What should we call mummified ancient Egyptians? 'Mummy' is thought offensive, but is 'mummified people' a better term?
Tag: Egyptology
Exhibition Review: ‘Tutankhamun the Boy: Growing up in ancient Egypt’ at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology
A review of the Petrie Museum's new exhibition 'Tutankhamun the Boy'.
Review of the British Museum’s ‘Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt’ exhibition
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?
Five years on: Reflections on mobile GIS survey at Hatnub Quarry P in 2017
Results of the mobile GIS survey in 2017 at the Hatnub quarries and links to the published papers.
Wunderkammers, colonial hangovers and multivocality.
Is the Wunderkammer just a colonial hangover or does it have more to teach us?
Egyptian Artefacts in the Southend Museum
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.
Lessons from Little Miss Sobek in Ptolemaic breasts, ancient clothing and nursing
What impact would the ubiquity of nursing have on ancient Egyptian society? Three insights from a nursing mother.
Should I do a PhD?
Should you do a PhD? What should you think about before you apply? How can you maximise your career chances before you even begin your PhD.
The Egyptian collection in the Museo Nacional des Belles Artes, Havana Cuba.
A review of the fantastic and rarely explored Egyptian collection in Havana.
Will a computer take my job?: Archaeology and technological development?
Can archaeologists be replaced by machines? As technology develops where does that leave the human?
Scribe in the House of Life: Hannah Pethen Ph.D. 