Egypt
The American University in Cairo Press
- Forthcoming Guide Books From The Auc
American University in Cairo Press I have a couple of the AUC guide books and they are excellent. I look forward to adding them to my collection. KAMRIN, J. The Illustrated Guide to the Luxor Museum of Ancient Art and the Nubia Museum of Aswan: With the...
- New Book: Religions Of The Ancient Near East
Cambridge University Press Table of Contents and full details available at the above page. This book is a history of religious life in the Ancient Near East from the beginnings of agriculture to Alexander the Great's invasion in the 300s BCE. Daniel...
- Death Of A Village
Times Online, UK (James Hilder) Just outside the Valley of the Kings a set of ancient tombs has created a very modern controversy. Western archaeologists accuse the Egyptian Government of forcibly displacing thousands of people from a unique local community...
- From Ray Johnson About Luxor
Luxor News - Jane Akshar A number of issues have been raised lately regarding the urban renewal program in Luxor and its effects on the local population, tourism, antiquities preservation, and the archaeological community. The Epigraphic Survey of the...
- Sweeping Aside The Living At Luxor
Middle East Times One of Egypt's most famous ancient cities, Luxor, is in the process of getting a makeover, and not everyone is pleased with the government's actions. The plan is to create an open-air museum on the city's west bank, home...
Egypt
New Book: The Modern Neighbours of Tutankhamun (and other books)
The American University in Cairo Press
Thanks to Jane Akshar for letting her readers know that this book is now available. The AUC website above says that this title is not available for purchase yet, but it should be available in February 2011. I'll have forgotten by then so I suggest you keep an eye open if you're interested!
There are also details of some excellent looking new titles from the AUC page on their New Books and Forthcoming Publications pages.
A forthcoming title is a guide to the Luxor Museum in the AUC's gorgeous Illustrated Guide series.
Also on my Christmas list is the Decorated Burial Chambers of the Old Kingdom by Egyptian Egyptologist Professor Naguib Kanawati, who is currently at Macquarie University in Australia. I've been doing a bit of research into Egyptology as practised by Egyptian archaeologists and Egyptologists recently, and its nice to see one of my subjects in print yet again.
There are also details of some excellent looking new titles from the AUC page on their New Books and Forthcoming Publications pages.
A forthcoming title is a guide to the Luxor Museum in the AUC's gorgeous Illustrated Guide series.
Also on my Christmas list is the Decorated Burial Chambers of the Old Kingdom by Egyptian Egyptologist Professor Naguib Kanawati, who is currently at Macquarie University in Australia. I've been doing a bit of research into Egyptology as practised by Egyptian archaeologists and Egyptologists recently, and its nice to see one of my subjects in print yet again.
The Modern Neighbors of Tutankhamun
Kees van der SpekA historical–anthropological study of the people who lived in the antiquities precinct of Luxor’s West Bank Until their recent demolition, the colorful mud-brick hamlets of al-Qurna village, situated among the Noble Tombs of the Theban Necropolis on the Luxor West Bank, were home to a vibrant community. Inhabiting a place of intensive Egyptological research for over two centuries, it was inevitable that Qurnawis should become part of the history of Egyptology and the development of archaeological practice in the Theban Necropolis. But they have mostly been regarded as laborors for the excavation teams or dealers in the illicit antiquities trade. The modern people inhabiting the ancient burial grounds have themselves rarely been considered. By demonstrating the multiplicity of economic activities that are carried out in al-Qurna, this study counters the villagers’ stereotypical representation as tomb robbers, and restores an understanding of who they are as people living their lives in the shadow of valued cultural heritage.
- Forthcoming Guide Books From The Auc
American University in Cairo Press I have a couple of the AUC guide books and they are excellent. I look forward to adding them to my collection. KAMRIN, J. The Illustrated Guide to the Luxor Museum of Ancient Art and the Nubia Museum of Aswan: With the...
- New Book: Religions Of The Ancient Near East
Cambridge University Press Table of Contents and full details available at the above page. This book is a history of religious life in the Ancient Near East from the beginnings of agriculture to Alexander the Great's invasion in the 300s BCE. Daniel...
- Death Of A Village
Times Online, UK (James Hilder) Just outside the Valley of the Kings a set of ancient tombs has created a very modern controversy. Western archaeologists accuse the Egyptian Government of forcibly displacing thousands of people from a unique local community...
- From Ray Johnson About Luxor
Luxor News - Jane Akshar A number of issues have been raised lately regarding the urban renewal program in Luxor and its effects on the local population, tourism, antiquities preservation, and the archaeological community. The Epigraphic Survey of the...
- Sweeping Aside The Living At Luxor
Middle East Times One of Egypt's most famous ancient cities, Luxor, is in the process of getting a makeover, and not everyone is pleased with the government's actions. The plan is to create an open-air museum on the city's west bank, home...