http://www.ashmolean.museum/gri/4simpson/
Thanks very much to Jaromir Malek, Keeper of the Archive at the Griffith Institute for the following item about the J.P. Simpson photographs which show details of, amongst other things, missing and damaged scenes in TT96: "A collection of photographs taken in Egypt in 1888 by James Parker Simpson can now be consulted on […]

http://touregypt.net/teblog/luxornews/
Although she doesn’t have any details at the moment, Jane Akshar, Luxor resident and blogger, has noticed that temple of Tawosret is being excavated. When she finds out more, I’ll put up a link to her new post. Tawosret was the Great Royal Wife of Seti II and step mother of Siptah, and may […]

http://www-cgi.cnn.com/WORLD/9511/ramses_tomb/
"Some further digging in what is believed to be Egypt’s largest tomb has uncovered dozens of new rooms and some new corridors that could lead to the burial chambers of the sons of a powerful pharaoh who ruled from 1279 to 1212 B.C. . . . Earlier this year, professor Kent Weeks uncovered parts […]

http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Alley/4482/EEFNEWS.html
The EEF’s weekly news digest, which is the best list around for lectures, digitized publications, and exhibitions, as well as providing a roundup of the week’s Egyptology news, is now online at the above address.
A couple of news highlights which I missed include:
Un encuentro con los faraones (an encounter with the pharaohs) […]

http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=15634
"Christie’s New York will regale lovers of the Ancient World with an Antiquities extravaganza comprising three superb sales, spread out over two consecutive sale days. On December 8, the seventh edition of the highly successful Ancient Jewelry sale will take place, offering ancient luxury with a modern look. On December 9, the traditional Antiquities […]

http://www.ees.ac.uk/home/ees-cent-award-2006.pdf
For information on the Egypt Exploration Society’s 2006 Centenary Award, please visit the above page on the EES’s website (in pdf format). The Award is granted to a particular project or projects which are in keeping with the EES’s aims and purposes (detailed on the above page), and amounts to aroun £7,500 (ukp). Details […]

http://es.news.yahoo.com/051124/4/4f7mk.html  
A new exhibition opened on the 24th November in the Caixa Nova Cultural Centre in Vigo, Galicia (Spain), entitled ‘Vida y muerte en el Antiguo Egipto. Del arte faraónico al faro de Alejandría’ (Life and death in Ancient Egypt. From the art of the Pharaohs to the lighthouse of Alexandria). A rough translation of […]

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051128/asp/calcutta/story_5525687.asp
Development work at the Indian Museum in Calcutta has included an overhaul of the Egyptian display: "The Egyptian gallery, boasting a 5,000-year-old mummy, had already undergone a facelift with state-of-the-art preservation techniques and illuminated displays . . . . The Egyptian gallery highlights the era from 5000 BC to 300 BC, including the pre-historic […]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aA7bnWw4c9DQ
An update on Bloomberg site regarding claims for the return of illegally sold artefacts, highlighted by the Italian legal position taken against the John Paul Getty Museum: "By holding talks and demanding the return of objects, Italy aims to end collecting practices that encourage illegal excavation and to work more closely with foreign museums […]

http://www.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/gri/4sea1not.html
The 28th had only a short entry: "Most of this day was spent in preparing for an official opening of the tomb to take place on the morrow - the 29th. Engelbach, the Chief Inspector, returned from Kena by the midday train, came over to the Valley on his motor-cycle in the afternoon and […]