Ancient Egypt Magazine 154
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Ancient Egypt April listings
A BESTIARY OF ANCIENT NUBIA A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia reveals the animal world of ancient Nubia from the A-Group culture to the medieval period, including lions, crocodiles, birds, cattle, and insects
Win a copy of Rewriting the History of the Great Sphinx by Colin D Reader
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Ivory label of King Den: From the William MacGregor Collection
Dr Campbell Price examines a tiny artefact in the British Museum
that names one of Egypt’s earliest pharaohs.
Ancient Egypt June listings
EGYPTIAN MUMMIES: EXPLORING ANCIENT LIVES An international touring exhibition exploring the hidden history behind six ancient Egyptian mummies from the British Museum, as revealed by state-of-the-art, non-invasive technology. Caixa Forum, Sevilla, Torre
Saints or Sinners? Scandals among the servants of God
Roger Forshaw explores the transgressions of the ancient Egyptian priesthood.
The Discovery of the Serapeum of Saqqara
Auguste Mariette uncovers the funerary complex of the Apis bulls.
World news in brief: sunken Nabataean altars, ancient ice skates, and signs of the zodiac
A round-up of some of the latest archaeological discoveries from across the globe.
Beer: a global journey through the past and present
Review by Max Nelson Arthur presents a global history of beer inspired by his two-year stay with the Gamo people of Ethiopia. He begins with a brief introduction examining beer in terms
Severed hands found in ancient Egyptian palace offer evidence of a ritual custom
The discovery prompted a debate about whether they represented ritual trophy-taking or the amputation of limbs as punishment.
Nubia: Lost Civilizations
Review by Nigel Fletcher-Jones In recent years there has been increasing desire among travellers to visit the archaeological sites of southern Egypt and Sudan in search of ‘ancient Nubia’, an elongated oval
Face to face with Fayum mummy portraits
The Fayum mummy portraits are masterpieces of ancient painting, but are they portraits? With an exhibition of these paintings and golden mummies on view in Manchester, Lucia Marchini speaks to Egyptologist Campbell Price to find out more.
Margaret Alice Murray (1863-1963)
These same people would not hesitate to wear a scarab-ring taken off a dead man’s hand… Their objections – their opinions even – are an offence to science.
A family of god-kings: divine kingship in the early Nineteenth Dynasty
Peter J Brand begins a new series focusing on the Ramesside Period by exploring the divinity of the early Ramesside kings.
Exploring the Great Pyramid void
The international ScanPyramids team has published a paper revealing more details about one of the voids discovered in the Pyramid of Khufu in 2016/2017 (see ‘News’, AE 93). Several large anomalies were
Tomb offerings: a wish list for eternity
Ancient Egyptians believed that the foods and goods listed in their tombs would magically become available to them for eternity. Hilary Wilson reports.
Alexandria Antiqua: A topographical Catalogue and Reconstruction
Review by Sarah Griffiths The city of Alexandria, founded by Alexander the Great (c.331 BC), was strategically situated on the Mediterranean coast at the junction of three continents, protected by reefs, headlands,
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Ancient Egyptian news in brief: crocodile burials and a counterfeit tomb
A round-up of some of the latest news from the ancient Egyptian world.
Ancient Egyptian Statues: Their Many Lives and Deaths
Review by Campbell Price This finely produced book from AUC Press is written with eloquence by statue scholar and curator Simon Connor. Opening with recent debates about the role and identity of
Roman residential town found close to Luxor Temple
The complex dates to the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.