Among his major publications are:Pap.Lugd.Bat.V  Recherches sur le recensement dans l’Égypte romaine with M. Hombert…

  • Herbert Verreth, The provenance of Egyptian documents from the 8th century BC till the 8th century AD (Trismegistos Project)

    G.W. Schwendner
    16 Oct 2009 | 8:32 am
    The Introduction begins:For every historical document two questions can be asked about its localisation: where has it been found, and where has it been written (or made)? For letters one can expand with the question where the letter has been sent to. These questions are not always easy to answer, since for most documents information about the archaeological context is lacking, while the contents of the document itself does not always allow a precise localisation. Unfortunately not all publishers of ancient documents paid much attention to these geographical issues and often - especially in…
 
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  • Ancient Egyptians suffered hardening of the arteries

    admin
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:12 am
    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

  • Four archaic wells discovered in Egypt

    admin
    11 Nov 2009 | 9:49 am
    French archaeologists have unearthed in El- Sharqiya province four ancient wells that date back to the 25th and 26th pharaonic dynasties. The wells are part of a newly-discovered Sacred Lake in a temple to the Egyptian goddess Mut in the ruins of ancient Tanis.

  • Remains of Cambyses' army found?

    admin
    10 Nov 2009 | 12:21 pm
    Bronze weapons, a silver bracelet, an earring and hundreds of human bones found in the vast desolate wilderness of the Sahara desert have raised hopes of finally finding the lost army of Persian King Cambyses II. The 50,000 warriors were said to be buried by a cataclysmic sandstorm in 525 B.C.

  • King Tut's tomb set for 5-year renovation project

    admin
    10 Nov 2009 | 12:17 pm
    The project to restore the tomb is the latest collaboration between Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Los Angeles-based Getty Conservation Institute, which in the past restored nearby tombs and designed airtight cases to display Egypt's mummies. The conservation plan will involve a two-year research period to determine the causes of deterioration, followed by three years of implementation. The SCA said it had yet to decide how long the tomb would be closed during that time.

  • Egyptian and German Officials to Meet About Nefertiti Bust

    admin
    7 Nov 2009 | 11:23 pm
    A German antiquities expert will attend talks next month to discuss Egypt’s demand for the return of a 3,500-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti. Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt’s antiquities council, said that a meeting planned in Egypt on Dec. 8 to discuss the possession of the statue would be attended by the director of the Egyptian antiquities department at the Berlin museum.
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  • Not just fast food: mummies had heart disease

    18 Nov 2009 | 3:58 pm
    The hardening of arteries, which is often linked to heart attacks and strokes, is not just a modern phenomenon, according to new research showing ancient Egyptian pharaohs had heart disease too.

  • Borders tell tales on land management

    13 Sep 2009 | 6:58 pm
    Sensitive political borders between countries in the Middle East and in other parts of the world are providing clues on how best to manage the land, say ecologists.

  • Thirty mummies found in Egyptian tomb

    10 Feb 2009 | 5:10 pm
    Archaeologists have discovered dozens of mummies and several sarcophagi in a tomb estimated to be more than 4000 years old, says the Egyptian ministry of culture.

  • Found: pyramid built for an ancient queen

    11 Nov 2008 | 8:41 pm
    Archaeologists have discovered a pyramid buried in the desert and thought to belong to the mother of a pharaoh who ruled more than 4000 years ago, says Egypt's antiquities chief.

  • Egyptian mummies trace malaria's roots

    23 Oct 2008 | 8:17 pm
    Malaria DNA has been found in two mummies from the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes, providing clear evidence for the earliest known cases of the disease, say researchers.
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  • Soldiers, Sailors and Sandalmakers book launch, November 26th

    egyptmanchester
    16 Nov 2009 | 4:16 am
    The Egypt Exploration Society will be hosting a  launch evening for my book, Soldiers, Sailors Stela of Ramose, Deir el-Medina (Manchester Museum 1759), one of the stelae discussed and illustrated in the book and Sandalmakers. A Social Reading of Ramesside Period Votive Stelae (Golden House Publications) on Thursday 26th November, 7-9pm. Copies of this and other Golden House Publications (http://www.goldenhp.co.uk/) will be available at a discounted price, with a  short presentation on the book and a glass of wine. Attendance is free, but please contact the EES to confirm attendance: Email:…

  • Curator’s diary, Friday 6th November 2009

    egyptmanchester
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:27 am
    I’m back in the office after two weeks in Egypt taking a lecture tour round all the major sites. The group of 22 people, myself and my wonderful guide, Hesham, visited the sites at Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel and in and around Cairo. It was very hot indeed, hitting 42 degrees at Abu Simbel, but the group kept on despite this, and everyone had a wonderful time. Here are some images taken on the tour – the middle one is of me with my guide, Hesham. Since getting back into the office, I have been getting on top of research enquiries into Predynastic pottery, funerary stelae and Old…

  • Big Saturday Oct 2009: Ancient Egyptian Technology

    egyptmanchester
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:36 am
    On Saturday 17th October, the Museum hosted an ancient Egyptian Big Saturday looking at technology, with everything from mummifying oranges to making faience and constructing a shaduf. Senior Conservator Sam Sportun painting on a wedjat-eye, or Eye of Horus, symbol of protection Dr Lindy Crewe, the Museum's Cypriot archaeologist, oversees excavation of artefacts Demonstrating how to use a shaduf to lift water

  • Building pyramids and mummifying oranges…

    egyptmanchester
    14 Oct 2009 | 3:02 am
    Big Saturday: Ancient Egyptian Technology Saturday 17th October, 11am-4pm Smash pots, learn to apply Egyptian eye make -up and how to make faience, build a pyramid and a shaduf, mummify an orange, with story telling, object handling and much much more, at The Manchester Museum, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. Free entry

  • Curator’s Diary, Wednesday 7th October 2009

    egyptmanchester
    7 Oct 2009 | 9:24 am
    We hosted the Egypt in its African Context event at The Manchester Museum last weekend, 3-4 Egypt in Africa: a Sudanese cat on excavation October 2009, and heard papers from scholars from the United States, Nigeria, Spain and the UK, discussing the African cultural aspects of ancient Egypt, with much hearty debate. The event included a wine reception and a screening of the documentary film by Louis Buckley, Nubian Spirit: The African Legacy of the Nile Valley. Many thanks to all the delegates for making it such a successful and illuminating event. We filmed some of the key speakers, and will…
 
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  • Why You Can't Go Home

    17 Nov 2009 | 11:56 am
    I went to our family home in Maadi the other day to see the tenants. As I waited in the hallway for Jane, I looked carefully around the house. We lived there for about 8 years. I did some very significant renovations in the house before our tenants moved in, but the sense of the house that attracted us many years ago still live in the house. Our tenants are a lovely Scots family with three children who have been with us for some years now. This is right, as it is a children's home. The house itself feels friendly to kids.As I stood in the hallway looking into my study, the living rooms, the…

  • Grassroots Movement for Gas Guzzlers

    14 Oct 2009 | 10:30 pm
    A young friend of my daughter's recently sent me a link to a webpage started by one of her friends to encourage carpooling in Egypt. Cairo reputedly has 20 million inhabitants and I'm willing to bet about 10 million cars. These days any errand at all can take hours. I think that this is a great idea and I really wish them all the best. Take a look at Egyptcarpoolerscopyright 2009 Maryanne Stroud Gabbani

  • A Dove Has Flown

    12 Oct 2009 | 11:08 pm
    One of the wonders of the internet is the ability to keep up with friends of ours from all over the world...and to make these friends in the first place. Many years ago when I first started blogging, Leila Abu-Saba posted some comments on my blog and we became net friends. We followed each other's blogs and when we discovered Facebook we connected there as well. For quite a few years, Leila was battling first breast cancer and then liver cancer as well and just recently she lost her fight to stay with us. I've been having phone line problems and have been just checking my email so I missed…

  • She Teaches With Horses

    12 Oct 2009 | 4:20 am
    The summer's grip has been broken although days are still t-shirt warm. I check the temperatures for my friends and family in North America and I think I'm happy to be here. We don't have the flaming leaves and crisp mornings of fall, but it is here nevertheless. The schools have finally been allowed to open again after a silly panic attack over the H1N1 flu...can't blame it on the pigs and any numbers of how many people have had it as opposed to the ordinary garden variety flu that has been known to kill many more people are unreliable. Sure kids and adults are getting the flu and being told…

  • A Watering Place Dries Up

    27 Sep 2009 | 11:10 pm
    For many, many years Christo, the fish restaurant across the road from the Mena House Oberoi at Giza, has been a favourite place to take visitors for a nice fish dinner and a beer or glass of wine while watching the lights of the Sound And Light play across the pyramids on the hill. Yesterday I met some friends of friends in the US who were visiting Cairo for dinner there and found to my disappointment that the restaurant has been bought by new owners who have decided that they will no longer serve alcohol. Christo was never exactly a riotous beer brawl sort of establishment in the first…
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  • Egyptology News: News: Hammurabi Seal Discovered

    Andie
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:05 am
    The remains of the seal, found by the mission of the Austrian Archaeological Institute in Cairo and the Egyptology Institute of the University of Vienna, were unearthed during excavation works in the archaeological area of Tal El-Daba'a ...

  • Egyptology News: Conference Report: Racy poetry from the Amarna period

    Andie
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:51 am
    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 ...

  • Conference: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

    Andie
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:10 am
    ... the BCS. *********************************************************** Sarah McDaid Visiting Research Fellow Institute for Computing Research Faculty of Business London South Bank University London UK. Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes.

  • Conference Report: Discoveries at Seilla pyramid

    Andie
    16 Nov 2009 | 2:47 am
    ... almost identical to that of Meidum, and has a causeway that goes nowhere (there's no building at the end of it). Jarus goes on to describe four of the major discoveries made by the team at Seila. Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes.

  • Cultural Property Observer: Is Zahi Hawass Bad for Egyptology?

    Cultural Property Observer
    12 Nov 2009 | 5:12 am
    The New Yorker Magazine has asked the impertinent question, "Is Zahi Hawass Bad for Egyptology?" See http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/11/16/091116fa_fact_parker. The article, written by Ian Parker, details the Hawass personality ...
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