Description
In this issue:
– News from the Editor – Egyptological news from Egypt and the UK.
– News from Amarna – Professor Barry Kemp, Director of the Amarna Project, reports on the 2011 season of restoration and excavation of Akhenaten’s capital city.
– Nefertiti’s New Home – The Neues Museum in Berlin, which now houses the world-famous bust of Nefertiti as well as one of the finest Egyptogy collections in the world, is itself a remarkable building, as Mark Walker explains.
– The Metropolitan Dig House – Marcel and Monica Maessen write about one of the most impressive of the ‘homes from home’ occupied by Egyptologists working for long periods in Egypt.
– The KNH Centre – Rosalie David describes the Centre’s research project based upon the finds of Sir Grafton Elliot Smith and AE’s Editor reports on the exhibition Grave Secrets.
– Egypt’s Western Desert – Colin Reader describes the underlying geology that shapes the landscape of this fascinating region of Egypt.
– South Asasif Necropolis: Season 2011 – A busy year of excavation and restoration at an important Late Period tomb is described by Dr. Elena Pischicova.
–Â Per Mesut: for Younger Readers – Hilary Wilson describes how the Ancient Egyptians solved the problem of Living Without Money
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Feb / Mar 2012, Volume 12 Issue 4