Description
In this issue:
– From our Egypt Correspondent – Ayman Wahby Taher with the latest news from Cairo, Luxor, the Fayum and the Sinai.
– Auguste Mariette, 1821-1881 – Chris Humber tells the story of the founder of the Egyptian Antiquities Service and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
– The Paleopathology of Egyptian Mummies – Michael R. Zimmerman looks at how morbid curiosity has been replaced by more scientific approach to mummy studies.
– ‘Re-excavating’ Egyptian Predynastic Sites in London – G.J. Tassie and Joris van Wetering reveal how and why a collection of Predynastic material has recently been returned to Egypt.
– Misdemeanours at Deir el-Medina – Benedict Davies tells readers about the troublesome lives of some of the inhabitants of the Workmen’s Village.
– Tutankhamun’s Khepesh Swords – Historical weapons expert Mike Loades examines two swords from the king’s tomb.
– The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) – In the first of a series of articles on the work of ARCE, Director Gerry Scott looks at the Centre’s early years.
– The Egyptian Lodge in St. Helier – Mark Walker investigates a house in Jersey.
– Per Mesut: For Younger Readers – In this issue, Hilary Wilson’s article looks a the hieroglyph hotep and its meaning.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Feb / Mar 2011, Volume 11 Issue 4