The discovery of Tomb TT8
The wonderful tomb goods of Kha and Merit at Deir el-Medina.
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The tombs of Thutmose II
The discovery of a new Egyptian royal tomb in Western Valley C (adjacent to the Valley of the Kings) has been confirmed by a joint mission between the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the New Kingdom Research Foundation led…
Thutmose III and Hatshepsut, Pharaohs of Egypt: Their lives and afterlives
REVIEW BY JPP This is a beautifully presented book, amply illustrated with full-colour photographs throughout. The author uses the ancient Egyptian dating system of regnal years, seasons, months, and days for events, which (although more accurate than BC dates) is…
Ancestral bust of a woman
Dr Campbell Price describes an unusual statue bust from the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
The lost mansion of the Golden Pharaoh
Dylan Bickerstaffe investigates the evidence for Tutankhamun’s long-lost mortuary temple.
Golden flies as military awards? It doesn’t fly!
PhD research by Taneash Sidpura refutes a well-established theory.
Ancient Egypt 134 Letters
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Tutankhamun before Tutankhamun
Barbara Gai recounts the discovery of the Embalming Cache KV54 and its astonishing contents.