{"id":657987,"date":"2013-05-14T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/serkadis.com\/index\/?guid=d9014afc8828c5b2000848f2d8649625"},"modified":"2013-05-14T13:11:24","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T17:11:24","slug":"egyptology-news-12th-14th-may-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/657987","title":{"rendered":"Egyptology News 12th-14th May 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beautifully preserved Faiyum Neolithic basket
British Museum
Registration number: <\/b> 1927,0312.10
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Halfway into the Spring season at Gebel el Silsila, with some lovely photographs from the project team.<\/span> http:\/\/bit.ly\/10pL8HY<\/span><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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M\u00e1s hallazgos, Oxirrinco: un posible nil\u00f3metro, cripta con pinturas coptas, una esfinge y peces sagrados. Vanguardia http:\/\/bit.ly\/125x8We <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Useful overview of the new theory re why pyramids are collapsing. Structural Engineering Mag <\/span>http:\/\/bit.ly\/YG1WQH <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

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More Coptic Manuscripts (Sahidic fragments) from Monastery of Apa Shenoute (White Monastery) at Gallica. Alin Suciu<\/span> http:\/\/bit.ly\/138sjdX <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

Un uovo di struzzo mette in discussione la datazione delle piramidi di Giza? (dating of pyramids) Sotterannai do Roma http:\/\/bit.ly\/19hNGwX <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Karnak Project. D\u00e9pouillement exhaustif des documents et inscriptions de Karnak collationn\u00e9es sur l\u2019original. CFEETK<\/span> http:\/\/bit.ly\/10tu7wy <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

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As Egypt’s tourism industry languishes, antiquities under threat. Gadling<\/span> http:\/\/aol.it\/10I9jak <\/span><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

National Geographic releases documentary behind CINTEC’s Pyramid of Djoser project. World Architecture News<\/span> http:\/\/bit.ly\/13ejG1F <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Conferences<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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The Institute of Archaeology Annual Conference will take place 20-21 May on the topic of ‘Forming Material Egypt’ UCL http:\/\/bit.ly\/18AUOqF <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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5th International Fayum-Conference, 29 May \u2013 1 June 2013, Leipzig. http:\/\/nadine-quenouille.de\/fayum\/ <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

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Overview of aspects of \u201cDialogue of Civilizations\u201d conference that looked at 5 ancient cultures. National Geographic http:\/\/bit.ly\/13PinZ9 <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Museums and exhibitions<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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Grand Egyptian Museum pushing forward with the allocation of a 4-year O&M consultancy contract Yahoo http:\/\/yhoo.it\/10VAzfQ <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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In Spanish. Traveling exhibition, El Museo de Abu Simbel, with a copy of the RII temple. http:\/\/bit.ly\/12rdN3p <\/span><\/a> and http:\/\/bit.ly\/10KCN7B <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

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Travel and Tourism<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Egypt tourism still struggling despite upswing: Industry insiders. Ahram Online http:\/\/bit.ly\/13bLNhL <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

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Some common sense comments and advice about visitor safety in Egypt. Via @<\/span><\/s>maraegypt<\/span><\/b><\/a>. Mara House Luxor http:\/\/marahouseluxor.com\/is-it-safe-to-go-to-egypt\/ \u2026<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Travel: Tourists chanting\/meditating to what they believe is enlightenment through mystical experience. Egypt Today http:\/\/bit.ly\/11l71Ku <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Online resources<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
Ancient Egyptian Architecture Online provides vetted and standardized architectural drawings of various sites. AWOL http:\/\/bit.ly\/18F425f <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Miscellaneous<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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A Dec 2012 article, but it makes still-relevant points about Egypt’s ongoing environmental issues. Egypt Today http:\/\/bit.ly\/ZYW7fX <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Copied from @egyptologynews Beautifully preserved Faiyum Neolithic basketBritish Museum Registration number: 1927,0312.10BM\/Big number: EA58696 Fieldwork Halfway into the Spring season at Gebel el Silsila, with some lovely photographs from the project team. http:\/\/bit.ly\/10pL8HY M\u00e1s hallazgos, Oxirrinco: un posible nil\u00f3metro, cripta con pinturas coptas, una esfinge y peces sagrados. Vanguardia http:\/\/bit.ly\/125x8We  Research Useful overview of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6848,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-657987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=657987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657987\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=657987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=657987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

Local cemetery expansion in Akhmim threatens site of Ramesses II, forcing authorities to place items in storage. Ahram Online http:\/\/bit.ly\/12nokwH <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n