Description
In this issue:
– Archive Image – A reader of AE discovers a postcard dating to the time of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb.
– From our Egypt Correspondent – Ayman Wahby Taher, with the latest news from around Egypt – new discoveries in Luxor and Aswan and exhibitions in Aswan and Cairo.
– Per Mesut: for younger readers – In this edition, Hilary Wilson looks at stools and chairs.
– Recent explorations in the Abusir Pyramid Field – Professor Miroslav Verner gives an account of over forty years of work at the Old Kingdom pyramid field of Abusir, and of the many important discoveries made there more recently.
– The Amarna Project – Barry Kemp describes the development of the City of Amarna in the third of a series of articles on the city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti.
– Ancient Egyptian Eye Paint – Was ancient eye paint used for medicinal, ritual or cosmetic reasons? Chris Humber investigates.
– Sherds, Clay and Clean Water – Henning Franzmeier looks at ancient Egyptian well technology.
– Egyptianising Architecture in Ohio – Earl L. Ertman describes some monuments in Akron, Ohio, U.S.A.
– Ancient Egyptian Masterpieces –Â AEÂ looks at the Statue of Khafra in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Jun / Jul 2008, Volume 8 Issue 6