UNESCO to save New Qurna village in Luxor | Egypt Independent

There has been a lot of talk about this but little has happened. I remember my daughter accompanying a team investigating the problems and she left Luxor 8 years ago! I do hope this time something happens.

UNESCO to save New Qurna village in Luxor | Egypt Independent: Mohamed Sameh Amr, Egypt's ambassador to UNESCO, said the organization is dispatching a team of experts to restore and maintain the New Qurna village, which was built by renowned architect Hassan Fathy in Luxor.

Thomson Flights Direct flights to Luxor from £229

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Luxor National Day celebrations; tombs TT278 TT40 TT277 to be opened

From the Ministry of Antiquities

VIDEO: Restoration of Tutankhamun mask underway at Egyptian Museum - Ancient Egypt - Heritage - Ahram Online

VIDEO: Restoration of Tutankhamun mask underway at Egyptian Museum - Ancient Egypt - Heritage - Ahram Online: German restorer Christian Eckmann, a project leader, told Ahram Online the team is carrying out microscopic studies on the mask to inspect its condition and work out how best to go about removing the epoxy resin applied a year ago.

Egypt's Minister of Antiquities reveals to Ahram Online details of 'Scan Pyramids' project - Ancient Egypt - Heritage - Ahram Online

Egypt's Minister of Antiquities reveals to Ahram Online details of 'Scan Pyramids' project - Ancient Egypt - Heritage - Ahram Online: Entitled Scan Pyramids, an international project to uncover the secrets of the pyramids, is to be implemented at the end of October, Egypt's antiquities minister revealed to Ahram Online in an exclusive interview.

Mamdouh Eldamaty said that the project aims to solve the enigma of the Old Kingdom pyramids at Dahshur and Giza and to provide a better understanding of their architecture and interior designs.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Tour guides request reopening of Qena-Luxor desert road | Egypt Independent

Tour guides request reopening of Qena-Luxor desert road | Egypt Independent: Members of the Tour Guides Syndicate in Hurghada have renewed their request to Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar to reopen the Qena-Luxor desert road for tourist convoys going from Hurghada to Luxor, as the Nile road is 40 minutes to two hours longer, depending on traffic.

Swansea’s Egypt Centre part of UK-wide Harry Potter museum competition

Not Luxor but I visited there in the summer and was so impressed. 



Swansea’s Egypt Centre part of UK-wide Harry Potter museum competition: Swansea University’s Egypt Centre has been chosen as one of 12 museums across the UK that will take part in a Harry Potter Spotter competition to celebrate the publication of the Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling, and illustrated by Jim Kay.

Bloomsbury Children’s Books is launching the Harry Potter Spotter competition on Friday, 9 October, in association with children’s charity, Kids in Museums and The Telegraph.

Is Nefertiti still buried in Tutankhamun’s tomb? Archaeologists examine a new theory | BEYONDbones

Fascinating, well worth a read.    

Is Nefertiti still buried in Tutankhamun’s tomb? Archaeologists examine a new theory | BEYONDbones:



Archaeologists examine a new theory
Published by Tom on October 5, 2015 at 12:26 pm in Egyptology

Tutankhamun has been in the news again, following online publication of Nicholas Reeves’s article that suggests that Tut’s tomb may still be keeping a very big secret: the burial of the king who ruled before him, hidden behind the painted walls of Tut’s burial chamber. To cap it all, this mysterious predecessor, Ankhkheperure Smenkhkare, was probably Tut’s mother-in-law Nefertiti, who changed sex and ruled as king after the death of her husband (and Tut’s father) Akhenaten, in about 1330 BC. No wonder Tut’s life was turned into a miniseries earlier this summer…

CONFERENCE: THEBES IN THE FIRST MILLENNIUM B.C.

CONFERENCE: THEBES IN THE FIRST MILLENNIUM B.C.

The main focus of the conference is current archaeology and
research on tombs and temples of the Twenty-fifth – Twenty-sixth
Dynasties in the Theban area. Papers on other Egyptian sites and
monuments of the Kushite and Saite Periods are also invited from all
areas of research including archaeology, art history, history,
chronology, religion, linguistics, and anthropology. The conference is
organised by the South Asasif Conservation Project (SACP) in conjunction
with the Ministry of Antiquities (MoA), and the Egypt Exploration
Society (EES). The event follows the success of the earlier conference
of the same name, which was held in Luxor in 2012. We expect it to
become a place for Late Period scholars to share information on the
latest archaeological discoveries and research. The amount of work done
in this area is growing every year and we feel the need for a regular
gathering place where scholars can bring their questions, ideas, and
suggestions, which will encourage discussion. Therefore, the format of
the conference will combine presentations with discussion panels to give
more room for communication. The conference will be accompanied by
field trips to the archaeological sites related to the period, including
the Kushite and Saite tombs at the South and North Asasif necropoleis
and Karnak.



All that and special digging rates at Flats in Luxor for conference attendees

A complete interview with Nick Reeves on the Hidden Tutankhamen

A fantastic interview with Nick Reeves explaining the whole thing from the start to where we are now. Proper horses mouth stuff. With Arabic subtitles for any Arab speakers

‫#هنا_العاصمة | لقاء خاص مع العالم البريطاني نيكولاس ريفز حول اكتشاف مقبرة نفرتيتي



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Apologies the BBC reporting was inaccurate and sloppy

Mea culpa

I trusted the BBC and it seems they have been guilty of sloppy and inaccurate reporting

INTERVIEW: Nicholas Reeves '60% sure' ahead of Nefertiti announcement - Ancient Egypt - Heritage - Ahram Online

 

INTERVIEW: Nicholas Reeves '60% sure' ahead of Nefertiti announcement - Ancient Egypt - Heritage - Ahram Online: INTERVIEW: Nicholas Reeves '60% sure' ahead of Nefertiti announcement
The British archaeologist has been conducting field work with Egypt's antiquities minister after putting forth a theory locating Nefertiti's crypt