Description
In this issue:
– From our Egypt Correspondent – Ayman Wahby Taher brings the latest news from Luxor, Cairo, Alexandria, Rosetta and Damietta.
– A Relief of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III in Bournemouth – Stephanie Roberts reports on a fine relief of the joint pharaohs, and speculates on its possible original provenance.
– Description de l’Égypte – It is 200 years since the publication of the results of the French study of Egypt, which also inspired a Sèvres china table service once owned by the Duke of Wellington.
– Why did ancient Egyptians mummify their dead? – Bob Partridge proposes some possible reasons for the introduction of mummification and dispels some myths.
– Inspired by Egypt – Ancient Egypt inspires a modern work of art by Canadian artist Robert Isler Wanka.
– Into Egypt’s Eastern Desert – An exploration of the geology and antiquities of Egypt’s Eastern Desert by Colin Reader.
– Per Mesut : for younger readers – The Trees of the Garden by Hilary Wilson.
– The Egypt Exploration Society – Its recent work and future projects explained by Chris Naunton, EES Deputy Director.
– Egypt in Leeds – AE visits an Egyptian ‘temple’ in Leeds.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Dec 2009 / Jan 2010, Volume 10 Issue 3