Ancient Egypt Magazine April/May 2008

Ancient Egypt Magazine

Thanks to Bob Partridge for details of the latest issue of Ancient Egypt Magazine:

The April/May 2008 issue of “Ancient Egypt” magazine (published in the U.K.) will be available next week (this advance notice is because I will be in Egypt when it is actually out). This issue is also available as an electronic version which can be found at the web site www.ancientegyptmagazine.com This may be useful for anyone with a broadband connection who may have difficulty in getting hold of a paper copy of the magazine, or who might want to see a copy before subscribing.

Contents of this issue include:

News from Egypt: The magazine’s Egypt Correspondent, Dr. Ayman Wahby Taher, brings the latest news from Egypt which includes a report on the dramatic cleaning of the soot-blackened ceiling of the roof of the temple of Hathor at Dendera, some Middle Kingdom coffins found at Luxor, a special exhibition at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo on the work of the German Archaeological institute and an update on yet more discoveries at Karnak.

The People of Amarna: In the second of a series of articles, Professor Barry Kemp looks at the physical remains of the ordinary people who lived at Amarna and what they can tell us about life in the city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti.

The Funerary Goods of the Lady Henutmer. Ingeborg Waanders looks at the surviving funerary goods from a 21st Dynasty burial, now scattered around different Egyptian collections.

Tutankhamun’s Treasures in London AND Vienna: A brief look at some of the objects now on display in two special Exhibitions.

A Kushite Statue in Southampton: Hilary Wilson tells how a forgotten ancient masterpiece was discovered in a museum storeroom in Southampton, and Mark Walker investigates the possibility of a connection between the statue and Major General Gordon of Khartoum.

The Search for Imhotep A report by Ian Mathieson on the findings of the Saqqara Geophysical Project and the discovery of some 3rd Dynasty tombs. Could one of them be the long sought after tomb of Imhotep?

Howard Carter’s Watercolours of Birds: Jaromir Malek looks at some of the remarkable paintings made by Howard Carter and now in the Griffith Institute in Oxford.

Revealing the Secrets of the Mummies: Vicky Gashe shows how by carefully and scientifically examining the preserved bodies of the ancient Egyptians, that much can be revealed about how they lived and died.

Per Mesut: For younger readers: This issue Hilary Wilson looks at ladders.

Book Reviews:

The Beautiful Burial in Roman Egypt: Art, Identity and Funerary Religion, by Christina Riggs.

Cleopatra, Last Queen of Egypt, by Joyce Tyldesley.

Mirage: Napoleon’s Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt, by Nina Burleigh.

The City of the Sharp Nosed Fish: Greek lives in Roman Egypt, by Peter Parsons.

The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt, by Toby Wilkinson.

The Prehistory of Egypt: from the First Egyptians to the First Pharaohs, by Beatrix Midant-Renes.

The Complete Valley of the Kings, by Nicholas Reeves and Richard H. Wilkinson.

The Complete Pyramids, by Mark Lehner.

The Timeline History of Ancient Egypt, by Shereen Ratnagar.

Who Travels Sees More: Artists, Architects and Archaeologists Discover Egypt and the Near East, Edited, by Dianne Fortenberry

Plus other Regular Features that include:

Egyptology Society details for the UK and many overseas and full listing of forthcoming lectures and events in the UK from April to June 2008 and some advance dates and details for forthcoming Conferences and exhibitions.

Future articles will include

Was Tutankhamun Murdered? A UK doctors review of the evidence from the recent CT scans of the Mummy and some interesting new findings and observations.

Sherds, Clay and Clean Water: Henning Franzmeier looks at how the ancient Egyptians well technology ensured a clean water supply.

Amarna: Barry Kemp, Director of the Amarna Trust, in the third in a series of articles, looks at the design and evolution of the city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti and at the grand and humble buildings erected there.

The use of Leopard Skin in ancient Egypt: Magda van Ryneveld describes the special use of the pelt from leopards, which adorned priests, nobility and the kings of Egypt.

Ancient Egyptian Eye Paint: Christine Humber looks at the use of eye paint for to try to determine if its use was medicinal, ritual or simply cosmetic.

Statues of Tutankhamun: Everyone is familiar with the famous images of the boy king found in his tomb, but, as AE reveals, Tutankhamun erected many statues, although most were to be usurped by later kings and are recognisable, only because we can recognise his features.

The Old Kingdom Necropolis at Abusir: Miroslav Verner tells of decades of work at the major pyramid site by a Czech Team and of some of the important discoveries made there.

City of the cat goddess Bastet: Daniella Rosenow examines the site of Bubastis, the great cult centre of the cat goddess Bastet, with its temples and tombs.