GEBEL EL-SILSILA THROUGHOUT THE AGES: PART 6 – RAMESSIDE QUARRYING

Maria Nilsson and John Ward revisit the Ramesside era at Gebel el-Silsila to explore the quarries, the Temple of Sobek and a unique blueprint of ancient quarrying.

Highlights of the Manchester Museum 25: A Wooden Mallet

Campbell Price describes a tool once used by an ancient Egyptian stone-mason, now in Manchester Museum’s collection.

A New Role For The Four Sons Of Horus?

Joan Padgham investigates the significance of the funerary ‘sunrise scene’ and the role the four canopic deities played in representing the deceased.

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GONE FISHING!

Joseph L. Thimes casts his rod in search of the techniques used by the ancient Egyptians to fish for food and for sport.

Highlights of the Manchester Museum 24: A ‘Stick Shabti ' of Teti-sa-intef (Acc. No. 6038)

Campbell Price describes one of the Manchester Museum’s lesser-known objects.

THE RELIGIOUS MEANING OF SLEDGES IN ANCIENT EGYPT

The wheel entered in the history of Egypt after the Middle Kingdom with the invasion of the Nile Valley by foreign peoples. At the beginning of the New Kingdom the war chariot became a regular part of the Egyptian army. “But why is the use of wheels so unusual outside the military field?” asks Nacho Ares.

THE RAPTORS OF ANCIENT GEBEL EL-SILSILA

John Wyatt, Maria Nilsson and John Ward continue their examination of the bird species depicted at this major ancient quarry site.

GEBEL EL-SILSILA THROUGHOUT THE AGES: PART 5 – RAMESSIDE ACTIVITY

After several fascinating digressions into the wider work of the team, Maria Nilsson, John Ward and Moamen Saad present the first of a two part exploration of Gebel el-Silsila during the Nineteenth Dynasty, beginning with some selected monuments on the West Bank.

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The Brain In Ancient Egypt

Neuroanaesthetist Ira Rampil suggests that Egypt’s ancient medical men were well aware of the importance of the brain and understood the limitations to treating brain injuries that we have still not overcome today.

THE DESERT BIRDS OF ANCIENT GEBEL EL-SILSILA

John Wyatt teams up with Maria Nilsson and John Ward to reveal for the first time the results of their investigation of over thirty different bird images found carved on the rocks at this important Egyptian quarry site.

LOVELY UGLY BES!

Branko F. van Oppen de Ruiter finds beauty, charm and religious significance in Egypt’s famous dwarf god.

NATURAL PYRAMIDS

Few pharaohs could afford to construct a great stone pyramid like that of Khufu at Giza, but as Wojciech Ejsmond reveals, later kings – and some private individuals - found a new way to enjoy a pyramid burial.

Herodotus and Egypt: - An Ancient Traveller in an Antique Land

Kevin Harrison praises the often maligned ‘Father of History’, whose writings have influenced our perceptions of ancient Egypt to this day.

A PREDYNASTIC CHIEFTAIN? - The rock art context of the Mentuhotep II panel at Shatt el-Rigal

Maria Nilsson and John Ward return to Shatt el-Rigal, located to the north of Gebel el-Silsila, for a close-up of the famous colossal scene of Mentuhotep II, but with special focus on its extraordinary rock art context that has never before been published in its entirety. The lead role will be played by a chieftain – a possible predecessor to the early rulers of Upper Egypt.

Iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt

Bob Brier and Pat Remler explore upheaval and chaos in ancient Egyptian society.

Petrie and Edwards: Gateway to the World of Egyptology

Anna Garnett, Frances Potts and Catriona Wilson reveal the new entrance gallery to the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology.

NEFERTARI AND PUDUḪEPA: QUEENS OF DIPLOMACY

Diana Liesegang explores the relationship between an Egyptian and a Hittite queen, and their role in the peace negotiations between their two countries.

The Local Governors of the Tenth Upper Egyptian Province

The lives of kings and their families are too often the focus of the study of ancient Egyptian history. Wolfram Grajetzki turns his attention instead to the local governors of the Tenth Upper Egyptian nome in an attempt to reconstruct their line up to the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty.

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The remarkable village known today as Deir el-Medina (see above) but called the ‘Place of Truth’ by its inhabitants, is the source of a huge amount of information about the ordinary life of the ancient Egyptians.

Highlights of the Manchester Museum 22: The Gilded Mummy of Lady Isaious

Campbell Price describes one of the Manchester Museum mummies currently on display in an exhibition turing the USA.

GEBEL EL-SILSILA THROUGH THE AGES - Scarabs for the Children

In a slight diversion from their on-going series on the historical development of this fascinating site, Maria Nilsson, John Ward and Patricia Coletto return to the Thutmoside cemetery at Gebel el-Silsila East and examine in detail two of the intact child burials discovered by the Gebel el-Silsila Project team, with special focus on scarabs and scaraboids.

ANUBIS – JACKAL, WOLF, DOG, FOX OR HYENA?

Wildlife expert John Wyatt continues his investigation of Egyptian gods by looking at another important deity and the animal or animals associated with him.

What Lies Beneath? Exploring The Use Of Digital Archaeological Techniques

Pauline Carroll explores the future of museum displays at the Museo Egizio, Turin.

THE SLAIN SOLDIERS OF TOMB 507: AN EGYPTOLOGICAL MYSTERY

Julian Heath investigates the grisly finds from the Deir el-Bahri rock-cut tomb.

LATEST DISCOVERIES AT GEBEL EL-SILSILA

Maria Nilsson and John Ward take a break from their regular series of Gebel el- Silsila through the ages to share with us some of the archaeological discoveries from their most recent field season.

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A LOAD OF OLD BULL: THE SERAPEUM OF SAQQARA PART 2: THE LAST FOUR CENTURIES

Aidan Dodson completes the story of the burial place of the Apis bulls.

Highlights of the Manchester Museum 21: The Stela of Princess Isis

This finely wrought limestone slab (Acc. no. 1781) once formed the upper part (the curved ‘lunette’) of a larger stela commemorating the daughter of King Ramesses VI (c. 1143-1136 BC), a princess named Iset – or Isis.