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In this issue:

Tomb Robbery and Coffin Reuse
Was a coffin really meant for eternity? Was all tomb robbery a lawless abhorrence? We look at Kara Cooney’s study into “legal” coffin reuse. (Spoiler alert: there’s a lot of it!) 

Kleopatra Selene
The melodrama of Cleopatra VII’s political and not-so-private life has been well explored. What is less well known is that Cleopatra and Mark Antony had three children, including a daughter, Kleopatra Selene. 

The Unlucky Mummy
So, you think you know the story of the Unlucky Mummy? Think again. We explore the myths and the surprising truth about THAT mummy board. 

Spirit Birds
Not only could Egypt’s birds represent a specific deity, but also a number of concepts that were crucial to the Egyptians enjoying a successful afterlife. 

The Royal Tombs
In this final abridged instalment of Aidan Dodson’s The Royal Tombs of Ancient Egypt, the New Kingdom pharaohs embrace Senwosret III’s innovation, separate their tombs and temples, and head underground. 

What's New?
Alexandria’s “Big Black Sarcophagus” surprises with some impressed gold sheets, and the world’s oldest cheese yet discovered turns out to be the real evil.

Plus, The Nile Crossword, Looking Back and lots more.

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In this issue:

Living With the Enemy
Tombos: Nubians and Egyptians forging a new identity that may have led to Egypt's largest-ever empire.

Ahmose: Father of a Dynasty
Bizarrely, the war against the Hyksos may have started with some bellowing hippos.

The Divine Falcon
The most commonly-depicted deity in the entire history of ancient Egypt is the divine falcon.

Hieroglyphs: Who Translated them First?
Jean-François Champollion may have been beaten by medieval Arab scholars centuries before.

Saving Ancient Egypt
A revised history of Khonsu Temple at Karnak, and a new look for a statue of Amenhotep III: the remarkable results of the American Research Center in Egypt's conservation field schools.

Meresankh III: Queen for Eternity
The Giza Project at Harvard University is building a 3D virtual reconstruction of the Giza Plateau as it looked in 2500 B.C. We explore one of the digitally recreated tombs: that of Khufu's granddaughter.

Plus, The Quiz, Looking Back and lots more. Enjoy your Nile time!

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In this issue:

The Nile Top 5. What were the Top 5 discoveries of 2017?

King Tut: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh. We feature some of the spectacular pieces from the new blockbuster exhibition.

Did Cleopatra really die of a snake bite?

Aidan Dodson’s The Royal Tombs of Ancient Egypt. The pyramids get smaller, but the funerary complexes grow as we enter the 5th and 6th Dynasties.

Three things that might surprise you about Giovanni Belzoni, the sarcophagus of Seti I and Sir John Soane. Plus, we discover the original beauty of Seti I’s tomb via an incredible recreation at the Antikenmuseum Basel.

Snakes weren’t always the bad guys. In ancient Egypt, they were often revered. So what happened?

Would there have been an Akhenaten without a Thutmose IV?

Plus, The Quiz and lots more. Enjoy your Nile time!

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In this issue:

The Nile Top 5: the five most important discoveries of 2016.

Murder on the Nile: the harem conspiracy against Ramesses III.

Cleopatra's Needles: the London obelisk + Win the book!

How to read the symbols in New Kingdom tombs.

Queens of the Nile, Part 2.

On this day in Egyptology history.

Plus much more. Enjoy your Nile time!

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