Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Magazine: Current World Archaeology, Egypt Special

Current World Archaeology

Many thanks to lovely Mark Morgan for sending me the following information.

The August/September issue of Current World Archaeology is devoted to Egypt. Over the years, some of the greatest discoveries in this extraordinary land have been made by members of the Egypt Exploration Society (EES).

We report from North Saqqara, where some of their most remarkable discoveries have been uncovered. Indeed, it is there, in the shadow of the Pyramid of King Djoser ( shown on the front cover), that they have found a cemetery dedicated not to mummified people but to mummified animals. Then, we travel across the country, wherever the EES has been at work: from deep,dark catacombs to remote, abandoned hill-tops, their members have been uncovering the secrets of this very ancient land.


THE EES
EGYPT EXPLORATION SOCIETY: Celebrating 125 years of discovery.

SAQQARA
THE TOMBS OF TUTANKHAM'S PEOPLE: Seeking Saqqara's New Kingdom tombs.

NORTH SAQQARA
CULTS, CACHES AND CATACOMBS: The animal necropolis.

DELTA
EGYPT'S LOST CITIES: The Delta Survey.

SAIS
THE ROYAL CITY OF SAIS: Revealing the Delta's secrets.

OXYRHYNCHUS
READING HISTORY: The papyri of Oxyrhynchus.


READERS WRITE
Robinson Crusoe; Roman latrines; oldest calendar; SOS Bulgaria; in praise of Africa.

WORLD NEWS
Latest on archaeological news, discoveries and scientific research.

DIGGING DEEPER
News extra from Brian Fagan.

EGYPT: Editor of Ancient Egypt magazine, Bob Partridge, reflects how the country has changed over the 30 years he has been visiting.

ON SITES ONSIGHTS: On site at Luxor Temple.

LISTINGS: Exhibitions on Egypt from around the world; and an Egyptian themed photography competition .

REVIEWS
Exhibition The Carnarvon Exhibition at Highclere Castle.
Books Abydos: Egypt's First Pharaohs and the Cult of Osiris; The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt.

GREAT DISCOVERIES
Tell-el-Amarna The city of Pharaoh Akhenaten explained.


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