Description
In this issue:
– News from Egypt – The magazine’s Egypt Correspondent brings the latest news from Egypt which includes the uncovering of the complete Neferhotep I double statue at Karnak, other finds and discoveries in the temple of Karnak and on the West Bank at Luxor and a full report on Egypt’s newest museum, the Imhotep Museum at Saqqara
– Tomb KV 63 in the Valley of the Kings – The last of a total of four special reports on the tomb, which sees the small chamber finally cleared of all the objects it contained.
– Another New tomb in the valley of the Kings? – Nicholas Reeves explains what some important and revealing radar images taken in the heart of the valley might mean. Could it be another new tomb?
– The Ancient Stones Speak – Hieroglyph teacher Pam Scott gives an introduction to reading and understanding the hieroglyphic inscriptions. This is the first in a three part series of articles which will enable beginners to make some sense of the ancient script.
– Royal Mummies on view in the Egyptian Museum – A brief report on the opening of the second mummy room in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
– Images of the Rekhyt from ancient Egypt – Kenneth Griffin looks at the many images of the lapwing which features in ancient Egyptian art for a period of over three thousand years. Was it just a representation of a bird, or was there much more to it?
– Per Mesut: For younger readers – This issue Hilary Wilson looks at pomegranates.
– Friends of Nekhen News – The fifth of the reports on the important and revealing work being done at Hierakonpolis. This article looks at the Nubians in Hierakonpolis and the evidence found of their lives there.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Oct / Nov 2006, Volume 7 Issue 2