Tag: Egyptology

The two temples of ABu Simbel, from the front with the Great Temple in the rear right and the small temple front right. The Nile is to the left.

Exhibition Review: Alan Sorrell ‘Nubia’

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A review of an interesting exhibition on Alan Sorrell's paintings of the Nubian rescue campaign in 1962.

A hand-drawn map with the geology of the gebel marked in orange and tombs with their numbers marked as ink points.

Following Hogarth across the Gebel Asyut el-Gharbi with ArcGIS Story Maps

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Can we follow a historic excavator across his site, and how good are ArcGIS Story Maps for modelling that? This post finds out.

Featured Hetepheres II (her mother) and Meresankh III undertake a Hathoric ritual of 'pulling the papyrus', in a papyrus boat above two lower registers of fattening geese and fishing and fowling on papyrus boats. To the left (north), the large figure of Prince Kawab, Meresankh III's father, occupies all three registers, wearing a short black wig with a bracelet and collar, above a long kilt. He faces north, with a long staff, showing his importance in his right hand.

Visiting the tomb of Meresankh III, Eastern Cemetery, Giza G7530-G7540

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Visiting the unusual tomb of Meresankh III, granddaughter of Khufu, princess and Queen of Egypt.

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Grand Egyptian Museum: Grand Staircase Review

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A review of the ancient Egyptian sculptures on the Grand Staircase of the Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza.

Featured The photo shows an open court with a hanging obelisk in the centre, flanked by colonnades leading to the entrance of the Grand Egyptian Museum

Grand Egyptian Museum Atrium and Immersive Tutankhamun: Review

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The courtyard of the Grand Egyptian Museum, with the entrance to the left and the hanging obelisk of Ramses II to the right. The route from the obelisk to the entrance is flanked by colonnades and shallow lakes. (Author photo) The colossus of Ramses II, in position in the atrium of the GEM. (Author photo). …

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Review of the re-displayed Egypt and Sudan gallery of the Manchester Museum

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A review of the redisplayed Egypt and Sudan Gallery at Manchester Museum.

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What sahw you? ‘Mummies’, ‘Mummified people’ or ‘Mummified remains’?

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What should we call mummified ancient Egyptians? 'Mummy' is thought offensive, but is 'mummified people' a better term?

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

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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

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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 mobile GIS survey at Hatnub Quarry P in 2017

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