Egypt
- Cache Of Ostraca Found In Faiyum
Past Horizons With photo. A cache of demotic ostraca has been discovered at the Greco-Roman site of Soknopaiou Nesos/Dime es-Seba, located two kilometres north of Qarun Lake in the Wadi Fayoum, Egypt. The cache was uncovered during an excavation carried...
- Egypt's Coptic Museum
Al Masry Al Youm One that I would really love to visit! The Coptic Museum in Cairo has more to offer its visitors than is generally thought. Still, only a small group of Egyptian school children and Coptic families, who visit the museum after church service,...
- Learning About The Oases Of The Western Desert
Greek and Roman Studies blog (Aislinn Lowry) The past few weeks in Dakhleh have been spent largely in the classroom learning about the Oases of the Western Desert, Dakhleh especially. We have been collectively learning about this astounding Oasis’...
- Daily Photo - Deir El Hagar #1
Photographs of Deir el Hagar in Dakhleh Oasis, Western Desert. Deir el Hagar, "Monastery of Stone", was built under the reign of the Emperor Nero and was later added to by other Roman leaders (Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian). Known in Pharaonic times...
- Tales From The Crypt
http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/tales-from-the-crypt/2005/06/23/1119321844830.html?oneclick=true " 'My major interest is not in funerary archaeology,' says Hope, who began his study of ancient Egyptian settlements in 1974 and continued investigations...
Egypt
Daily Photo - Kellis
Kellis (Asmant al Kharab), in Dakhleh Oasis (11 km east of Mut), is aesthetically delightful and archaeologically invaluable. It was established during the Roman occupation of Egypt and continued to be used and expanded as a Coptic settlement. It contains everything from Roman aqueducts to Roman temples (including one dedicated to the deity Tutu) and Christian churches. One of the most important aspects of Kellis is the discovery of over 2000 papyrii inscribed in Greek and Coptic, a set of Maichaean fragments and several wooden codices. One of the codices consists of eight wooden boards which archive farming accounts for a four year period in the 4th century AD.
The excavations at Kellis are reported on the Monash University website. In addition, Colin Hope and K.A. Worp have published an article about two miniature codices from Kellis, in PDF format. It has a plan of the Temple of Tutu.
Click on the small photograph to see the larger image.
The excavations at Kellis are reported on the Monash University website. In addition, Colin Hope and K.A. Worp have published an article about two miniature codices from Kellis, in PDF format. It has a plan of the Temple of Tutu.
Click on the small photograph to see the larger image.
- Cache Of Ostraca Found In Faiyum
Past Horizons With photo. A cache of demotic ostraca has been discovered at the Greco-Roman site of Soknopaiou Nesos/Dime es-Seba, located two kilometres north of Qarun Lake in the Wadi Fayoum, Egypt. The cache was uncovered during an excavation carried...
- Egypt's Coptic Museum
Al Masry Al Youm One that I would really love to visit! The Coptic Museum in Cairo has more to offer its visitors than is generally thought. Still, only a small group of Egyptian school children and Coptic families, who visit the museum after church service,...
- Learning About The Oases Of The Western Desert
Greek and Roman Studies blog (Aislinn Lowry) The past few weeks in Dakhleh have been spent largely in the classroom learning about the Oases of the Western Desert, Dakhleh especially. We have been collectively learning about this astounding Oasis’...
- Daily Photo - Deir El Hagar #1
Photographs of Deir el Hagar in Dakhleh Oasis, Western Desert. Deir el Hagar, "Monastery of Stone", was built under the reign of the Emperor Nero and was later added to by other Roman leaders (Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian). Known in Pharaonic times...
- Tales From The Crypt
http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/tales-from-the-crypt/2005/06/23/1119321844830.html?oneclick=true " 'My major interest is not in funerary archaeology,' says Hope, who began his study of ancient Egyptian settlements in 1974 and continued investigations...