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The Ancient Egypt Society of Western Australia Inc.

Locality: West Perth, Western Australia

Address: Meetings held at City West Lotteries House 6005 West Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://aeswa.org.au

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25.01.2022 This is astounding

24.01.2022 It's a pity about the adverts, but the talk is interesting.

24.01.2022 Lecture from W. Raymond Johnson from the University of Chicago. New discoveries at Luxor temple regarding Tutankhamun.

23.01.2022 Ooh, this is more fun than Sudoku!

23.01.2022 4000-Year-Old Dahshur Boats Sail Away To Sharm El Sheikh Museum ... Three artefacts were received at Sharm El Sheikh Museum from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo for the ongoing preparation of the coastal resort museum’s opening. The original opening dated was supposed to be last week on April but because of COVID-19 epidemic, all big projects including the Grand Egyptian Museum’s openings were postponed to 2021. Dr. Ali Omar (Head of the Supreme Committee of Museum Exhibition Scenario) said The artefacts include two Dahshur wooden boats and a statue of a standing baboon worshipping Sun God. Dr. Omar mentioned that the boats are more than 10 meters in length and 2.3 meter in width. They belong to Middle Kingdom King Senusret III. Dr. Moamen Othman (Head of Museums sector) said The boats were discovered beside Senusret III’s pyramid in Dahshur then moved to the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir and re-assembled and displayed since 1910. The boats were moved using the latest scientific techniques ensuring their safety. Six boats were discovered by Jacques de morgan in 1893 in Dahshur. Only two are in Egypt and they are the ones moved and will be on display in a room designated to them in Sharm El Sheikh Museum. #Egypt #Egyptology #EgyptianMuseum #SharmElSheikhMuseum #SharmElSheikh #Museums #Archaeology #Dahshur The Egyptian Museum, Cairo Ancient History Encyclopedia

23.01.2022 Saqqara reveals more treasures! A cache of at least 100 intact coffins, plus statues, masks and other artefacts, has been unearthed in the Saqqara necropolis near the step pyramid. The beautifully decorated coffins, from the Late and Ptolemaic Periods, are in extremely good condition. Saqqara has yielded several caches of coffins and mummies recentlyEgyptologists are finding that when they clear a shaft, the entrances to even more shafts are revealed. Good pictures here: http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/393774.aspx

23.01.2022 The city simulated in its buildings the city of Thebes and was called the Thebes of the North. . .

22.01.2022 Australia Day Breakfast complete with pyramid pinata this year!

22.01.2022 For those who have never been to Lake Nasser, here is your opportunity to wander through the Amanda Temple, which was one of those rescued prior to the completion of the new dam.

21.01.2022 These will be most useful, especially at the tombs.

21.01.2022 Something to listen to on this wet weekend in Perth.

21.01.2022 This one was interesting.

19.01.2022 Ancient Egyptians were fashionistas...for coffins! On Wednesday, November 4, AESWA President Dr. Jasmine Day will reveal how the fashions and styles in coffin decoration reflected the history of religious belief and the changing political landscape of an ancient culture. Please see details on the flyer.

19.01.2022 More names of Ancient Egyptian constellations discovered at Esna. The only Egyptian constellations we can recognise unambiguously are 'Sah' (Orion) and Meskhetiu (Ursa Major). The others have left astronomers and historians scratching their heads for centuries.

19.01.2022 Watch the one titled Colourization first and that goes someway to explaining the others. It would be nice to see the full doco here in Oz.

19.01.2022 For those who have not seen this tomb, the article is very interesting.

19.01.2022 This is the second part of a story called The Tale of the Two Brothers, which is known from a 19th Dynasty papyrus written by a scribe called Inena (or Ennana)

18.01.2022 The translation is not that fantastic, but you’ll get the gist. The photos are great, it looks like the museum will be fabulous.

17.01.2022 Reconstructions are always interesting.

17.01.2022 Just published! A book of interesting new essays on the curious and strange manifestations of Egyptomania in the 19th century ... (Okay, I'm biased, as one of my papers is in there! - Jasmine Day) https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526141880/

17.01.2022 You mat have some fun playing with this and planning your next holiday back to Egypt!

17.01.2022 A 16-minute video from the Metropolitan Museum of Art about Healing and Magic in AE, viewed through a number of artifacts in the Met's collection.

16.01.2022 We're back! AESWA meetings resume on Wednesday, October 7 with our AGM at 6:30 followed by a fascinating lecture about the mighty Nile presented by AESWA Member John Mirosevich. Please note that due to coronavirus restrictions, we can accommodate a maximum of 50 people in the venue. AESWA Members attending the AGM will have precedence. Please see the flyer for details.

15.01.2022 That’s a lot of chocolate!

15.01.2022 https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=77_UeHKMB-I

14.01.2022 Some new pics of how the GEM is coming along

14.01.2022 A quick peek inside the newly opened Sharm el-sheikh museum

13.01.2022 A Peek Inside Sharm El Sheikh Museum Days Before Completion Dr. Khaled El-Enany (Minister of Tourism and Antiquities), General Khaled Fouda (Governor of South ...Sinai) and Dr. Mostafs Waziry visited Sharm El Sheikh museum this morning to inspect the ongoing work for the grand opening soon as well as the health precautions based on the ministry guidelines. Dr. Moamen Othman (Head of museums sector) said that the museum received over 5000 objects from different antiquities storehouses from all over Egypt including Alexandria, Beni suef, Kom Ombo (Aswan) and Ismailia. The museum’s work reached 98% completion and it has 6 exhibition halls, open air theatre, food court, restaurants and shops for handmade souvenirs. The main hall will display objects on humans and life in ancient Egypt, ancient Egyptians interest in science and sports, family life and how nicely Egyptian appreciates animals to the extend of worshipping them including displaying a group of mummified animals such as cats, baboons and crocodiles. The museum will show a large group of Sinai heritage material. One of the most important artifacts will be on display is the outer and inner coffin of Isis priestess of 21st Dynasty which was discovered in Deir El Bahrain cachette as well as her canopic jars. One of the masterpiece of the museum is Queen Hatshepsut‘ Shea’s which was discovered in 1926 in her mortuary temple in Deir El Bahari. #Egypt #Egyptology #Sharmelsheikh #Sharmelsheikhmuseum #redseamuseum #ExperienceEgypt Experience Egypt Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Dr. Mostafa Waziry Travel Channel

13.01.2022 About 4500 years ago, the royal cemetery of Dahshur was founded by king Sneferu, the father of the probably most famous pyramid builder of Ancient Egypt, pharao...h Khufu. In addition to a large number of pyramids and cemeteries for members of the royal family and high-ranking officials, Dahshur offers an unusually high number of building remains that are related to the construction of the pyramids, such as workers' accommodations and workshops. The DAI Cairo has been researching these monuments since 1975, most recently focusing on exploring a rather unique settlement discovered through magnetometry in 2013. From what we can see so far this settlement is made up of very large-scale buildings. During the spring season 2020 we continued to excavate a house consisting of various rooms, open courts and an area with silos, where grain was stored. We also discovered a number of extraordinary finds such as a huge fossilised shell, faience tiles used as inlays in wooden furniture, objects made of copper alloy or wood, or animal remains testifying that cattle, pig, sheep, goat and cuttlefish were part of the inhabitant‘s diet. One room revealed the remains of several pottery vessels in pristine condition, such as this delicate bowl with a spout. As the vast majority of ceramics dates from the beginning of the 4th dynasty it is most likely that the buried building complex must be interpreted as a settlement used during the building process of Sneferu’s pyramids and given the rather luxurious nature of the finds and the general layout and interior of the houses was inhabited by people of a rather high social status. Unfortunately, we had to stop the excavation this spring after only three weeks due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus. However, much more work is necessary to fully understand the nature of this unique settlement and we hope to be able to return to Dahshur in autumn! (Photos: DAI Kairo) Read more about the project at https://www.dainst.org/projekt/-/project-display/58761

12.01.2022 I just love the old photos

11.01.2022 A brilliant 15 minute dialogue on the reconstruction of Tutankhamun's tomb next to Howard Carter's house. A number of AESWA members will have seen this reconstruction which is fabulous.

10.01.2022 From Sofija Kirovski-McLean, thanks.

10.01.2022 Will King Tut make it to Sydney? As the Saatchi Gallery in London prepares to re-open the Tutankhamun Exhibition, an Egyptian lawyer had filed a lawsuit claiming that the exhibition violates Egypt's antiquities laws. Whether the dispute will affect future exhibition dates and venues is unknown. See the following link to the BBC news story, which also contains a link to the documentary, 'Tutankhamun's Last Tour: Behind the Mask.' The doco is in Arabic but has English subtitles. https://www.bbc.com//tutankhamun-s-last-tour-behind-the-ma

10.01.2022 20 minutes, but well worth watching

09.01.2022 Update on Tutankhamun Exhibition: London's Saatchi Gallery has just announced that the Tutankhamun Exhibition will NOT re-open. The Saatchi Gallery closed the exhibition earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but a re-opening was expected when conditions improved in the UK. A statement by the gallery says it was impossible to re-open the exhibition due to social distancing requirements, health concerns and uncertainty about COVID-19. Whether the exhibition will open in the next scheduled venues (Boston and Sydney) isn't known yet. We'll keep you posted. https://tutankhamun-london.com/

08.01.2022 This is disappointing, that it won’t get to Sydney after all.

08.01.2022 Egyptologist Dr. Toby Wilkinson's new book, A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology, has just been released. Dr. Wilkinson, one of modern Egyptology's most respected scholars, describes an age of splendid discoveries and intense rivalries, when scholarship and pillaging intermingled and adventurers hauled off Egypt's heritage with little regard for the Egyptians themselves. Wilkinson's balanced account is essential background to the shifting attitudes about who owns a culture. Read a review here:https://www.nytimes.com//a-world-beneath-the-sands-toby-wi

08.01.2022 The trailer for Luxor

08.01.2022 Just a quick snippet about work currently being undertaken at Harvard.

07.01.2022 Interesting debate occurring at the moment.

06.01.2022 Day 62 - KV62 !!!!!! Wow what a journey we have embarked on ! 62 days thus far - we have all seen the interior a thousand times, so I think the footage chosen i...s the most appropriate. Please note if you had a great, great, grandfather who was in Egypt in Nov of 1922 and owned a little 8mm film camera, please donate the footage from the attic to our little society, you wont be able to use it... its worthless...(KV62 grave goods being moved from KV62 to storage in KV 15) See more

06.01.2022 This is spectacular, a lot of work.

06.01.2022 Another major find

05.01.2022 These are lovely.

04.01.2022 This is interesting

04.01.2022 This was interesting

03.01.2022 Needs work apparently, but could be useful for some people.

03.01.2022 Just finished watching this, it was well worth the two hours.

02.01.2022 You can zoom into the finished reconstruction and look at the work closely - it is fabulous.

01.01.2022 ONLINE TALK: Buried three times in Egypt: where is the tomb of ALEXANDER THE GREAT? 31 July & 5 August. For more info or TO REGISTER go to https://chrisnaunton....com/online-lectures/. Alexander the Great conquered vast amounts of territory and came to rule a greater empire than had ever existed up that time. Along the way he chased the reviled Persians out of Egypt and was welcomed as pharaoh. He stayed in the country for just a few months and never returned, dying a few years later in Babylon. But his body was brought to Egypt for burial by his eventual successor, the general Ptolemy, no doubt in a suitably grand monument. Classical authors tell of visits by Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, Hadrian and others, but the tomb (or tombs) has never been located. Where was it, and could it yet be found? See more

01.01.2022 Some lovely artwork in this tomb.

01.01.2022 TUTANKHAMUN’S TURBULENT REIGN the second of two online talks for @newdayculture. Sat 15 August, 9pm UK time. It’s often thought that Tutankhamun was a pharaoh... of minimal significance but in fact his reign represents a pivotal moment in Egyptian history, following the revolution of his predecessor, Akhenaten & his Queen Nefertiti... For more info or to register please see https://www.gevme.com/king-tut-exhibition-virtual-tour-and- See more

01.01.2022 A video showing some of the new discoveries.