Description
In this issue:
– Through a Glass, Clearly – Alan L. Jeffreys looks at an unusual and impressive display in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
– Egypt in Dubai – Cathie Bryan looks at some of the many new Egyptian-style buildings that have been built in Wafi City in Dubai.
– The Dakhleh Oasis Project – In the second in a series of articles, Dr. Peter Sheldrick looks at the physical remains of the ancient inhabitants of the Oasis.
– The Temple of Khonsu at Karnak – Charlotte Booth takes us on a tour of the well-preserved small temple, showing how it demonstrates a power-shift from the Pharaoh to the Priests of Amun.
– An unwrapped mummified head in the Hancock Museum – Gill Scott tells how a male mummified head has recently been conserved.
– From our Egypt Correspondent – Ayman Wahby Taher with the latest news from around Egypt, including exciting discoveries in the major new excavation of the Avenue of Sphinxes between the temples of Luxor and Karnak.
– Technology Innovators of Ancient Egypt – In the second of his series of articles, Denys Stocks looks at the technology of the great pyramid-building age of ancient Egypt, the Old Kingdom.
– A Pilgrimage to Abydos – Blair Wilkins visits Abydos and a special grave there.
– Per Mesut: For younger readers – This issue Hilary Wilson looks at grain.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Apr / May 2007, Volume 7 Issue 5