Talking Pyramids: Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

Quite a bit of news today and a few announcements of upcoming lectures. This old video of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb popped up in this morning’s news hunt:

• PHOTO: 12th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian Magic Wand, made from a hippopotamus tusk: http://bit.ly/4WlzOE #
• Zahi Hawass in London for a book signing at the Waterstone's book store in Harrod’s, December 10, at 5:30 pm: http://bit.ly/581XwD #
• VOCAB: (MdC): mrHt, (English): oil (for annointing), (Hieroglyphs): http://bit.ly/7anHKg #
• Bill Caraher on archaeological methodology and Zahi Hawass in the New Yorker: http://bit.ly/6ELGQh #
• VIDEO: The Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb: http://bit.ly/8mhoD6 #
• "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" – Jerry plays Pharaoh, the king of Egypt who has an Elvis complex: http://bit.ly/7D7eva #
• Watching the Egyptian classic Al-Mummia against the blue-tinted backdrop of the Pyramids and the Sphinx: http://bit.ly/8RSfnU #
• As the Giraffe population grows, ancient etchings reveal history of co-existence between livestock and Giraffes: http://bit.ly/4tpsmt #
• Lecture: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, by Sarah Schellinger & Sherine ElSebaie
  Friday, December 11, 7:00 pm: http://bit.ly/8IVAnn #
• Quest for Immortality: The World of Ancient Egypt @ Singapore 22 Dec 2009 – 4 Apr 2010: http://bit.ly/5uZ41l #
• A talk will be given on the El LAHURE Survey Project fieldwork, December 2, at 7 pm, at the MR3 Bartok Radio Lounge: http://bit.ly/7H5TFQ #
• Waseda University Institute of Egyptology, Ancient Orient Museum to host an Exhibition: Dec 12. Thanks to @tokyoesque http://bit.ly/6oiHoe in reply to tokyoesque #
• New Cleopatra Exhibition to Make World Premiere at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute in Spring 2010: http://bit.ly/8Xpfm1 #
• Treasures from King Tut's Tomb – The Animal Gods explained by Dr. Janice Kamrin: http://bit.ly/4pjvaf #
• The Oriental Institute's Splendors of The Nile group visits Medinet Habu: http://bit.ly/8UtWkc #
• The Oriental Institute's Splendors of The Nile group visits Deir el Medina (photos): http://bit.ly/6mhTP6 #
• Spectral Imaging of Ostraca in PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 6(7) (2009) free download in pdf: http://bit.ly/8gOWNQ #
• Ancient Egypt Magazine Volume 10 Issue 2 Oct/Nov 2009 is now out. You can order or purchase a digital copy in PDF: http://bit.ly/6GbF8N #
• Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum's 2,500 year old child mummy, Sherit now has her own Facebook page: http://bit.ly/8b3UV0 #

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