MHM 145 Competition
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Competitions
Win a copy of The Mysterious Fayum Portraits: Faces from Ancient Egypt by Euphrosyne Doxiadis
Where in Egypt is this? If you know, email the Editor: peter@ancientegyptmagazine.com before 30 April with your answer, giving your full name, address, and a contact phone number. One lucky reader will have their name selected at random from all…
CWA #129 crossword, and answers to crossword #128
Across 8 Ancient Greek historian and geographer (6)9 2nd-century Greek theologian, author of Against Heresies (8)10 Fabled city of South America (2,6)11 Mayan style of architecture from northern Yucatan (3,3)12 Inca citadel (9)14 Recess in the wall of a Roman…
MHM Book Awards 2025
Military History Matters has curated a list of 2024’s best military history titles: the nominees for this year’s MHM Book Awards. Our selection includes some of the best-researched, most-insightful, and most-readable titles reviewed and featured in the magazine over the…
MHM 144 Competition
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Win a copy of Riddle of the Sphinx: An Ancient Egyptian Puzzle Book by Trevor Naylor
Where is this? If you know, email the Editor peter@ancientegyptmagazine.com before 28 February with your answer, giving your full name, address, and a contact phone number. One lucky reader will have their name selected at random from all the correct…
CWA #128 crossword, and answers to crossword #127
Across 8 US state, location of the Dolores Cave rock shelter (8)9 Legendary island where King Arthur was taken after his final battle (6)10 Ancient Greek historian and geographer (6)11 Persian dynasty founded by Ardashir I (8)12 Neolithic pottery named…
MHM 143 Competition
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Win a copy of The Pharos Lighthouse in Alexandria by Andrew Michael Chugg or Pharaoh: art and power in ancient Egypt, edited by Marie Vandenbeusch
What and where is this Christian monument? If you know, email the Editor (peter@ancientegyptmagazine.com) before 31 December with your answer, giving your full name, address and contact number. As this is the Christmas issue, we will pick two lucky readers…
Calling all photographers! Current World Archaeology Photo of the Year 2025
As summer comes to an end, it is the perfect time to reflect on any heritage-filled travels, archaeological projects, or visits to historical sites around the world. Dig out your best photos on an archaeological theme – these can be…
CWA #127 crossword, and answers to crossword #126
Your observations, your objections, and your opinions: send them to cwaletters@world-archaeology.com
MHM 142 Competition
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Win a copy of the The Mammals of Ancient Egypt by Dale J Osborn and Jana Osbornová
Where was this photograph taken? If you know, email the Editor (peter@ancientegyptmagazine.com) before 31 October with your answer, giving your full name, address, and contact number. One lucky reader will have their name selected at random from all the correct…
CWA #126 crossword, and answers to crossword #125
Across 7 North American archaeological culture (6)9 Huntress of Greek mythology (8)10 Germanic people defeated by the Huns (10)11 Port, now in Israel, conquered by Alexander in 332 BC (4)12 Father of Aeneas in Greek mythology (8)13 Extinct language of…
MHM 141 Competition
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Win a copy of After 1177 BC: The Survival of Civilizations by Eric H Cline
Where was this photograph taken? If you know, email the Editor (peter@ancientegyptmagazine.com) before 31 August with your answer, giving your full name, address, and contact number. One lucky reader will have their name selected at random from all the correct…
CWA #125 crossword, and answers to crossword #124
Across 6 Large knife often found among Anglo-Saxon grave goods (9)8 Fertility goddess worshipped at Carthage (5)10 ___ Wall, Roman fortification in Scotland (8)11 Extinct Tibeto-Burman language (6)12 Opponent of Greece at the battles of Thermopylae and Salamis (6)13 US…
CWA Photo of the Year Competition 2024 – winners announced
Results We had a fantastic selection of entries sent in for this year’s photo competition, with images that took us all over the world, and back in time. Subjects range from famous monuments and spectacular heritage sites to places of…
MHM 140 Competition
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MHM Book Awards 2024
Sponsored by: The ballots have been cast, the votes have been counted – and now we are delighted finally to announce the winners of the MHM Book Awards. Earlier this year, we curated a list of the best military history…
Win a copy of Dendera: Temple of Time by José María Barrera
Where was this photograph taken? If you know, email the Editor (peter@ancientegyptmagazine.com) before 30 June with your answer, giving your full name and address. One lucky reader will have their name selected at random from all the correct answers and…
CWA #124 crossword, and answers to crossword #123
Across 6 Language spoken by the Incas (7)8 Romance language with surviving documents from the 12th century (7)10 Priests often associated with the ancient Celts (6)11 Extinct language of Italy (8)12 ___ de Rouge, French Egyptologist (1811-1872) (8)13 Egyptian goddess…
MHM 139 Competition
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Win a copy of The Nubian Pharaohs of Egypt: Their Lives and Afterlives by Aidan Dodson
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CWA #123 crossword, and answers to crossword #122
Across 5 Egyptian falcon-headed god also known as Horus (8)8 Roman goddess of the dawn (6)9 English river taking its name from the Old English for ‘winding’ (6)10 Spanish cave system containing Palaeolithic art (8)11 Building in Oxford housing varied…
MHM 138 Competition
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Win a copy of Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt by Rosalie David and Roger Forshaw
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CWA #122 crossword, and answers to crossword #121
Across 6 Homo ___, early human species, the name meaning ‘handy man’ (7)8 Undeciphered script found on tablets in Crete (6,1)10 Earliest epoch of the Tertiary period (10)11 Recess in the wall of a Roman basilica (4)12 ___ Ware, 6th-century…
MHM 137 Competition
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Win a copy of Oxbow Classics in Egyptology: Objects of Daily Use by W. M. Flinders Petrie
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Calling all photographers! Current World Archaeology Photo of the Year 2024
As summer comes to an end, this is the perfect time to reflect on memories of your heritage-filled travels or visits to historical sites. Photography offers a wonderful way to capture and experience the sights and splendours of archaeology around…
CWA #121 crossword, and answers to crossword #120
ACROSS 8 Egyptian agrarian culture of 4500-3250 BC (8)9 Son of Daedalus in Greek mythology (6)10 Édouard ….. , French archaeologist noted for his work on the Palaeolithic (6) 11 William ….. , British antiquary and author of Avebury (1743)…
MHM 136 Competition and Crossword
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Win a copy of A History of Ancient Egypt : Volume 3 by John Romer
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CWA #120 crossword, and answers to crossword #119
Across 7 Small pieces of stone used in mosaics (8) 9 Son of Genghis Khan who sacked Kyiv in 1240 (6) 10 ___ Mountains, possible early Palaeolithic site in California (6) 11 Nahuatl term for an Aztec ruler (8) 12…
MHM 135 Competition and Crossword
This issue, we’re giving away three signed copies of The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: the hidden truth at the centre of WWII’s greatest battle by Iain MacGregor The foundation of the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II…