Ancient Egypt - November / December 2020

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Paddle Dolls: Iconography and Identity - Megan Clark makes a study of the ‘barbarous looking’ Middle Kingdom artefacts.

Gebel el-Silsila Through The Ages: 6 The Ramesside Period Part 2: Quarrying - Maria Nilsson and John Ward explore the Ramesside quarries and the Temple of Sobek and discover a unique blueprint for quarrying.

Eight Masterpieces of Ancient Egyptian Jewellery - Nigel Fletcher-Jones describes eight stunning pieces created by the ancient craftsmen.

Highlights of Manchester Museum: 25 - Campbell Price discusses a substantial wooden mallet found at Deir el-Bahri.

Inside the Bent and Red Pyramids - Sean McLachlan takes us on a scramble into the inner chambers of the Dahshur pyramids.

The Last Wealthy City of the Delta - Ayman Wahby and Said Eltalhawy excavate Graeco-Roman Tell Tebilla.

Pharaoh, Osiris and the Mummy - A new exhibition at Aix-en-Provence is photographed by Alain Guilleux.

Per Mesut: for Younger Readers - Hilary Wilson launches Christmas with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

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.

4 mins

Eight Masterpieces Of Ancient Egyptian Jewellery

Nigel Fletcher-Jones showcases some of the most stunning pieces created by ancient Egypt’s master craftsmen.

9 mins

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.

2 mins

The Last Wealthy City Of The Delta

Ayman Wahby and Said Eltalhawy describe their recent excavations at Tell Tebilla, one of the most important cities in the Delta during the first millennium BC.

7 mins

Pharaoh, Osiris and the Mummy

The Musée Granet in Aix-en-Provence in southern France, is renown for its collection of paintings from masters such as Cézanne, Ingres and Van Gogh, and is named after the French painter François-Marius Granet, one of the museum’s major benefactors.

1 min

Per Mesut: For Younger Readers

Gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrr

4 mins

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Ancient Egypt, written by experts in the field of Egyptology, is a lively informative global magazine appealing to Egyptology professionals and anyone with an interest in this fascinating early civilisation. Published bimonthly, this glossy well-presented magazine brings readers up to date with the latest news, discoveries, excavations and research into the history of Egypt from Predynastic times through to the modern era. There are in-depth articles on the building of the pyramids, the lives of the great Pharaohs, brewing and agriculture, health and disease, gods and goddesses, tombs and temples and ancient Egyptian art and culture. Find out about great Egyptologists and explorers, and ancient priests and peasants; discover more about Egyptian technology and the latest DNA and scanning techniques. How did Tutankhamun die? How did hieroglyphic writing work? What did ancient Egyptians eat for breakfast? All this plus guides to museum collections, reviews of the latest books and interactive media and event listings for all UK Egyptology Societies and major worldwide conferences and exhibitions. Love ancient Egypt? Then Ancient Egypt is the must-have magazine for you!