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October 2011 Archeology - Ancient Near East and Egypt
« on: October 02, 2011, 11:09:04 am »
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Coverage of the announcement that the DSS have been put online:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15063895

... nice sidebar thing:
http://www.history.com/news/2011/09/26/unraveling-the-dead-sea-scrolls-six-fascinating-facts/

... and some will be on display at this year's SBL meetup:
http://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=9259FA8E-15C5-E47C-F9A1B7006DD15907

Egypt
Latest CT mummy scan ... of one in the Tasmanian Museum:
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/breaking-news/ct-scan-reveals-mummys-boy/story-e6frg12u-1226151212554

Thousands of unregistered antiquities turn up in Cairo University restrooms:
http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/499738

Plenty of antiquities-related protests in Egypt:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/22698/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Political-battle-rages-around-Egypts-antiquities-a.aspx

... and a new head for the SCA:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContent/9/40/23109/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/New-antiquities-head,-new-plan,-protestors-satisfi.aspx

Israel
Latest LandMinds includes interviews with Aaron Burke about Jaffa:
http://www.foundationstone.org/LandMinds10/LM2011B/files/LM-Seg1-220911a.mp3
http://www.foundationstone.org/LandMinds10/LM2011B/files/LM-Seg2-220911b.mp3

... and Matt Goldish about Shabtai Zevi:
http://www.foundationstone.org/LandMinds10/LM2011B/files/LM-Seg3-270911c.mp3
http://www.foundationstone.org/LandMinds10/LM2011B/files/LM-Seg4-270911d.mp3

Israel returned some 620 artifacts to Jordan:
http://www.petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?lang=2&site_id=1&NewsID=44302&Type=P

The Tel Nagila Publication Project:
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~semitic/wl/digsites/SLevant/Nagila2006/

Syria
Feature on the trials and tribulations of the Tell Halaf artifacts:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Culture/Arts/Jan/28/Syrian-gods-rise-from-the-ashes-of-World-War-II.ashx

Turkey
A 'lost city' is found in the Dardanelles ... older than Troy:
http://www.nationalturk.com/en/lost-city-older-than-troy-found-in-canakkale-turkey-14086

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Re: October 2011 Archeology - Ancient Near East and Egypt
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2011, 06:45:45 pm »
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The online version of the Dead Sea Scrolls is proving to be a popular destination:
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/virtual-dead-sea-scrolls-get-more-than-a-million-hits-in-just-one-week-1.387769

... if you haven't checked it out:
http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/

Somewhat rambling feature on assorted powers in the Ancient Near East:
http://www.thetrumpet.com/?q=8715.0.139.0

Egypt
A mummy coffin in the Torquay Museum turns out to be 3500 years old:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2046440/Sarcophagus-lay-years-seaside-museum-owners-realised-3-500-years-old.html

This should probably be a crime story, but excavation equipment was found in the White Desert Natural Reserve:
http://english.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=345936

There's a new head of the SCA (can't remember if we had this last week):
http://www.artmediaagency.com/en/28928/a-new-secretary-for-egyptian-supreme-council-of-antiquities/

Meanwhile, despite the appointment of a new head of antiquities, archaeological work is still at a stand still (there's all sorts of tidbits in this one):
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2011/1067/eg14.htm

... and elsewhere, we're getting reports that the temple of Amenhotep III was flooded:
http://www.kv64.info/2011/10/temple-of-amenhotep-iii-flooded.html

What Donald Redford is up to:
http://dnj.com/article/20111003/NEWS01/110030313/1002/rss

Iraq
Italy is going to help train Iraqi archaeologists and fix up the National Museum:
http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news\2011-09-30\kurd.htm

Israel
Bronze Age dwellings from Jerusalem's 'Holyland Hill':
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/dig-at-jerusalem-s-infamous-holyland-hill-uncovers-bronze-age-dwellings-1.387977

Turkey
New suggestion that those 'temples' at Goblekli aren't actually temples at all:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006162535.htm
 
Again, we're hearing of plans to dig at Carcemish, once they clear the landmines:
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-258491-excavation-of-historic-city-of-karkamis-slated-to-begin-as-mine-removal-ends.html

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Re: October 2011 Archeology - Ancient Near East and Egypt
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2011, 11:57:08 am »
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What Akkadianish things Benjamin Foster is up to:
http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/oct/14/akkadian-prof-likes-his-few-exceptional-students/

Using computer algorithms to separate the multiple sources/hands in the Torah:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-10-ghostwriting-torah-algorithm-distinguishes-contributors.html

More on digitizing the DSS:


The Bible History Daily's Week in Review:
http://whatcounts.com/dm?id=9115C9B7CC89FD328FB6F8F0B49401E63800056256428243

Egypt
Some groups are still protesting outside the Supreme Council of Antiquities:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContent/9/40/23704/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Temporary-staff-of-Supreme-Council-of-Antiquities-.aspx

... and Egypt may have asked for the Rosetta Stone back (but it doesn't seem to be 'in all the papers'):
http://english.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=346507

Israel
A Second Temple miqveh found near Kibbutz Zor'a:
http://www.antiquities.org.il/about_eng.asp?Modul_id=14
 
Eilat Mazar is rather critical of the Elad association and IAA:
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/top-archaeologist-decries-jerusalem-dig-as-unscientific-tourist-gimmick-1.389244
 
cf: http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2011/10/11/neve-gordon/concealing-the-past/

Revisiting the James Ossuary:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-eisenman/the-james-ossuary-is-it-a_b_1005052.html

Latest from Tel Burna:
http://telburna.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/google-earth-image-of-tell/
http://telburna.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/article-on-negebite-pottery-published-by-amit-dagan/

Palestinian Territories
Archaeology is being used in Palestine's bid for statehood:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4134091,00.html

Not sure if we've had this story about efforts to save the mosaics in Hisham's Palace:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Culture/Arts/Jan/21/Saving-the-Middle-Easts-biggest-mosaic-with-a-masterpiece.ashx

Turkey
More on Gobleki Tepe:
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=51115

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Re: October 2011 Archeology - Ancient Near East and Egypt
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2011, 02:13:57 pm »
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Not sure where to put this one ... an Ugaritic inscription from Tiryns (maybe):
http://www.ufg-va.uni-hd.de/md/zaw/ufg/mitarbeiter/17._cohen-maran-vetters.pdf

Nice feature on various aspects of the Cairo Geniza:
http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/week-s-end/reuniting-the-dispersed-fragments-1.391259
http://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/1.1522698 (in Hebrew, but with a nice
slide show)

cf:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/afot-ptt101811.php
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-10-piecing-priceless-cairo-genizah.html
http://www.genizah.org/index.htm

Review of Hoffman and Cole, *Sacred Trash*:
http://mobiletrunk.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=99241419

Feature on Sukkot iconography through the ages:
http://www.jewishpress.com/pageroute.do/50055

Egypt
Egypt's SCA is going to review a number of archaeological projects:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContent/9/40/24484/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/SCA-to-review-archaeological-restoration-projects.aspx

... and is conducting an inventory of all the land it owns (not sure how different that is from the above):
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/24287/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Council-of-Antiquities-survey-paves-way-for-land-s.aspx

Egypt is trying a new strategy to prevent the illegal trade of antiquities:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/24873/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/New-strategy-to-prevent-illegal-trade-in-Egyptian-.aspx

Meanwhile, they're arguing in Egypt about why a statue fell over:
http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/507300

Israel
Rethinking the location of Gan Hamelech:
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israeli-researchers-jerusalem-s-trendiest-street-built-over-biblical-site-1.391423

OpEd on the antiquities trade in Israel:
http://www.bibleinterp.com/opeds/ker358019.shtml

More on that miqveh from Tzora:
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Ritual_bath_Second_Temple_Period_discovered_23-Oct-2011.htm

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia seems to be taking antiquities a bit more seriously:
http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article520367.ece

Turkey
More on Gobekli Tepe:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2050908/Gobekli-Tepe-Temple-thats-6-500-years-older-Stonehenge-house.html

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Re: October 2011 Archeology - Ancient Near East and Egypt
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2011, 12:21:08 pm »
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The Dead Sea is nominated as one of the seven natural wonders:
http://www.janglo.net/index.php?option=com_adsmanager&page=display&catid=99&tid=177874

Egypt
A mummy has the oldest known case of prostate cancer in Ancient Egypt:
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/10/mummy-has-oldest-case-of-prostat.html

Interesting feature on conservation work on an Egyptian sarcophagus at the Ashmolean:
http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/9325406.Modern_work_takes_place_on_ancient_coffin/

A number of Egyptian items which were headed to Australia are being returned to Egypt:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContent/9/40/25378/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egypt-receives--stolen-artefacts-from-Australia.aspx

Iran
Ancient 'take out windows' from Godin Tepe:
http://www.livescience.com/16773-ancient-takeout-window-godin-tepe.html

Iraq
Some infrastructure funding for Babylon:
http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-14129-iraq-sets-aside-85m-for-babylon-infrastructure/

Israel
A Byzantine "prayer box" (reliquary?) from an Ir David dig:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/149159#.Tqx-u3Ik-uI

Nice 'backgrounder' on Hanukkah:
http://www.phillyburbs.com/lifestyle/holidays/holiday_traditions/a-little-background-on-hanukkah/article_26d8f2d6-00cc-11e1-a7a2-001a4bcf6878.html

... and a feature on the 'real' "occupiers":
http://www.jewishpress.com/pageroute.do/50095

Quite the kerfuffle over the Elad contract in the City of David:
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israeli-ngo-elad-group-has-veto-power-over-jerusalem-s-city-of-david-1.391619

... but the High Court ruled the contract legal:
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/high-court-critical-of-elad-contract-in-city-of-david-park-but-rules-it-legal-1.392184
 
... and the Mughrabi bridge is back into full saga form:
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=243110
 
cf: http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=243165

... and there's an uproar-in-the-making over treatment of graves at the Museum of Tolerance site:
http://www.haaretz.com/culture/arts-leisure/grave-concerns-1.391852

... oh ... and there's a McDonalds at Masada:
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/all-in-all-a-hamburger-1.391188
 
Dig opportunities in Israel:
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/Archaeological_Excavations_Israel_2012.htm?mid=50

Feature on Acre:
http://www.macon.com/2011/10/29/1763443/crusader-town-being-rediscovered.html

Review of Simon Montefiore, *Jerusalem: The Biography*:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/books/review/jerusalem-by-simon-sebag-montefiore-book-review.html

Palestinian Territories
An early Islamic site north of Jericho:
http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2011/10/26/joint-palestinian-american-dig-near-jericho-yields-clues-about-early-islamic-cult

Turkey
Evidence of Assyrian trepanation from Kultepe (I think ... some characters are garbled in this one):
http://www.aina.org/ata/20111028204303.htm

Evidence of a 'belief system' at Gobekli Tepe:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=gobeklitepe-site-unveils-mystery-2011-10-13

More concerns because of tourism at sites in Turkey:
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-261336-tourism-development-versus-historic-preservation-in-turkey-reaches-fever-pitch.html

Saudi Arabia
More on those 'nazca lines' in Saudi Arabia:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/story/2011-10-23/google-earth-satellite-ancient-structures/50857592/1

Syria
Concerns for archaeology and sites in Syria:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-upheaval-halts-race-to-reveal-secrets-of-ancient-fort-2370224.html

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