Thursday, April 06, 2006

Ancient Egypt Magazine - April/May

Contents:
- News from the Valley of the Kings on the discovery of a new tomb (KV63) containing seven coffins. A full report of the news to-date.
- The God’s Father, Ay: Marshall Hindley examines what is known about the pharaoh who succeeded Tutankhamun.
- Tombs at Heirakonpolis: The Director of the Hierakonpolis Expedition, Renee Friedman, reveals the discoveries at the site of many very early burials, which can tell us much about the formative period of ancient Egyptian history.
- Egypt and Malta: Anton Mifsud and Marta Farrugia investigate ancient links between Egypt and Malta.
- The Late Roman Army in Egypt: Ross Cowan tells the story of Sinful barbarians and part-time Legionaries in the Aswan area of Egypt.
- The Anubis Chapel in the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahri. A look at the splendid painted reliefs in this chapel.
- News from Egypt from our Egypt Correspondent.
- PerMesut, for younger readers on the subject of Eggs.

Book Reviews:
- The Orientalists, by Kristian Davies.
- Sticks, Stones and Shadows: Building the Egyptian Pyramids, by Martin Isler.
- The Discovery of Egypt: Vivant Denon’s Travels with Napoleon’s Army, by Terence M. Russell.
- The Treasures of Luxor and the Valley of the Kings, by Kent R. Weeks.
- Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization, by Barry Kemp.
- Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary, by Wolfram Grajetzki.
- The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara: The Falcon Complex and Catacomb – The Archaeological Report, by Sue Davies and H.S. Smith.
- The British Museum Illustrated Encycopaedia of Ancient Egypt, by Geraldine Harris and Delia Pemberton.
- The British Museum Illustrated Atlas of Ancient Egypt, by Delia Pemberton.
- The Egyptian Revival: Ancient Egypt as the Inspiration for Design Motif in the West, by James Stevens Curl.

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