Nile branch key to construction of Giza pyramids
The study suggests that the existence of a Nile branch during the Old Kingdom allowed the Egyptians to transport heavy stone blocks by water close to where these monuments were built.
Ancient Egypt
Archaeologists find ancient Egyptian cheese
The remains of a white cheese were found in pottery vessels unearthed at Saqqara
Tutankhamun – Pharaoh, Icon, Enigma: Lost for Three Thousand Years, Misunderstood for a Century
by Prof. Joyce Tyldesley.Headline, 2022ISBN 978-1-472-28984-1Hardback, £22. Do we need another book on Tutankhamun? The author herself has already published two Tutankhamun-focused works – the 2012 Tutankhamen’s Curse (reviewed in AE 71) in particular already covers much of the same…
Ancient Egypt Exhibitions – Winter 2022 to Spring 2023
Exhibitions and events on ancient Egypt from around the world.
Daughters of the Nile
Coinciding with the centenary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, a major exhibition Daughters of the Nile: women and society in ancient Egypt opens in Madrid (Spain). Its curator, Nacho Ares, invites us on a journey into the past to learn about the role of women in the world of the ancient pharaohs.
Iron from Tutankhamun’s Tomb
by Katja Broschat et al.AUC, 2022ISBN 978-1-617-97997-2Hardback, £29.95. This is a lavish production from American University in Cairo Press, though at 62 pages long it is a rather slim volume. The book provides, for the first time, a complete account…
Ancient Egypt news in brief
A round-up of some of the latest news from the world of ancient Egypt.
Ptolemaic tomb discovered at Akhmim
The rock-cut tomb consists of the remains of a mud brick courtyard, with a descending staircase leading to two rooms.
Tutankhamun, King of Egypt: His Life and Afterlife
by Aidan Dodson.AUC, 2022ISBN 978-1-6490-3161-7Hardback, £29.95. Aidan Dodson continues his pharaonic series with a volume on Tutankhamun “offered unapologetically” as an addition to the numerous books released or reprinted in time for the centenary. The book follows the format of…
Does a hidden door in Tutankhamun’s tomb lead to Nefertiti?
Nicholas Reeves claims the north wall of KV62 originally depicted Tutankhamun burying Nefertiti and was later overpainted to show Ay burying Tutankhamun.
Shrine containing headless falcons found at Berenike
The discovery dates to the Late Roman Period when the city was occupied by a nomadic people known as the Blemmyes,
The Story of Tutankhamun: An Intimate Life of the Boy Who Became King
by Garry J. Shaw.Yale University Press, 2022ISBN 978-0-300-26743-3Hardback, £16.99. So much has been written about Tutankhamun and his tomb since its discovery that it is an achievement for any writer to find an original angle to illuminate their narrative. Garry…
Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World
by Bob Brier.Oxford University Press, 2022ISBN 978-0-1976-3505-6Hardback, £21.99. The present volume is a reminder of how writing (rather than just the theories) about Tutankhamun has in some ways changed quite markedly over time – and in some ways stayed the…
Medicine and healing practices in ancient Egypt
Rosalie David and Roger Forshaw present a new perspective on healthcare in ancient Egypt.
Tutankhamun’s canopic coffin
A detailed look at one of four coffinettes which held the king's mummified organs.
First ever ancient DNA extracted from canopic jars
The team analysed the contents of 90 jars from eight European museums
A Late Period cartonnage from Lahun
In each issue of Ancient Egypt magazine, Dr Campbell Price describes a key artefact from Egyptology collections around the world. His choice for AE 134 is from the internationally important collection at the Manchester Museum.
New discoveries at Roman Period Temple of Esna
An Egyptian team has discovered a cache containing a number of coins from different historical eras
Warrior Tutankhamun: fragile pharaoh no more
In this special anniversary issue celebrating a hundred years since the discovery of KV62, we begin with new evidence that Bob Brier believes will change how we view Egypt’s most famous pharaoh.
In Carter’s footsteps: a legacy in epigraphy
Tutankhamun and Howard Carter: two men whose lives are separated by more than three thousand years, but now and forever intertwined in the annals of history. The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in November 1922 would seal the fate of both men and have long-lasting implications for the study and popularity of ancient Egypt. But Carter’s contribution to Egyptology goes much further than his leading role in the world’s most famous archaeological discovery, as Carl Graves reports.