NILE 7, April-May 2017
NILE 7, April-May 2017
MYTHBUSTING
The Top 5 myths & misconceptions about ancient Egypt.
SEKHMETS DISCOVERED
66 statues of the goddess Sekhmet have been discovered at Amenhotep III's temple at Luxor. Includes an interview with Hourig Sourouzian, Director of the Memnon/Amenhotep III Project.
A NEW COLOSSUS
A giant 3-tonne torso of Psamtek I has been lifted from the earth of ancient Heliopolis, as the dig team faces a race against time.
TOMB SECURITY
How the ancient Egyptians tried to beat the tomb robbers.
CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLES: PART 2
The oldest skyscraper in New York–how the Big Apple got her obelisk.
CROCODILES
Why was the Nile crocodile so revered, and crucial to the Egyptians’ medicine and magic?
LOOKING BACK
Howard Carter and what may be the first automobile ever photographed in Egypt.