Happy Xmas everyone and a happy and healthy 2023!

Still time to book for tonight's ZOOM. John Romer: 'Ancient Egypt?' The Uses and Abuses of the Pharaonic Past. maesweb.org.uk/meetings 26th June 19:30 - 21:45 BST. Guests £5. Ask John questions about his books, his TV work and his views on Egyptology and Egyptian history.

Peter and I are working on the next issue due Aug (UK) /Sep (USA). Sneak preview: trials and tribulations of Cleopatra II, Egyptian exotic pigments, a first look at the new GEM and more! Available globally as a print or digital subscription! ancientegyptmagazine.com

Listen to our latest podcast: Peter J. Brand on the divine kingship of Sety I and Ramesses II. the-past.com/podcasts/

Divine kingship was as old as Egyptian civilisation itself. On the latest episode of the The Past podcast, Dr. Peter J Brand of the University of Memphis explores the life of Pharaoh Ramesses II and reassesses the Nineteenth Dynasty. Listen here: spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/0KfdcLgl7zb

Manchester Ancient Egypt Society welcomes everyone with an interest in Ancient Egyptian history. maesweb.org.uk Find out more about our activities, lecture programme and get details about how to join us on our website. maesweb.org.uk/join-us/

Next AE issue due out in Aug (UK)/Sept(USA): cover with Amenhotep II sarcophagus- beautiful but pigments used were deadly! Also: the role of the House of Life; Cleopatra II; and some very unusual uses for honey in ancient Egypt! ancientegyptmagazine.com/subscribe.htm

AE139 due 12 Oct (UK) & available worldwide.Highlights include the search for Tutankhamun's lost mortuary temple, blood and guts in the Predynastic Nile Valley and a new theory about the strange truncated female figurines! 📷ancientegyptmagazine.com/subscribe.html

Out in UK TODAY (in a few weeks for Europe & USA) hopefully! Highlights include: Tutankhamun's lost Mortuary Temple, Violence in the Predynastic Nile Valley, silver bracelets of Hetepheres I, and a new theory for truncated female figurines! ancientegyptmagazine.com/subscribe.html

Explore the history of Abydos with the Manchester AE Society this Saturday! Online study day with Stephen Harvey, Campbell Price and Gina Criscenzo-Laycock £30 via Eventbrite. 9:30am (GMT+1). bit.ly/ManchesterAESo…

Hi everyone! Happy Xmas and best wishes for 2024 from the Ancient Egypt Magazine team!!!!

AE141 out UK 15th Feb and a month later in the USA. Highlights: party time in ancient Egypt; Aidan Dodson on Nubian Pharaohs; Robert Morkot on Queen Tiye; Dendera ceiling photographs; news, books & more! ancientegyptmagazine.com

NEXT ISSUE! Sneak peak. UK 18th April; worldwide from 18th May. Highlights: last of the Cleopatras, Predynastic imagery, the Harrogate collection in Swansea and the extraordinary precision of Twelfth Dynasty tomb builders. Buy/subscribe: ancientegyptmagazine.com/subscribe.html

Next issue out on 19th Dec UK and 19th Jan US / world. Tanis treasures; 'The First Egyptologists'; Hadrian's Antinoopolis; watercraft development and construction; book reviews, news and discoveries: Subscribe: ancientegyptmagazine.com

Wishing you a very happy festive season and health and happiness in 2025! From Sarah, Peter and the Ancient Egypt Magazine team!

Roger Forshaw describes the discovery of the first intact royal tombs in Egypt and explains the importance of the treasures discovered there by French Egyptologist Pierre Montet. the-past.com/feature/the-si…

In our latest issue, Barbara Gai explores Hadrian’s obsession with a young Greek boy and the events that led to the founding of Antinoöpolis in Middle Egypt. Read more: the-past.com/feature/antino…

In our latest issue, Gordon Longworth traces the evolution of ancient Egyptian watercraft over the millennia and uses his skills as a model-maker to illustrate how they were built. the-past.com/feature/the-de…

Out today! In the UK - next month for States and elsewhere! The magic and power of hair; a new reconstruction of the Pharos lighthouse, Senusret I and Robert Talbot Kelly. Plus news and discoveries, book reviews and more! Subscribe ancientegyptmagazine.com

Out in the UK today! The latest issue of ANCIENT EGYPT MAGAZINE! Amenemhat II, news and discoveries, book reviews, tattoos, the children of Cleopatra VII, Egypt in Constantinople and more! Subscribe to print / pdf / digital editions here: ancientegyptmagazine.com Enjoy! Sarah