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Ancient Egypt Magazine
Volume 7 issue
3 December 2006
/ January 2007
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7 ISSUE 3 CONTENTS
F EATURES
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From our Egypt Correspondent
Ayman Wahby Taher with the latest
news from Egypt, including the moving of the
Rameses II statue. |
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The Writing is on the Wall ...
... but should it be? AE reveals the growing
problem of modern graffiti at some of the most
important archeological sites in Egypt. |
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Photo Feature: more on the
Imhotep Museum at Saqqara
AE presents unique photographs of some of the
stunning exhibits at the new museum at Saqqara. |
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Dying to be Egyptian
Elisabeth Kerner looks at some of the
lesser-known cemeteries in London, with
their “Egyptianising” architecture. |
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The Tomb of Harwa at Thebes
Chris Naunton writes about the excavations
and finds in one of the largest private
tombs (dating to the Twenty-sixth Dynasty)
in the Theban Necropolis. |
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Ancient Egyptian Technology
Denys Stocks, in the first of three
articles, reveals how the ancient Egyptians
cut and carved the hardest of stones for
their monuments and statues. |
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Mary Chubb: Writer and
Archaeologist
A brief biography by Elizabeth Griesman. |
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This issue
Hilary Wilson looks at baskets.. |
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Friends
of Nekhen News
Renée Friedman looks at the many and varied finds
from the ancient city of Hierakonpolis and what they
reveal about the inhabitants.
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Per Mesut
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Book
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Meet the personalities involved in Egyptology
today, and learn about the issues.
Exhibition Previews and Reviews
Review Panel
Societies Scene
Society
Contacts
Egyptology on the Internet
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EGYPT
– Dahabeeyas on the Nile
AE looks at the age of elegant travel on the river, on
two-masted sailing boats, and how it is still possible to
sail in the wake of Giovanni Belzoni and Amelia
Edwards.
– Tombs with Latitude
Did the ancient Egyptians know the size of the earth
and select specific locations for their important sites,
using this information? John Wall investigates.
– Ancient Egypt and The Bible
Michael Tunnicliffe looks at the evidence to see if
there are any direct links between Egypt and the
Holy Land and archaeological “proof ” of Biblical
events.
– The Ancient Stones Speak
Part two of the practical series of articles by Pam
Scott on hieroglyphs – on how to read royal names.
After reading this article, anyone should be able to
make sense of the cartouches containing the names
carved on the walls of temples and tombs.
– A Woman of the Gilf
Janet Robinson travels to the Gilf Kebir in the
south of Egypt and visits a newly discovered cave full
of ancient rock art.
– The Temple of Khonsu at Karnak
Charlotte Booth visits the small, but well-preserved,
Temple of Khonsu in the great temple complex of
Karnak.
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