Description
In this issue:
– From our Egypt Correspondent – Ayman Wahby Taher with the latest news from Cairo, Saqqara, Lahun, Bahariya, Luxor, etc.
– ‘Amarna’ in Aswan – Andrew Fulton reports on an important and overlooked monument, dating to the reign of Akhenaten, that can be found at Aswan.
– How Now Sick Cow? – Conni Lord looks at the evidence for veterinary care in ancient Egypt.
– Egypt, Durham and Japan – Helen Armstrong and Rachel Grocke reveal the work involved in arranging an exhibition in Japan of objects from the Oriental Museum in Durham.
– The Anubi Project – Sabina Malgora and Imerio Palumbo join a novel motorbike rally on a journey through part of Egypt’s Western Desert.
– King Narmer’s Electric Catfish – Rosalind Park reveals the shocking story of the role of catfish in ancient Egypt.
– Evidence for Expeditions to Punt – Cheryl Ward describes a significant discovery which reveals much about the seafaring expeditions to Punt from Red Sea ports.
– The Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum – In the third of a series of articles on the work of the Department, Dr. Julie Anderson reports on the Museum’s collections from Sudan and Nubia.
– H.W. Seton-Karr’s Flint Collections – Mark Trumpour investigates why a collection of Egyptian flint implements is now in Canada.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Aug / Sep 2010, Volume 11 Issue 1