Egypt
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/762/tr1.htm
- Lecture Notes: Moalla And The Lost City Of Hefat
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar) Jane has been taking notes at the Mummification Museum's lecture series again. I might have misled people last week saying this lecture was going to by about Ankhtifi and it wasn’t but it put him and Moalla in context...
- Feature: Anubis And The Golden Hunting Hounds Of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom (Kate Phizackerley) Kate has posted a special article by Brian Playfair which looks at the interpretation of Anubis as a jackal and offers an alternative suggestion. Here's a short extract from the introduction: We...
- Touna El-gebel And The Tomb Of Isadora
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/"Touna el-Gebel, known in ancient times as the 'City of Memories' is in el-Minya Governorate, Upper Egypt. Its monuments and cemeteries reflect the romantic stories connected with this historic place. This...
- Correction: Eternal Egypt At Science Week, Thailand
http://www.impact.co.th/ Many thanks to Chris Townsend, my much-appreciated and newly designated "Official Nitpicker". As Chris points out, although the exhibit noted above, and posted about yesterday, has a lot of items originating in Japan, the Impact...
- A Welcome To The Prophet?
Does a middle kingdom tomb at Beni Hassan show the arrival of the prophet Abraham into Egypt? http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=7&id=18119...
Egypt
Visiting the sites of Minya
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/762/tr1.htm
A travel article looking at what the Minya area has to offer visitors, taking in the archaeology in some detail. Particular sites focused on are the 11th Dynasty tombs of Beni Hassan (with some good descriptions of tomb construction and decoration) and Ptolaemaic Touna al-Gebel (East Hermopolis): " The following morning I headed to Beni Hassan, a half-hour ride on the Eastern bank of the Nile. The area is named after a Bedouin tribe which used to live there, probably a few centuries after it was part of the Middle Kingdom's Oryx nome. Climbing up the steps to the mountain tombs is quite a workout, especially if you go when the sun is on full blast. A hat and a few bottles of cool water are an utter necessity for this exhausting hike. When you reach the top of the cliff you realise that your efforts did not go in vain."
22nd October 2005
Many thanks to my Official Nitpicker Chris Townsend for pointing out that this article, which I posted yesterday, is actually 3 weeks old. For some reason, I've only just picked up on its existance. Hopefully it will be new to one or two readers as well.
Many thanks to my Official Nitpicker Chris Townsend for pointing out that this article, which I posted yesterday, is actually 3 weeks old. For some reason, I've only just picked up on its existance. Hopefully it will be new to one or two readers as well.
All the best
Andie
- Lecture Notes: Moalla And The Lost City Of Hefat
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar) Jane has been taking notes at the Mummification Museum's lecture series again. I might have misled people last week saying this lecture was going to by about Ankhtifi and it wasn’t but it put him and Moalla in context...
- Feature: Anubis And The Golden Hunting Hounds Of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom (Kate Phizackerley) Kate has posted a special article by Brian Playfair which looks at the interpretation of Anubis as a jackal and offers an alternative suggestion. Here's a short extract from the introduction: We...
- Touna El-gebel And The Tomb Of Isadora
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/"Touna el-Gebel, known in ancient times as the 'City of Memories' is in el-Minya Governorate, Upper Egypt. Its monuments and cemeteries reflect the romantic stories connected with this historic place. This...
- Correction: Eternal Egypt At Science Week, Thailand
http://www.impact.co.th/ Many thanks to Chris Townsend, my much-appreciated and newly designated "Official Nitpicker". As Chris points out, although the exhibit noted above, and posted about yesterday, has a lot of items originating in Japan, the Impact...
- A Welcome To The Prophet?
Does a middle kingdom tomb at Beni Hassan show the arrival of the prophet Abraham into Egypt? http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=7&id=18119...