Celebrating 125 Years of Discovery
World’s Oldest Venus?
35,000 year old venus statue found at Swabian Jura, the earliest example of its kind by some 5,000 years
Scanning Rome’s Catacombs
Digital mapping techniques used to fully document Rome’s 105 miles of subterranean tunnels
Ancestral San
A comprhensive study of African DNA has revealed the San people could be among the oldest populations on earth
Native Americans all Related?
Study of Native American DNA adds to debate over colonization of the Americas by humans
Shell Tools Rewrite Australasian Prehistory
Sophisticated stone tools challenge previous assumptions about Australian tool-making
‘Foot Shaped’ Enclosure found in the Jordan Valley
The story of unusual shaped structures thought to have been built by the Israelites upon entering the Land of Canaan.
An Egyptologist’s Egypt
Editor of Ancient Egypt magazine, Bob Partridge, reflects how the country has changed over the 30 years he has been visiting
Abydos: Egypt’s First Pharaohs and the Cult of Osiris
Abydos, one of the most ancient and venerable sites in Egypt, was the focus of the Cult of Osiris – the lord of the dead – and was held in the highest regard by the ancient Egyptians. It has also been the focus for a series of important and unusual discoveries, which makes it all [...]
British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt:The city of Pharaoh Akhenaten
This book is one of those rare reference works that is affordable, scholarly, yet accessible. Profusely illustrated, this dictionary belongs on the bookshelf of anybody interested in Ancient Egypt whether general reader, student, or experienced scholar. This single volume, comprising 368 tightly printed but easily legible pages contains the most current information on a wide [...]
Tell-El-Amarna
July 3, 2009
Filed Under: Issue 36, Egypt, Great Discoveries
Basic questions about New Kingdom Egypt – about town layout, building techniques, urban economy, arts and crafts, everyday life, and much else – can be answered at Tell el-Amarna.
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