The evaporitic deposits of the Wadi Natrun on the edge of the Western Desert of Egypt have
been used in variety of crafts and industries for over 6000 years. This paper reviews the …

According to Egyptian mythology, when the ancient Egyptian sun god Re cried, his tears
turned into honey bees upon touching the ground. For this reason, the honey bee was …

We report here stable carbon and nitrogen isotope results from human and faunal bone
collagen from samples taken from sites in the Egyptian Nile Valley and surrounding region …

Questions relating to social interaction and individual experience are at the heart of all work
on ancient societies and material culture, from history and geography to linguistics and …

Science in the Study of Ancient Egypt takes an innovative and integrated approach to the
use of scientific techniques and methodologies within the study of ancient Egypt. Accessibly …

This dissertation is an archaeological examination of the period of Achaemenid Persian rule
of Egypt, Manetho's 27th Dynasty, c. 525-404 BCE. As an Achaemenid satrapy, Egypt in the …

The identification of insects preserved in pharaonic antiquities stored in the Egyptian
Museum of Turin provides new information on aspects of biogeography, storage and trade …

Peoples of the distant past lived comfortably in cities that boasted well-conceived urban
planning, monumental architecture, running water, artistic expression, knowledge of …

There is a display-case somewhere towards the end of every museum's Egyptian collection
in which ten or twenty terracotta figurines are displayed. Many are nude or display genitalia; …