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.

MORE SAQQARA DISCOVERIES

Following the discovery of 59 painted wooden Late Period coffins reported in AE122, the Egyptian team at Saqqara has now revealed another hundred intact painted wooden coffins (below and opposite) in three 10 to 12 metre-deep burial shafts.

1 min

ESNA RELIEFS REVEALED

Restoration work by a German-Egyptian team has revealed the original colours of the reliefs at the Temple of Esna (opposite, top).

1 min

GLORIOUS EGYPT IN FINLAND

Continuing our series on international Egyptology exhibitions, Tuuli Turtola explores an exhibition at the new Amos Rex Museum in Helsinki.

1 min

The Catacombs of Anubis at North Saqqara: A Subterranean World of Canids

Paul T. Nicholson explores the labyrinthine burial site for millions of dog mummies.

10 mins

THREE MIDDLE KINGDOM TOMBS IN THUTMOSE III'S TEMPLE OF MILLIONS OF YEARS

Myriam Seco Álvarez and Javier Martínez Babón return with more exciting finds from their work at this important archaeological site in Luxor.

7 mins

THE “SHISHAK” ATTACK

James Bowden reassesses the Libyan pharaoh Sheshonq I’s attack on Israel and its importance to Egyptian history.

6 mins

THE BIG, THE BIZARRE AND THE BEAUTIFUL

John Wyatt, Maria Nilsson and John Ward present the last instalment of their report revealing the bird species discovered at ancient Gebel el-Silsila.

9 mins

Crowning Glories: Women's Hairstyles

Per meset for young readers

4 mins

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