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Ancient Egypt April listings
A BESTIARY OF ANCIENT NUBIA A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia reveals the animal world of ancient Nubia from the A-Group culture to the medieval period, including lions, crocodiles, birds, cattle, and insects
Win a copy of Rewriting the History of the Great Sphinx by Colin D Reader
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Inclusive pyramids
Research from Leiden University in the Netherlands has revealed that pyramid burials may not have been exclusively for the elite. The pyramid burials of ancient Egyptians at the site of ancient Tombos
Scent of mummy
Research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reveals ancient Egyptian mummies have a woody, spicy, and sweet scent due to the volatile chemicals still present from the mummification process.
Tomb of Thutmose II
The discovery of a new Egyptian royal tomb in Western Valley C (adjacent to the Valley of the Kings) has been confirmed.
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The magic and power of hair in ancient Egypt
Amandine Marshall investigates the magical significance of the various hairstyles that ancient Egyptians adopted.
Senusret I: The Twelfth Dynasty king who transformed Egypt
Wolfram Grajetzki explores the life, reign, and legacy
of one of Egypt’s lesser-known pharaohs.
Win a copy of The Mysterious Fayum Portraits: Faces from Ancient Egypt by Euphrosyne Doxiadis
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Robert Talbot Kelly – Egypt: Painted and Described
Lee P Ruddin explores the life and work of an artist whose beautiful paintings of Egyptian life are now sadly overlooked.
The rediscovery of Thutmose III and Hatshepsut
Aidan Dodson retraces the very first discoveries and excavations that restored these two New Kingdom pharaohs to their place in ancient Egyptian history.
Illuminating Antiquity: The Pharos lighthouse in Alexandria
Andrew Michael Chugg explores and reconstructs this famous architectural wonder, the inspiration for spectacular feats of Alexandrian science.
Hilary Wilson on… Horned beasts: 1
In the first of a two-part article on the symbolism attached by the ancient Egyptians to beasts with horns, Hilary looks at cattle.
Ani’s life after death – 3: Declaration of innocence and weighing the heart
Continuing his series exploring specific vignettes from Papyrus of Ani, Andrew Fulton focuses on the most famous scene from the Book of the Dead.
Cycling Around Malqata
Karl Harris sets off on two wheels to visit the site of Amenhotep III’s palace on the West Bank of the Nile at Luxor.
Luxor Illustrated with Aswan, Abu Simbel and the Nile
REVIEW BY SARAH GRIFFITHS Ever since Michael Haag’s Luxor Illustrated was published in 2009, it has been an indispensable guide for travellers visiting Luxor and other sites in Upper Egypt. This new
Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches
REVIEW BY CAMPBELL PRICE Much-anticipated from the prolific pen of Kara Cooney, the undisputed queen of coffin (re)commodification, this enormous tome is not for the faint-hearted. Introductory chapters gather, reformulate, and re-emphasise
Landscapes: Studies in Honour of Steven Snape
REVIEW BY ROGER FORSHAW This volume is a collection of papers published in recognition of the retirement of Professor Steven Snape from the University of Liverpool. Over his distinguished career, Steven has
Howard Carter: From Tracer to Tutankhamun
REVIEW BY SARAH GRIFFITHS This slim ‘Spotlight’ volume is the first in a new series of EES publications highlighting the society’s collections and projects, and it is only fitting that the first
The Mysterious Fayum Portraits: Faces from Ancient Egypt
REVIEW BY J PETER PHILLIPS This seminal work was first published by Thames & Hudson in 1995. The reprint is described by the publishers as a ‘compact hardback edition’ and includes a
Ancient Egypt February listings
UNRAVELLING THE MYSTERIES OF ANCIENT EGYPT FROM BROOKLYN MUSEUM A selection of 150 masterpieces from the Brooklyn Museum’s ancient Egyptian collection, including sculpture, coffins, jewellery, pottery, papyri, and human and cat mummies.