Via EEF. Careless fieldwork activities in Lahun may have resulted in destruction of burials and theft of coffins. http://bit.ly/10ssSjm
Hawass says Egypt faces permanent loss of heritage unless President controls illegal development, looting. TheExpress http://bit.ly/Y76D24
Monica Hanna has warned that Antinoupolis is being destroyed by residents amid government failure to protect it. http://bit.ly/WSRwae
More re the distressing damage to the site of Antinoupolis, with photos. Kristian Strutt http://bit.ly/XZJOOT
Research and development in a museum context? It is one of the big themes at #MuseumNext Amsterdam – http://www.museumnext.org/2010/blog/rd-for-museums
Dimensions of Ancient Egypt. Newly developed virtual reality 3-D reconstructions of Karnak. Harvard Gazette http://hvrd.me/13M0Q7p
Looking at the past analysis of Philadelphia’s museum mummy PUM1, first autopsied in 1972. With archive photos. http://bit.ly/X7otWb
New book: Hieroglyphic Egyptian. An Introduction to the Language and Literature of the Middle Kingdom by D.L.Selden. http://bit.ly/ZzmCp4
A ‘teaser’ page for upcoming film about “Cleopatra’s Needle” on London’s Embankment. If you like close-ups of stone, that is. http://eyeontheneedle.wordpress.com
The website for the ongoing project Egyptian Coffins in Provincial Collections of the UK Project is up: Bristol Univ. http://bit.ly/YgRs3u
A closer look at the stela of Nakhtmontu and its gilded Egyptianizing frame commissioned by the Prince of Wales: http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/18052/egyptian-style-frame
Archaeology, palaeontology, history and oasis culture in Bahariya Oasis. Ahram Online http://bit.ly/WYv6K9
The mummy named Padihershef that lives in the Ether Dome at Massachusetts General Hospital has undergone analysis. http://bo.st/Zl4Dog
Stone Age Skeletons Unearthed In Libya’s Sahara Desert Spotlight Gender Divide Huffington Post http://huff.to/13I6XsX
Via @portableant: Job: Project Curator: Archaeology, The British Museum, UK, England, London http://bit.ly/Zk5LZr
Via @alicewilliams86. New Book: Museums and Communities. Curators, Collections and Collaboration. Bloomsbury http://bit.ly/12ziECU
More re analysis of Qubbet el-Hawa remains. Even Egypt’s Ancient Rulers Suffered From Hunger And Disease. redOrbit http://bit.ly/15BDOhq
900KM Project: grappling with Egypt’s baffling urban condition. Cairobserver http://bit.ly/X1KG85