
The latest volume features articles on: New excavations in the tombs of the Nobles at Luxor, Birgit Schoer reports on last season’s excavations at the tomb of Karakhamun at Thebes. How a mummy in an Italian collection is not all that it would seem to be. Craig Milner looks at the rare survival of a large number of model boats found in a Middle Kingdom tomb at Deir el- Bersha.
Minoans and Mycenaeans in ancient Egypt: Marta Farrugia and Anton Mifsud look at the links between these ancient civilisations. Sailing the Red Sea: How a modern replica of an ancient Egyptian boat sailed in the wake of Hatshepsut. As well as all the latest Egyptology News and regular features.
Ancient Egypt Magazine - Britain's only dedicated Egyptology magazine. The magazine features articles and book reviews on all aspects of Ancient Egyptian History, People and Culture of the Nile Vallery. The magazine is published 6 times per year.
Robert Partridge is the Editor, he lectures for the University of Manchester, runs the Ancient Egypt Picture Library and is the author and publisher of several books on Ancient Egypt. He is Chairman of the Manchester Ancient Egypt Society. The Consultant Editor is Professor Rosalie David OBE, she is Director of the KNH Centre for Biomedical and Forensic Studies in Egyptology at the University of Manchester. She is also Director of the Certificate in Egyptology and the UK’s first woman professor in the subject, with many publications and TV appearances to her name.
Ancient Egypt Magazine - Apr/May 2010
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Papyrus
Symbol of Lower Egypt
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The Papyrus plant was the symbol of Upper Egypt. Lower Egypt was known as Ta-Mehu which means land of papyrus. The papyrus became the symbol of fertility and life itself. When intertwined with the plant emblem of Upper Egypt, the two symbolize the unification of the two lands.