This is probably the longest email I've ever posted on the blog but it is for an excellent cause (All proceeds go towards the conservation of objects in the remarkable Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology) and will probably be of interest to a large...

Thanks to Bob Partridge for letting me know the actual state of play with the wonderful Temple Mill, modelled on Edfu, that I posted about yesterday. Bob says that it has not yet been been restored, but that work has now started. He was able to visit...

Heritage Key: First Pillared Room Antechamber Ceiling of the Burial Chamber With photos shown in relation to the plan of the tomb. Each link is accompanied by a different summary. One of the best preserved and most decorated tombs in the Valley of...

Thanks to Tony Cagle's ArchaeoBlog for these. Archaeology of Ancient Beer Delwen Samuel http://ancientgrains.org/samuel1996beer.pdf Palaeoepidemiology, literacy, and medical tradition among necropolis workmen in New Kingdom Egypt. R L...

I've had a request from a visitor to the blog as follows: Hi Andie, I just returned from Egypt and loved it (I like your photo at Abu Simbel!!) I’ve been searching on the internet for this toy that EVERYBODY had in the 50’s or 60’s, at least...