Egypt
Archaeology Magazine March/April
http://www.archaeology.org/
The March/April edition of Archaeology is now available. A full contents list is available at the above address. Egyptian features include three interviews available online, also from the above address:
- Rock The Oasis - Salmia Ikram discusses recent finds of Western Desert rock art
- KV63 - A look at the new tomb. An interview with Roxanne Wilson
There's still a detailed abstract on the site, of Bob Brier's The Mystery of Unknown Man E, one of the mummies of kings and queens found in a cache at Deir el-Bahri, near the Valley of the Kings, whose unusual mummy led to decades of speculation about his identity.
There's also an interview with Malcolm Bell, Vice President of the Archaeological Institute of America, entitled Spinning A Tale, which looks at the impact of the Italian case against the Getty upon Museum acquisition procedures. There is also an online feature entitled The Trial in Rome which looks specifically at the latest state of play regarding the trial.
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Neferetiti's Eyes
Archaeology Magazine - Nefertiti's Eyes (Earl R. Ertmman) Archaeology has a feature in the March/April 2008 issue entitled Nefertiti's Eyes, which you can see online at the above address. Did the queen's distinctive feature become a symbol...
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Kv63 Update
http://www.kv-63.com/pages/1/index.htmThe KV63 website has been updated with some more news: "Coffin G (the Youth Coffin) was bought up successfully. The coffin appears very solid and in good condition (no termite damage). The coffin does possess a very...
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New Kv63 Interview
http://www.archaeology.org/online/interviews/wilson/index.html"A month has passed since the announcement was made by Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt's Supreme Council for Antiquities, that an American team--a University of Memphis Mission directed by Otto...
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Museums On Trial
http://www.archaeology.org/0603/etc/conversations.html An Archaeology Magazine special interview with Ellen Herscher about the trial of key J. Paul Getty representatives, and its implications for other purchasing policies of US museums in the future:...
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Recent Issue Of Archaeology Magazine
http://www.archaeology.org/curiss/index.html The main contents are listed at this link - see below for links to specific features. http://www.archaeology.org/0505/abstracts/tanis.html The latest issue of Archaeology Magazine has a feature (both in the...
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