Talking Pyramids: Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

Every day Bennu reports on the latest news and information related to ancient Egypt. Once a week these updates are compiled and posted here.

Daily News from October 1st – October 7th 2009

• PHOTO: The Pyramids of Giza as seen from the Citadel in Cairo: http://bit.ly/Jb5zd #
• Squelching Scholarship? The Case of Ahmed Saleh: http://bit.ly/QNewU #
• VOCAB: (MdC): is, (English): tomb; council chamber, (Hieroglyphs): http://twitpic.com/kj7n6 #
• Conference 'The Horizon of Khufu: History and theories about the Great Pyramid' by Desiree Dominguez in Castellón: http://bit.ly/xExos #
• Conference 'The court of Osiris. The balance of Maat. " Susana Alegre in Valencia: http://bit.ly/fHPAa #

• Course of History and Archeology of the Egyptian New Kingdom "in Valencia – 28 October to 9 December 2009: http://bit.ly/4yxl87 #
• An introduction to Egyptian hieroglyphs 2009/10 Valencia: http://bit.ly/sPspG #
• Oriental Institute: The 'Highlights From The Collection' web page for Ancient Egypt has been updated: http://bit.ly/2Tqv6e #
• KV63 and the Menkheperre Seal, from Kate: http://bit.ly/45PuD #
• Susan Osgood, artist for the KV 63 Tomb Project: http://bit.ly/1YZFVG #
• What ever happened Schenectady's mummy, Tothmea: http://bit.ly/2ywUOD #
• Egyptian scholar speaks at TU lecture series: http://bit.ly/17oyLz #
• Zahi Hawass is Dreaming of Cleopatra: http://bit.ly/fKamN #
• How's your knowledge of Ancient Egypt? Try these flash cards: http://bit.ly/N9JMq #
• Zahi Hawass, antiquities dictator?: http://bit.ly/3xk7Pj #
• KV63 Update, From Roxanne Wilson: http://bit.ly/14i4JR #
• Revising the Diagnosis Behind an Ancient Death: http://bit.ly/11Uzec #
• Egyptian Antiquities Spat Fuels Criticism over Lack of Freedom: http://bit.ly/7ylrP #
• Lecture To Focus On Christian Mummification In Egypt: http://bit.ly/hbgqt #
• Egyptian archeologists to search for Cleopatra tomb: http://bit.ly/1FCuMk #
• The International Egyptological Conference in Moscow 2009 – Day Four: http://bit.ly/15Zt2S #
• MODERN PYRAMIDS: Inverted Pyramid – Slovensky Rozhlas, national public broadcaster: http://bit.ly/yYebJ #
• Nefertiti's head gets new Berlin home: http://bit.ly/22gnUw #
• The Pyramids Mean Everything To Little Michael: http://bit.ly/7HL4A #
• VOCAB: Chart 29 summarising last week's vocab tweets has been uploaded to Flickr: http://bit.ly/tb8rG See also: http://bit.ly/6opmf #
• Step Pyramids of the World: http://bit.ly/R58vV #
• Dr Hawass takes a trip to Moscow: http://bit.ly/1WbM9 #
• Queen Nefertiti moves back to previous museum home: http://bit.ly/17r0KV #
• Nefertiti: The Fight over an Iconic Egyptian Artifact Continues: http://bit.ly/VOtxS #
• Ramases III tomb has reopened: http://bit.ly/4rgAwl #
• Ancient Egypt on exhibition in Little Rock: http://tinyurl.com/y9td6xm #
• VIDEO: Traveling to Egypt, National Geographic: http://bit.ly/1dCCd #
• RT @Nafeesaa: http://twitpic.com/kdswc – Giza at night #
• Tintin: Cigars of the Pharaoh: http://bit.ly/Dk34s #
• Forensic Aspects of Ancient Egypt, a Study Day with Joyce Filer – Saturday 31 October, 2009. http://bit.ly/qZm2v #
• PHOTO: Giza, Egypt:12th Pharaons International Cross Country Rally in front of the historical site of Giza Pyramids: http://bit.ly/3xe6iK #
• Time is running out for King Tut exhibit at the Children's Museum: http://bit.ly/1irOPB #
• New MFA Exhibit Started in 1915 – The Secrets of Tomb 10A: Egypt 2000 B.C. – opens at the MFA on Oct 18 – May 16, 2010: http://bit.ly/1Bx8bt #
• PHOTO: Monastery of St. Catherine, from Zahi Hawass: http://bit.ly/yFMTT #
• VOCAB: (MdC): Ams, (English): ames scepter, (Hieroglyphs): http://twitpic.com/kb0pq #
• Open Access Journal: Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization: http://bit.ly/Qc4pP #
• New show “Sex in the Ancient World – Egyptian Erotica" made by painstakingly piecing together ancient pages of papyrus: http://bit.ly/W2nkR #
• VOCAB: (MdC): Hwt-wrt, (English): law court, (Hieroglyphs): http://twitpic.com/k56ip #
• Egyptian scholar speaks at TU lecture series: http://bit.ly/17oyLz #
• Moody Gardens to renovate Rainforest Pyramid – http://fwix.com/share/13_f3bffd15b2 #
• RT @Brazil4Seasons: Exhibition brings Ancient Egypt to Rio de Janeiro – http://bit.ly/4i7BN4 #
• Ancient Egypt will be visiting the Arkansas Arts Center with more then 200 magnificent objects. 10a.m. – 5 p.m. http://lnk.ms/2XB61 #
• Another version update of JSesh, Serge Rosmorduc's free hieroglyphic editor: http://bit.ly/41rx5Z #
• Forensic Aspects of Ancient Egypt – Saturday 31 October 2009: 11am – 5pm: http://bit.ly/3YM8lT #
• Egyptology NewsFlash for the London Area:
  http://bit.ly/3pJp1W #
• The International Egyptological Conference in Moscow 2009 – Day Three: http://bit.ly/QTMyy #
• Cultural Treasures on Display at the Arkansas Arts Center: http://bit.ly/mhJzl #
• AUDIO:In Our Time: Akhenaten (via Jane Akshar): http://bit.ly/3weSSv #
• Luxor troubles continue: http://bit.ly/hxLiH #
• Kate does a Valley of the Kings Roundup: http://bit.ly/4Av8yU #
• VOCAB: (MdC): smAa wDa-mdw, (English): arbitrator, (Hieroglyphs): http://twitpic.com/k08mb #
• 'Achievements and Problems of Modern Egyptology' in Moscow – Day Two: http://is.gd/3R3Do #
• "Roots of Literacy in the Ancient Near East" Lecture Series: http://is.gd/3R16E #
• VIDEO: Beautiful Mummy Found at Saqqara: http://is.gd/3QZrJ #
• VOCAB: (MdC): iry-mDAt, (English): keeper of documents, (Hieroglyphs): http://twitpic.com/jvgzl #
• Conference at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World: The Sarcophagus East and West – October 2-3, 2009: http://is.gd/3PprV #
• Helwan, Egypt – linking with history: http://is.gd/3PodH #
• The Pyramids of Dashur 3: The Black Pyramid: http://is.gd/3Po1F #
• Help establish a network for all Egyptian Heritage Conservation Initiatives: http://is.gd/3PnTl #
• Mummy autopsy result 'was wrong' – BBC: http://is.gd/3PnZw #
• More on the DNA tests carried out on Granville's mummy showing TB killed ancient Egyptian: http://is.gd/3Pnun #
• VOCAB: (MdC): Hwt-Hr, (English): Hathor, (Hieroglyphs): http://twitpic.com/jr7xg #

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