Description
In this issue:
– The KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology – Students of the Centre, which is based at the University of Manchester in the UK, report on aspects of their research.
– From our Egypt Correspondent – Ayman Wahby Taher, with the latest news from around Egypt, including the moving and placing on display of the mummy of Tutankhamun, and yet more discoveries at Karnak.
– Tutankhamun and the Royal Crowns of Egypt – AE reviews the various styles of royal crown, as illustrated by the ushabti figures and statuettes from the King’s tomb.
– Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs – In a special photo feature,AEÂ looks at some of the stunning objects in the Exhibition in London.
– The Amarna Project – Barry Kemp describes Amarna’s genesis in the first of a series of articles on work at Amarna, the city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti.
– The Dakhleh Oasis Project – In the last of a series of articles, Fred Leemhuis tells readers about discoveries and conservation work being done in the old town of Qasr Dakhleh.
– An Egyptianising building at Giza – King Farouk’s Rest House.
– Per Mesut: For younger readers – This issue Hilary Wilson looks at light.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Feb / Mar 2008, Volume 8 Issue 4