Egypt
The Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland)
- Playing Ancient Egyptian Games
The Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland) This past weekend was the first time I’d played or watched people play senet in years (see the post below for an introduction to ancient Egyptian board games). It was a really fascinating experience and it made...
- Egyptian Revival In Hollywood
The Eloquent Peasant An excellent and fascinating essay by Margaret Maitland about the Hollywood revival of ancient Egypt, with some good photos. I enjoyed this considerably. Here's her introduction: As an Egyptologist, I understand from first-hand...
- More Re Copywriting Egyptian Monuments
The Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland) Margaret Maitland has posted an articulate response to the proposed bill on her blog. Her post provides a very useful reflection of the many opinions that I have heard about the proposal since it was publicized....
- Why The Aliens Did Not Build The Pyramids
Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland) Margaret Maitland has updated her Egyptology blog with an argument in favour of pyramid construction theories that exclude the need for explanations that require alien intervention. It is an excellent summary, complete...
- A Guide To Ancient Egyptian London
The Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland) This is a super post from Margaret Maitland, with an interactive map of London (U.K.) showing all the key buildings and monuments which have been directly influenced by ancient Egyptian art and architecture. Here...
Egypt
What comes next?
The Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland)
Margarent Maitland considers the available information so far supplied by the Egyptian authorities and looks at the difficulties of both assessing the situation and ensuring that any looted items don't find their way into undesirable hands.
- Playing Ancient Egyptian Games
The Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland) This past weekend was the first time I’d played or watched people play senet in years (see the post below for an introduction to ancient Egyptian board games). It was a really fascinating experience and it made...
- Egyptian Revival In Hollywood
The Eloquent Peasant An excellent and fascinating essay by Margaret Maitland about the Hollywood revival of ancient Egypt, with some good photos. I enjoyed this considerably. Here's her introduction: As an Egyptologist, I understand from first-hand...
- More Re Copywriting Egyptian Monuments
The Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland) Margaret Maitland has posted an articulate response to the proposed bill on her blog. Her post provides a very useful reflection of the many opinions that I have heard about the proposal since it was publicized....
- Why The Aliens Did Not Build The Pyramids
Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland) Margaret Maitland has updated her Egyptology blog with an argument in favour of pyramid construction theories that exclude the need for explanations that require alien intervention. It is an excellent summary, complete...
- A Guide To Ancient Egyptian London
The Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland) This is a super post from Margaret Maitland, with an interactive map of London (U.K.) showing all the key buildings and monuments which have been directly influenced by ancient Egyptian art and architecture. Here...