Description
In this issue:
– From the Editor – Peter Phillips with news about some of our contributors.
– News – Discoveries in Egypt and elsewhere described by Sarah Griffiths and a report by Campbell Price and Keith White of Rosalie David’s meeting with Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities.
–Â Per Mesut:Â for Younger Readers – Hilary Wilson recounts the story of a Winter Journey by a princess.
– Khasekhemwy the Unifier – Jan Summers Duffy reveals what we know about this important Old Kingdom pharaoh.
– Nefertiti’s Bust – A new look at a famous artefact by Joyce Tyldesley.
– Displaying Ancient Egypt – The way objects are displayed in museums creates misconceptions says Maria Solchaga.
– Saqqara Before the Step Pyramid: 2 – Colin Reader now consideres the Great Rectangular Enclosures, like the Gisr el-Mudir.
– Highlights of the Manchester Museum: No. 9 – Campbell Price describes the stela of Ramose.
– ‘Musical Tombs’ in the Kings’ Valley – Forty turblent years in the royal necropolis investigated by Michael Marfleet.
– A Little Sketchbook from 1933 – Some remarkable drawings of Egypt discovered by Peter Stevens.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Feb / Mar 2018, Volume 18 Issue 4