MHM 147 Letters – July
Your thoughts on issues raised by the magazine.
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The Grand Egyptian Museum: Visiting the Main galleries
Geoffrey Lenox-Smith pays a second visit to the new Grand Egyptian Museum.
Rediscovering Egypt – Part 2: The Harrogate Collection in Swansea
Following his introduction to the Harrogate Collection in the last issue, Ken Griffin takes a closer look at some of the objects that are on loan to the Egypt Centre in Swansea.
Ancient Egypt news in brief
A round-up of some of the latest news from the world of ancient Egypt.…
Breaking Ma’at: Akhenaten and the battle for Egyptian tradition and identity
Jason S Whitmarsh explores the revolutionary impact of Egypt’s so called ‘heretic king’.
The Royal Road to Meroë
Karl Harris continues his journey through Sudan, retracing one of the overland routes taken by the Meroitic rulers of Kush.
Hilary Wilson on… The sidelock of youth
When was this curious hairstyle used and what was its significance?
The lost mansion of the Golden Pharaoh
Dylan Bickerstaffe investigates the evidence for Tutankhamun’s long-lost mortuary temple.
The High Steward Amenhotep
Continuing his series of articles about individuals who influenced events in Egypt during their lifetimes, Wolfram Grajetzki now turns his attention to one of the most important members of Amenhotep III’s court in Memphis.
A first look at the Grand Egyptian Museum
Geoffrey Lenox-Smith attends the ‘soft opening’ of Giza’s new blockbuster museum.
Travels in an antique land: The rock-cut tombs of El-Hawawish
In AE 135, Karl Harris described a visit he made as an independent traveller to a small temple at Elkab, south of Luxor. He now travels north to Abydos, and onwards to Akhmim, where he visits some tombs that few tourists have yet seen.
Hilary Wilson on… Unexpected Egypt
Visitors to stately homes and minor museums will frequently come across isolated ancient Egyptian artefacts with little or no explanation of their provenance.
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.
Win a copy of ‘Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World’ by Bob Brier
Do you recognise where in Egypt this photograph was taken?
Ancient Egypt 135 Letters
Your thoughts on issues raised by the magazine.
Supersize finds from Sardinia and Egypt
At the site of Mont'e Prama in Sardinia, archaeologists have uncovered Bronze Age fragmentary sculptures of two boxers. And at Saqqara, a host of statues, coffins, and figurines have been revealed.
Graeco-Roman settlement and artefacts unearthed at Alexandria
The most exciting discovery was that of an intricately sculpted and well-preserved alabaster bust of Alexander the Great.
Who beheaded the emperors of Chiragan?
One of the finest collections of Roman emperors is to be found hidden away in the Musée Saint-Raymond, the archaeological museum of Toulouse, in south-western France. But where did they come from, and how did such a magnificent collection of Roman emperors come to lose their heads?
Cancel culture
No doubt those early Christians would say it was relatively mild revenge for the sufferings of the martyrs.
New discoveries at Saqqara
As well as the coffins, archaeologists also unearthed 28 statues of Ptah Sokar, the main god of the Saqqara necropolis...
Sherds: The good, the bad and the ugly
'Context is all': as the culture wars heat up, Christopher Catling looks at the problems of our contested heritage
Hidden treasures: the Torlonia Marbles
For more than 50 years, the world’s greatest private collection of Classical art has been inaccessible to the public, locked away while a bitter dispute raged between the Italian state and one of Rome’s illustrious princes. Now the famous Torlonia Collection is to go on display at last. Dalu Jones tells its story – and offers a private view of a major new exhibition.
Ruins on Rapa Nui
This is the ruined ahu complex of the Akahanga, which is but one of dozens dotted around the coastline of the tiny island.