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News about ancient Egypt from the Predynastic to Late Period.
Please feel free to email Andie (a.byrnes@ucl.ac.uk) with any comments, or any news items you would like me to post.

Archive for September, 2005

KMT - Fall 2005

Friday, September 30th, 2005

http://www.egyptology.com/kmt/fall2005/index.html
The newest edition of KMT is being promoted on the KMT website (Volume 16, Number 3, Fall 2005). Features include (copied from the website above):

HATSHEPSUT: FROM QUEEN TO PHARAOH by Dennis Forbes: An Unprecedented Presentation of theFemale King & Her Times is the Inaugural Exhibition at San Francisco’s New M.H. de Young Museum […]

How Do You Take Your Tut?

Friday, September 30th, 2005

http://www.opinioneditorials.com/freedomwriters/jjordan_20050929.html
An article taking an uncompromsing look at the recent discussions about whether the Ancient Eygptians were black or white. Written by Jim Jordan, and entitled How Do You Take Your Tut, Black or with Cream and Sugar? this is an articulate piece, but it is not going to please everyone: "King Tut’s coming to […]

Final Decisions of 29th Session of World Heritage Committee

Friday, September 30th, 2005

http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/190
"The Decisions adopted at the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Durban, South Africa from 10 to 17 July 2005, are now available online at the following address" (PDF format):
http://whc.unesco.org/archive/2005/whc29com-22e.pdf  
This is a 224 page document. To see which sites in Egypt are discussed, go to page 215.

Egyptian-Italian project to list Fayoum monuments on world map

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o280925b.htm
"Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni approved an LE 3 million Egyptian-Italian project to renovate and develop archaeological sites in the area of Kom Mady in Fayoum. Dr. Zahi Hawwas, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said that more excavations would be carried out at the old temple area that used to be designated […]

Nesperennub at Houston Museum

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/headline/entertainment/3373597
It is nice to see that Nesperennub can still generate a few lines in the media. Mummy: The Inside Story opened at Houston Museum of Natural Science yesterday: "In the 3-D film Gathering Data From Mummies, the viewer flies through Nesperennub’s digitally reconstructed spinal column, for example. Visitors will also view Nesperennub’s inner sarcophagus, which […]

Greco-Roman museum in Alexandria, Egypt, closed for restoration

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

http://www.canada.com/travel/story.html?id=14e22d0b-758e-412c-a30b-5fe25799c2d5
"The Greco-Roman museum in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria has been closed and will remain so for two years to allow restoration work to proceed, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said Wednesday. Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said the work will include restoration of the museum building and its library. The museum’s showcases will […]

Ancient Egypt Magazine - October/November Issue

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

http://www.ancientegyptmagazine.com/
Thanks again to Bob Partridge for the contents listing of the new edition of Ancient Egypt Magazine, which will be out in the second week of October:
“A Victorian View of Egypt”: John Hannavy examines some stunning early photographs taken in Egypt and the attitudes of the Victorian travellers to Egypt.
“The Temple of […]

Senior antiquities inspector suspended

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/
"Aswan Governor General Samir Youssef has ordered the investigation of a senior antiquities inspector responsible for the Pharaonic noblemen’s graves on the west bank of the Nile. In the meantime, the inspector has been demoted to a humble administrative post as a punishment for neglecting his duties. The Governor is having the performance of […]

Egypt Centre to have virtual tomb

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/4282516.stm
"A virtual reality pharaoh’s tomb is being developed in Swansea so school children can journey to ancient Egypt. Pupils visiting the Egypt Centre at the city’s university will test what they learn in a 3D interactive setting. Youngsters aged eight and upwards will be asked to solve a series of tasks as they explore […]

Photography at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

Following on from my earlier posting about the partial ban on photography in the Louvre, my sincere thanks to Bob Partridge, Editor of Ancient Egypt Magazine (www.ancientegyptmagazine.com), for permission to publish the following on this weblog.

"Ancient Eypt Magazine has reported the recent ban on photography in the Egyptian museum in Cairo (and also in […]

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