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From our Egypt Correspondent Ayman Wahby Taher with the latest news from Egypt, including the cleaning of the ceiling in Dendera Temple, and discoveries at Karnak. 10

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The funerary goods of Henutmer Ingeborg Waanderslists the few known objects from this Theban burial, now scattered in museums and private collections world-wide.

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Tutankhamun in London and Vienna AE looks at a few of the objects now on display in the two different Tutankhamun-related exhibitions.

A Kushite Statue in Southampton Hilary Wilson tells how an important statue was discovered in a museum store room; Mark Walker investigates its possible connection with Gordon of Khartoum. 28

34The Search for Imhotep Ian Mathiesondescribes how the latest technology has revealed areas at Saqqara where the Tomb of Imhotep might possibly be found.

38 Howard Carter’s Bird Paintings revealed by Jaromir Malek.

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The Amarna Project Barry Kemp describes the peopleof Amarna in the second of a series of articles on work at Amarna, the city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti.

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Revealing the Secrets of Mummies Vicky Gashe reveals how science is helping us to understand how people lived in ancient Egypt.

Per Mesut : for younger readers In this edition, Hilary Wilson looks at ladders.54

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From the Editor

Maps of Egypt and Timeline

Bits and Pieces

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Subscribers’ Competition Winners 23 Readers Letters 40

Netfishing

Subscribe/Back Issues

Book Reviews

Egyptology Society Details

Events Diary

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April/May 2008 VOLUME8, NO5: ISSUENO. 47

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