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Archaeology and Women
Archaeology and Women draws together from a variety of angles work currently being done within a contemporary framework on women in archaeology. One section of this collection of original articles addresses the historical and contemporary roles of women in the discipline. Another attempts to link contemporary archaeological theory and practice to work on women... »
Archaeologists Day in Cairo
Image via Wikipedia Yesterday night, a couple of thousand archaeologists and prominent figures flocked to the Cairo Opera House Grand Theatre where the fifth annual Archaeologists’ Day was held. The site became a temple for the day, embellished with an imposing façade, columns, and statues of ancient Egyptian Pharaohs and deities. The event focused on paying... »
Richard Parkinson on Egyptology
Image via Wikipedia Egyptology is a relatively recent discipline, and was born in imperial times. Unfortunately it is still tainted by its own colonialist stereotypes or those similar to the macho archaeologist embodied by Indiana Jones. Popular books still go on relentlessly about uncovering finds, cracking secret codes – a language... »
Zahi Hawass: “My First Love…Ancient Egyptian Antiquities”
Image by vintagedept via Flickr When I speak of ancient Egypt, I am speaking about my first and greatest love, however this does not mean that I do not love anything else, as I appreciate the magnificence and beauty of Islamic art and the genius of the Muslim artists who were able... »
The Facts behind the Hoax
Image via Wikipedia Many of us are tired of mass media’s interest in using archaeological facts as a solid foundation on which to build hoaxes usually dealing with apocalyptical issues and hyping them to their prime time audiences. Well, archaeologist Sarah Parcak is doing something about it. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) professor conducted... »
The Tomb of Cleopatra: The search continues
Dr Kathleen Martinez, a young archaeologist from the Dominican Republic, has been excavating a site near Alexandria in the search for the tomb of Cleopatra. After being given permission to conduct a dig at the site for 2 months, Dr Martinez’s team have discovered two chambers which has won them the right to continue... »
Howard Carter’s Luxor home now a museum
The Egyptian mud-brick house of British archaeologist Howard Carter, where he lived 87 years ago when he discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen has been reopened as a museum. Jane Akshar from Luxor News blog was there for the preparation and the opening ceremony (she helped with polishing some dusty furniture too), along with celebrities Dr.... »
SCA suspends Louvre Museum’s work in Egypt over antiquities not yet returned
Image by carlos_seo via Flickr Egypt’s embassy in Paris is holding talks with Francés premier museum, the Louvre, over the retrieval of five wall paintings that were stolen from Tombs of the Nobles, located in the Theban Necropolis, near Luxor, in 1980, said Zahi Hawass the head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA). Under the... »
The fascinating world of archaeology
Image by Wessex Archaeology via Flickr Archaeologists are the most meticulous and versatile of explorers, covering vast distances in a few days or mere inches in a month. Their discoveries can vary from massive temples or burial sites to shards of pottery scattered across an endless desert plain. With enough patience, they might be able... »
Ancient Egypt workshop for kids only: "mummies" not allowed
Ancient Egypt comes to life again this summer when Cal State San Bernardino offers its popular art workshops to budding artists and archeologists from throughout the Inland Empire. The Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum at the university hosts its annual summer Egyptian Art Workshop series for kids ages 10-13 July 27-30. The art museum is... »
