A scientific approach to the study of ancient Egyptian mummies.…
PHARAOH: KING OF EGYPT An international touring exhibition of more than 120 objects from the British Museum, exploring the ideals, symbolism, and ideology of Egyptian kingship, and the realities of life in ancient Egypt. The exhibition is organised by the Caixa Foundation, in collaboration with the British Museum. Caixa Forum,…
Review by Sarah Griffiths There are so very few books on female Ptolemaic rulers (with the exception of Cleopatra VII) that I was excited to see a new volume dedicated to two of the lesser-known and yet immensely important Cleopatras – ‘characters of such profound interest that Cleopatra VII fades…
Finds included canopic jar stoppers, cartonnage fragments, and several woven baskets.…
Many of the amulets are made of gold, including a golden tongue inside the mouth…
Finds of religious pottery vessels and fragments of reliefs suggest the hall dates to the Saite Period.…
• Gold and the afterlife: reconsidering mummies from Graeco-Roman Egypt
• Francis Frith: the pioneering photographer of Egypt’s monuments
• Akhenaten and Nefertiti: reinterpreting the reign of Egypt’s ‘Golden Couple’
• Stone Age Egypt: exploring Neolithic settlements of the Western Desert
• Golden flies: are they really military awards?
• Exploring the afterlife of ancient…
PhD research by Taneash Sidpura refutes a well-established theory.…
John Coleman and Colleen Darnell present new interpretations of the imagery from the fascinating reign of Akhenaten and Nefertiti.…
Review by Sarah Griffiths This new exploration of Akhenaten and Nefertiti’s unique vision for Egypt and their rise to divine status is presented in an unusual format, with each chapter headed by a short dramatic reconstruction. Such vignettes are perhaps more in keeping with a historical novel, but here are…
Do you recognise where in Egypt this photograph was taken?…
Your thoughts on issues raised by the magazine.…
A team from the Liverpool John Moores University ‘Face Lab’ and the University of Cairo have created reconstructions of the face of Ramesses II at the ages of 45 and 90. The images were created using computed tomography (CT) data, photographs of his skull, and historical data, and took three…
A 1.3 km tunnel has been discovered 13 metres beneath the Ptolemaic temple of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria. The massive 2 metre high structure appears to be similar to the Eupalinian Aqueduct on the island of Samos, and is thought to have been used to transport water to the…
The exhibition Golden Mummies of Egypt opens in February at Manchester Museum for its only European showing after an international tour that has included venues in the USA and China. Curator Campbell Price discusses the artefacts on display and their significance to the Greek and Roman Egyptians and to modern…
Julia Skinner explores the life and work of the pioneering photographer
who documented the great monuments of ancient Egypt.…
In each issue of Ancient Egypt magazine, Dr Campbell Price describes a key artefact from Egyptology collections around the world. His choice for AE 135 is from the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA).…
Egyptian expeditions MUSÉE ART ET HISTOIRE, BRUSSELSParc du Cinquantenaire 10, 1000 Brussels, Belgiumwww.artandhistory.museum31 March-1 October 2023 Telling the story of 200 years of discoveries in Egypt and the formation of the museum’s Egyptian collection, the exhibition will include nearly 200 objects, including sarcophagi, funerary stelae, canopic jars, and shabtis (many…
The Egyptian-British archaeological mission working in the Northern Cemetery (Tombs of the Nobles) at Amarna has uncovered a burial containing fine pieces of gold jewellery. The grave contained the remains of a young woman wrapped in textiles, who was buried with a necklace of hollow gold beads, and three gold…
Review: Hilary Forrest Many readers will be familiar with the name Francis Frith, which is associated with the world of picture postcards, often of seaside views or famous sights. What you will discover from this fascinating and detailed work is that Frith was not only a pioneer in the relatively…
The double-curved seat of the ancient Egyptian stool makes it much more comfortable than the traditional Western styles. When examples were discovered by early Egyptologists, the design was soon copied by contemporary furniture-makers.…