The Role of Birds across the Religious Landscape of Ancient Egypt
Because of the close association between departed humans and the divine world, the metaphors evoked by avian imagery have further significance for under-standing the Egyptians’ conception of the afterlife.
Ancient Egyptian herbal wines
The dry climate of Egypt has similarly contributed to excellent preservation of ancient organic materials, in addition to providing very detailed literary and botanical evidence for medicinal wines from one of the most long-standing ancient traditions.
Ancient Egyptian herbal wines
The dry climate of Egypt has similarly contributed to excellent preservation of ancient organic materials, in addition to providing very detailed literary and botanical evidence for medicinal wines from one of the most long-standing ancient traditions.
A brief journey into medical care and disease in ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptians suffered from a variety of diseases, both congenital and acquired, which developed as a result of their
cultural practices and environment.
Did the Ancient Egyptians of the Old, Middle and New Kingdom ever reach Malta and the Central Mediterranean?
A number of ancient Egyptian artefacts have reached the Maltese islands over the centuries. The Phoenicians seem to have been the main importers of these artefacts in antiquity, and yet some archaeological specimens reached the islands before their time.
Ancient Egyptians accessorised with meteorites
Researchers at The Open University (OU) and The University of Manchester have found conclusive proof that Ancient Egyptians used meteorites to make symbolic accessories.
‘Foremost of Noble Ladies’: The dental identification of the Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut
Dr Xavier Riaud discusses the fascinating series of events which lead to the identification of her mummy through the examination of her dentition by Dr Zahi Hawass and his team.
Forerunners of the Hattusili-Ramesses treaty
The Hattusili-Ramesses treaty is known from two main sources. These are texts in Egyptian hieroglyphs preserved on the walls of the temple of Amun at Karnak and of the Ramesseum, and of some fragmentary cuneiform tablets in Akkadian, discovered at the Hittite capital of Hattusa, the modern site of Boghazk
High society and lower ranks in Ramesside Egypt at home and abroad
This brief study simply explores mainly nooks and crevices, even curiosities, in the richly varied canvas of life in Egypt and its Near Eastern links in the 13th century BC, besides historical sidelights of wider significance.
Glassware from Roman Egypt at Begram (Afghanistan) and the Red Sea trade
In the period of the early Roman Empire, the Mediterranean basin and south Asia were connected by vast and complex networks of long-distance travel and commerce. The itineraries given in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (maritime) and Parthian stations (overland) are not necessarily routes to be followed by a single merchant with a single cargo from beginning to end