Update

Mummy at risk in India

Have you visited the 'Echoes of Egypt' Exhibition at Yale Peabody Museum? Here's a review about the exhibition: Echoes of Egypt Exhibition

New mastabas added to OsirisNet: Iasen G2196 & Penmeru G2197

A sphinx dedicated to Pharaoh Mycerinus found in Israel? : Unique Egyptian Sphinx uncovered in Northern Israel



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How has the Egyptian Revolution affected Ancient Egypt?

Unless you have been living under a rock or in Mars/Jupiter, you would have been aware that Egypt has been going through a political mayhem since the end of 2010. Great for the Egyptians as they are beginning to take charge of their own country and government, though it is evident that there have been several hiccups along the way and consequences to their revolution.

As an Egyptologist-to-be, the negative effect of the revolution that concerns me most is (obviously) the Ancient Egyptian heritage i.e archaeological sites and museum objects.

Here is a link of all the damages done thus far:

http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/06/30/the-state-of-egyptian-archeological-sites-and-monuments-under-morsis-rule/

And of course, until Egypt gets its act together, the future for Ancient Egypt remains uncertain.


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Contemplating deactivating the blog because I doubt I'm doing a good as I don't seem to update as frequently as I like. But till I decide to deactivate it or not, the next few posts will be the usual updates I've accumulated in the past week or two.

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Was there a Jewish temple in Egypt?

Click the link below to find out more about the Jews living in Ancient Egypt:

Was there a Jewish temple in Egypt?

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"Bring back Mansour!"

"Luxor archaeologists strike to reinstate sacked Luxor director"

Click the link to read more: http://networkedblogs.com/MU1wn

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Stolen artefacts

Did you hear that there was an artefact theft at Miami University? Over a dozen artefacts worth $9,900 were stolen.

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"First copper alloy toe rings discovered in Ancient Egypt?"

Recently a team of excavators discovered copper alloy toe rings on unidentified male skeletons in Akhenaten's isolated city; Amarna. As far as Anna Steven, assistant director of the Amarna Project, is aware , no other copper alloy toe rings have been found in Egypt. Nonetheless, a gold toe ring was found on the priest Hornedijtef at Karnak, who currently resides at the British Museum.

Whether the recently discovered toe rings were worn for magical or fashion purpose, the excavators are not too certain yet but there are good reasons to support the magical function of the toe rings.

If you're interested to know more about these toe rings, click on the link below:

Toe Rings Found On Egyptian Skeleton

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This is my passion...

"I think the next time someone asks me why I do what I do I should print out my previous post and hand it to them. 

History is my passion, my life, and the reason I get out of bed in the morning. 

I am an Egyptologist.

This is who I am. I’m not changing." - thatlittleegyptologist

Absolutely love this tumblr post from a fellow postgraduate Egyptologist. It's like she's reading my mind.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

Should a country have ownership of all excavated and looted archaeological finds, if it does not have the resources to protect and preserve the finds? 

For instance, Egypt that is currently undergoing its second revolution where people's main concern is the country's future rather than its past (I'm not saying that focusing on their future isn't the right thing to do, in fact, in my personal opinion, the Egyptians are very brave souls for standing up for what they want).  However, because of their current focus, their past is left unguarded and the government does not exactly have the funds to support the protection and preservation of the archaeological finds. So should artefacts such as the Rosetta Stone and the Bust of Nefertiti be return to Egypt?

What do you think about this? If you have an opinion about this, do tweet me at @ArcEgyptologist .


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