New Kingdom fortress found Excavations at the site of Tell el-Kharouba in North Sinai, Egypt, have uncovered the remains of a large military fortress dating to the New Kingdom period, c.1550-1070 BC. The fortification’s southern wall and narrow entrance, as…
Although there are some statues of Amenemhat III as a young man, others depict him in later years with large ears and what appears to be a careworn expression. AE recounts the life and times of this, the last major king of the Twelfth Dynasty.
Patryk Chudzik describes recent archaeological discoveries in the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri.
Carmen Ruiz recounts the life and legacy of the visual storyteller who sculpted the history of ancient Egypt with light.
Hilary Wilson explores the importance of the date palm in ancient Egyptian daily life.
The Predynastic tomb found in 1988 sheds light on the development of the earliest Egyptian state.
Campbell Price examines a votive statuette dedicated to the goddess Wadjet.
FROM THE HUDSON TO THE NILE: DOWS DUNHAM AND THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF EGYPT AND SUDAN This exhibition explores Dows Dunham’s pioneering fieldwork in Egypt and Sudan, including excavations at Giza, Gebel Barkal, and Nuri, and the discovery of the Tomb…
REVIEW BY SARAH GRIFFITHS ‘Without the Nile Delta, ancient Egyptian culture could not have emerged’. This bold statement begins the first of a new series of volumes that aims to publish more rapidly the fieldwork reports from sites across north…
REVIEW BY MICHAEL TUNNICLIFFE This is a paperback edition of a work following the Third International Symposium on Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt. There is a particular focus on the life and writings of St Shenoute, who was a…
REVIEW BY CAMPBELL PRICE This book takes as its subject a relatively unusual theme: books written about Egypt. But it is one that will probably interest Egyptophiles because many of us are avid collectors of books! As the author makes…
REVIEW BY SARAH GRIFFITHS This new publication developed from the first Egypt Exploration Society online course, taught in 2020, and includes contributions from 26 international experts. The book presents a curated journey through 50 key discoveries made by the EES,…
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The long-delayed official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum finally took place on 1 November, after a decade of announcements and postponements. The lavishly staged opening ceremony featured music and dance, speeches by top officials and cultural figures, and was…
A newly published statue found at Gisr el-Mudir (Saqqara) in 2021 has revealed an unusual family portrait. The 100cm-high limestone figure depicts a nobleman standing in a typical Old Kingdom stance with his left foot forward, but also includes images…
A well-preserved military fortress dating to the New Kingdom has been discovered by an Egyptian team at the site of Tell el-Kharouba, near to the coast in Sinai. Constructed close to the ancient ‘Way of Horus’ military road (connecting Egypt…
A large-scale geoarchaeological study of the Temple of Karnak has just been published, revealing new insights into the foundation of the complex and its relationship with the changing movements of the Nile. The international study, published in Antiquity (October 2025),…
A new study published in the American Journal of Archaeology casts doubt on the theory that Akhenaten’s city Akhetaten (Amarna) was abandoned due to plague. The researchers drew on textual, archaeological, and bioarchaeological data from Amarna, and compared this to…
Two decades of restoration work has finally been completed in the Tomb of Amenhotep III (WV22). The preservation of the tomb scenes was carried out by a Japanese-Egyptian team under the sponsorship of the UNESCO Japan Trust Fund. Restoration work…
• A German-Egyptian ScanPyramids team has discovered two previously unknown air-filled cavities in the Pyramid of Menkaura at Giza, which might suggest the presence of a second entrance on the eastern side of the monument. • Research published in the…
• King Scorpion: ritual and power at the dawn of Egyptian kingship
• The obelisk of Antinous: clues that might lead to the location of Antinous’ tomb
• Hesyre the Dentist: the life and career of a court official, scribe, and world’s first dentist
• Senusret III: warrior and innovator, one of the best known kings of the Twelfth Dynasty
• The dragon roars: exploring the long and brilliant legacy of the Welsh Egyptologists
• Egypt in Rovigo: Egyptian treasures of the Accademia dei Concordi in Rovigo, Italy
• Out and about: the ‘Art of Cusae’ in Middle Kingdom tombs at Meir
• The next best thing: the preservation of Egypt’s cultural heritage through 3-D replicas
A recent study has successfully carried out full genome sequencing of a person from ancient Egypt for the first time.
Excavations by an Egyptian archaeological mission at the site of Tell el-Kharouba in North Sinai have discovered a large military fortress dating to the New Kingdom period, c.1550-1070 BC. Initial archaeological work has revealed part of the fortification’s southern wall,…
Recent research at the Karnak temple complex near Luxor, Egypt, is offering new insights into the site’s origins and the development of the surrounding landscape over its 3,000 years of use. The famous religious site has been subject to excavations…
The winner of MHM’s 2025 Book of the Year award on redcoats, distant battlefields, and the film that started it all.
A routine inspection of the famous Tiger 131 German tank on show at the Tank Museum in Dorset has unearthed a piece of shrapnel that has remained hidden inside one of its wheels for more than 80 years. The shrapnel…
A new exhibition explores ancient Egypt from the perspective of its craftspeople, showcasing their creations and illuminating their experiences. Carly Hilts visited to learn more.
Philippe Rosset explores the iconography of this ceremonial weapon, which marks a transitional moment in Egyptian kingship.
Wolfram Grajetzki continues his series with one of the most important and best known kings of the Twelfth Dynasty.
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Karl Harris continues his ‘Travels in an Antique Land’, discovering the ‘Art of Cusae’ in Middle Kingdom tombs at Meir – accompanied by a local snake charmer.
Roger Forshaw records the life and career of a court official and scribe who was the world’s first recorded dentist.
Campbell Price selects a collection of votive plaques depicting cats from Serabit el-Khadim in the Sinai.
Hilary Wilson explores the preservation of Egypt’s cultural heritage through replicas – the next best thing to visiting the monuments themselves.
The Egyptian government’s ‘Great Transfiguration Project’ for the UNESCO World Heritage site of Mount Sinai – the location of the 6th century Monastery of St Catherine – has caused international concern, and calls for the area to be placed on…
A new and complete version of the Ptolemaic Canopus Decree has been found by an Egyptian team working at Tell Far’oun (Tell Nabasha) in Egypt’s Sharqia Governorate. Unlike other surviving versions of this decree, which are trilingual (written in hieroglyphic,…