John Hopkins at the Temple of Mut dig diary is back!
Hopkins in Egypt TodayThis is an educational web site that aims to provide the viewer with the elements of archaeological work, including the progress of excavation. The daily...Stories from Dakhleh oasis
Greek and Roman Studies (Aislin Lowry)Aislin Lowry is back at Dakhleh with some great tales from the archaeological team there.Another week, another set of adventures for me here...Egypt’s historic palaces falling apart
gulfnews.com (Ramadan Al Sherbini)Almost 16 months after a popular revolt deposed long-standing Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, presidential palaces have been infested with insects, bats and crows due to...Students from the University of Warsaw will follow in the footsteps of the first Egyptologists
Science and Scholarship in Poland In September, members of the Scientific Society of Ancient Egypt "KeMeT" at the University of Warsaw Łukasz Przewłocki and Ewa Biskupek will begin a...Dorothea Arnold to become Curator Emeritus
Art Daily Thomas P. Campbell, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced that distinguished curator, scholar, and archaeologist Dorothea Arnold will retire on June 30, following 21 years...Abu Simbel farmers release tourists held over water shortage
Egypt Independent Dozens of farmers in the Abu Simbel area have ended a sit-in and released 204 tourists they had held hostage inside their buses to demand the provision...Ancient circular mathematical mystery solved?
Arkysite A recent paper from Tel Aviv regarding Egyptian standard sizes for round pottery jugs may have inadvertently helped to solve an Egyptian mathematical mystery:http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/article00367.htmlhttp://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0033895A cursory examination of the...Exhibition: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science, Boston
MetroWest Daily News (Chris Bergeron)Even sleeping, “Annie” is just one of many mysteries in the recently opened show subtitled “Ancient Secrets, Modern Science.” It will be on view...Exhibition: Shadow of the Sphinx, Ancient Egypt and its Influence
Observer-Dispatch (Elizabeth Cooper)The mysteries of ancient Egypt still have the power to awe and inspire, and now Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute is hoping they will draw thousands of visitors...Photograph for Today - Decorated vase from Hierakonpolis Main Deposit
Ashmolean Museum ...Burial site revealing ancient Egyptian funerary rites uncovered
Dayr al BarshaPress Report: The discovery of a new nomarch burial in Dayr al-BarshāPlease find the full press report attached as a pdf.During its 2012 spring campaign, the...Stolen Pharaonic statue pieces seized in Giza
Egypt Independent (Yousry el Badry) Security forces seized 40 pieces that make up the top parts of Pharaonic Shawabti figurines, an Egyptian security source said on Thursday. The...Antiquities Authority starts pumping out drainage water from under the Sphinx
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref)This week, Giza Inspectorate operated 18 water pump machines to pump out subterranean water that has accumulated under the Sphinx.The machines are distributed over the...Rare new head of Nefertiti
Zenobia (Judith Weingarten)A new head of Nefertiti has been identified (left).This, we now must acknowledge, is a head of the famous Queen Nefertiti, wife of the pharaoh Akhenaten...For the St. Louis Art Museum, a Legal Victory Raises Ethical Questions
The Atlantic (Malcolm Gay)In certain respects, the tale of the Ka-Nefer-Nefer follows a familiar script: like many disputed antiquities, the Egyptian funerary mask was unearthed last century and...Ancient Egyptian Husband and Wife to Be Re-united at Brussels Ancient Art Fair
PR WebAfter thousands of years of separation, it appears that the husband and wife depicted in an ancient Egyptian pair statue may be reunited at last. Thanks to...How the Pharaohs gave us the domesticated cat
Daily Mail (Sara Malm)It has long been debated how cats went from running in the wild to becoming our domesticated furry friends.Researchers may have solved the mystery after...Huge Canaanite Jewelry Hoard Unearthed in Megiddo
The MidEast News Source (Arieh O’Sullivan)With photo. Archaeologists digging at Tel Megiddo in northern Israel have unearthed what turns out to be one of the largest troves of...A piece of Mummy wrapping
ABC South West Victoria While some of the Warrnambool Art Gallery's more eclectic objects are reasonably well documented, this particular piece has many question marks around it which...Recent finds from Abydos
WAMC Radio recording (audio file)In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Mary-Ann Pouls Wegner of the University of Toronto reveals some recent finds from an archaeological excavation in Abydos, Egypt.Mary-Ann Pouls...Police recover pharaonic artefacts stolen in wake of revolution
Ahram Online (Nevine el-Aref)A collection of 35 ancient Egyptian artefacts stolen in the wake of last year's Tahrir Square uprising was recovered on Monday by Tourism and Antiquities...The Mummy’s Curse: The Truth Behind an Edwardian Rumour
UCL Blogs (Katherine L Aitchison)Anyone who knows anything about the horror genre will have heard stories of curses placed on tombs in Ancient Egypt to deter grave robbers...New Book: Egyptian Tomb Architecture
British Archaeological ReportsEgyptian Tomb Architecture The archaeological facts of pharaonic circular symbolism By David I. Lightbody.ISBN 9781407303390. £25.00. xiii+88 pages; 77 figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs; 4 data...New Book: Who Was Who in Egyptology
Egypt Exploration Society Available for pre-order.Bierbrier, M. (Ed), Who Was Who in Egyptology Volume IV, EES Special PublicationThe civilization of ancient Egypt has been a source of fascination for...Meketre Project
Meketre.orgMEKETRE is an interdisciplinary research project, conducted at the Institute of Egyptology in cooperation with the research group Multimedia Information Systems at the University of Vienna. The project...Online: Apuntes de Egiptología
Apuntes de EgiptologíaThanks to Chuck Jones and his AWOL blog for this link.Apuntes de Egiptología es una publicación periódica del Centro de Estudios del Antiguo Egipto (C.E.A.E. )...Online: New articles on Egyptological
EgyptologicalThe latest edition of Egyptological is available, free of charge, at the above address:JournalThe sAb Corpus (Prosopographie), a 307 page compendium of the usage of the title sAbJournal...Online: The Wine Jars Speak: A text study
Uppsala Universitet Wahlberg, Eva-Lena (Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History)Title: The Wine Jars Speak: A text...Theban Tombs Satellite Mapping Project
Theban Tombs Satellite Mapping Project Welcome to the Theban Tombs Satellite Mapping Project! The map is designed to be an interactive experience for users. You will be able to...Making ancient Egyptian faience
Egypt at the Manchester Museum (Campbell Price)With photos.Yesterday, I joined a team from the Caer Alyn Archaeological Heritage Project (CAAHP) as they attempted to recreate the ancient Egyptian...Coptic Trail at the Petrie Museum
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology (PDF)Carol Downer has put together a brilliant Coptic trail for the Petrie Museum, sponsored by the British Egyptian Society. It is accompanied by...
