Description
In this issue:
– From the Editor – Including reports on the AWT Conference and The British Museum Colloquium.
– Pharaoh’s Magic Wand? – Dylan Bickerstaffe asks what DNA can really tell us about the Amarna royal family.
– Amarna Shabtis – “Why were shabtis still in use in Akhenaten’s reign?” asks Nacho Ares.
– The KNH Centre – In the fifth of a series of articles based around the work of the Centre, Pauline Norris tells readers about The Lettuce Connection.
– Who Built the Pyramids? – Hilary Wilson examines the evidence.
– The Father of Diplomacy – was Amenhotep III, argues professional diplomat Kristian Bonnici.
– A Visit to Egypt in 1931 – Fifteen vintage postcards from Anne Midgley’s collection.
– Per Mesut: for Younger Readers – Hilary Wilson tells us about the trouble with statues revealed in the Amarna Letters.
– Was Tutankamun Killed by a Hippo? – the sequel – Peter Sheldrick supports the hypothesis.
– The Geology of Giza – Colin Reader points out that the body of the Sphinx can teach us much about the geological history of Giza.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Oct / Nov 2012, Volume 13 Issue 2