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Exhibition Review: ‘Tutankhamun the Boy: Growing up in ancient Egypt’ at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology

On January 25, 2023December 6, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition reviewLeave a comment

A review of the Petrie Museum's new exhibition 'Tutankhamun the Boy'.

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Review of the British Museum’s ‘Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt’ exhibition

On December 21, 2022December 6, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition reviewLeave a comment

The British Museum's crowd-pleasing exhibition on Hieroglyphs features the Rosetta Stone, but how does it deal with the complexity of decipherment and the role of Egyptians?

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Five years on: Reflections on Reflectance Transformation Imaging research at Hatnub Quarry P in 2017

On October 26, 2022September 24, 2022 By hannahpethenIn HatnubLeave a comment

Reflection on reflectance transformation imaging at Hatnub in 2017

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Five years on: Reflections on mobile GIS survey at Hatnub Quarry P in 2017

On September 28, 2022September 24, 2022 By hannahpethenIn GIS, Hatnub2 Comments

Results of the mobile GIS survey in 2017 at the Hatnub quarries and links to the published papers.

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Alan Sorrell: Archaeological illustrator of Nubia and illustrator of archaeologists.

On July 27, 2022September 8, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Egyptology2 Comments

Famous Southend painter and archaeological illustrator Alan Sorrell, drew the monuments of Nubia and the campaign to save them from Lake Nasser.

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Egyptian Artefacts in the Southend Museum

On June 29, 2022September 8, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition review2 Comments

Did you know that Southend Museum has a small collection of ancient Egyptian objects? Here I look at some on display in the recent Wunderkammer exhibition.

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Wunderkammer: Southend’s Cabinet of Curiosities

On May 25, 2022November 29, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Blog, Exhibition review5 Comments

A review of the 2021-2022 Wunderkammer Exhibition at Southend Museum.

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Lessons from Little Miss Sobek in Ptolemaic breasts, ancient clothing and nursing

On December 22, 2021September 8, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Academic life, Blog1 Comment

What impact would the ubiquity of nursing have on ancient Egyptian society? Three insights from a nursing mother.

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Essex’s Tutankhamun? Learning from seemingly incongruous comparisons.

On September 20, 2019November 2, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Museum collections1 Comment

What do we learn from comparing an Anglo-Saxon burial in Prittlewell with Egypt's famous Tutankhamun?

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A Review of the Garstang Museum’s ‘Before Egypt: Art, Culture and Power’ exhibition at the Victoria Gallery and Museum at the University of Liverpool

On June 22, 2019September 4, 2019 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition reviewLeave a comment

The Garstang Museum's 'Before Egypt' exhibition reviewed! Pots, palettes, some stunning artefacts and a female Pharaoh.

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