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Ancient Egypt Magazine 51
Highlights:
- From our Egypt Correspondent - Ayman Wahby Taher with the latest new discoveries and reports from around Egypt.
- The Lost Sarcophagus - Paul Boughton tells how the sarcophagus of Menkaura, from his pyramid at Giza, was lost at sea on the way to England, and the plans to recover it.
- The Stela of Bakenkhonsu - Find out how the text on this recently-discovered stela has increased our knowledge of one period of Egyptian history.
- Timekeeping in Ancient Egypt - How did the ancient Egyptians keep track of time? Nicholas Wernick investigates.
- The Tomb Paintings of Nebamun in the British Museum - Richard Parkinson tells how these fabulous paintings have been conserved, ready for their re-display in a new gallery at the British Museum.
- Ur Sunu - An Italian exhibition about ancient Egyptian medicine.
- Dr. Zahi Hawass’s Hat - How sales of replicas of Dr. Hawass’s famous hat are helping a new Children’s Museum in Cairo.
- The Amarna Project - Barry Kemp, in the sixth in a series of articles on the city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, looks at why Amarna died, using the latest archaeological evidence and research.
- Per Mesut: for younger readers - Hilary Wilson looks at Jackal Gods.
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