Ancient Egypt - January / February 2021
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Glorious Egypt in Finland - Tuuli Turtola visits an exhibition in the new Amos Rex Museum in Helsinki. The Catacombs of Anubis at North Saqqara - The underground burial site for millions of dogs is explored by Paul T. Nicholson. Highlights of Manchester Museum: A terracotta figurine of Bes is the latest object in the Museum’s collection to be described by Campbell Price. Three Middle Kingdom Tombs in Thutmose III’s Mortuary Temple - Myriam Seco Álvarez and Javier Martínez Babón describe their exciting finds in this important Luxor excavation site. The ‘Shishak’ Attack - The historical importance of Sheshonq I’s attack on Israel is reassessed by James Bowden. The Big, the Bizarre and the Beautiful - John Wyatt, Maria Nilsson and John Ward conclude their series describing the birds of ancient Gebel el-Silsila. Per Mesut: for Younger Readers - Hilary Wilson investgates changes in ‘Crowning Glories’ – Women’s Hairstyles throughout Pharaonic history.
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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
BOOK REVIEWS
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.
