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110 - Volume Nineteen Issue Two October/November 2018 Tarkhan Bed-Weaving - Regina De Giovanni undertakes some experimental archaeology. Face to Face with an Australian Ancient Egyptian - Janet Davey and Jennifer Mann describe their reconstruction of the face of Meritamun. The Scorpion in Ancient Egyptian Religion and Art - Magda van Ryneveld tells how this dangerous arachnid became identified with a goddess. Epigraphic Survey Update - Ray Johnson brings us a report on the latest season of the work of his Chicago House team in Luxor Temple, Medinet Habu and TT 107. Kha and Merit - The tomb of the architect Kha and his wife escaped the attentions of ancient looters; Anne Roberts describes the treasures it contained. Archaeology and Archives - Carl Graves and Stephanie Boonstra use glass-plate negatives from the EES archives to explore the destroyed monuments of Armant. Per Mesut: for Younger Readers - Hilary Wilson describes the uses and dangers of Fire in ancient Egypt.
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INSIDE THE STEP PYRAMID OF DJOSER
Sean McLachlan explores the recently reopened interior of this iconic Third Dynasty Saqqara monument.
PER MESUT: for younger readers
She Who Loves Silence
Highlights of the Manchester Museum 29: An Offering by Queen Tiye for her Husband
Campbell Price describes an offering table with a touching significance.
Highlights Of The Manchester Museum 28: Busts Of Jesse And Marianne Haworth
Campbell Price describes the significance of two statue busts on display in the Museum.
TAKABUTI, the Belfast Mummy
Rosalie David and Eileen Murphy explain how scientific examination of the ‘Belfast Mummy’ is revealing much new information about her life and times.
Lost Golden City
An Egyptian Mission searching for the mortuary temple of Tutankhamun has discovered a settlement – “The Dazzling of Aten” – described as the largest city ever found in Egypt (see above). Finds bearing the cartouches of Amenhotep III (see opposite, top) date the settlement to his reign, c. 1390-1352 BC – making it about 3400 years old.
Jerusalem's Survival, Sennacharib's Departure and the Kushite Role in 701 BCE: An Examination of Henry Aubin's Rescue of Jerusalem
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Golden Mummies of Egypt: Interpreting Identities from the Graeco-Roman Period by Campbell Price
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Old And New Kingdom Discoveries At Saqqara
An Egyptian team working on a Sixth Dynasty pyramid complex near the Teti pyramid at Saqqara has made a series of important discoveries.
Map Of Egypt
What’s in a name? It is easy for us to forget that the names we associate with the pyramids – such as the Meidum Pyramid, the Bent Pyramid or the Black Pyramid – would have been meaningless to their builders.