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The Mummy of Hatshepsut identified Ayman Wahby Taher reports on how a previously unidentified mummy is now known to be Hatshepsut.10

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From our Egypt Correspondent Ayman Wahby Taher with the latest news from around Egypt, including more exciting discoveries in Middle Egypt and at Luxor.

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Mummies Unwrapped Arabella Cecillooks at the challenges of recreating and filming ancient Egypt for the BIG screen.

Meeting Tutankhamun Dr. Zahi Hawassmeets Tutankhamun and gives some background to the forthcoming exhibition Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs. 29

36The Dakhleh Oasis Project In the fifth of a series of articles on the Project, Dr. Colin Hopelooks at the town of Mut el-Kharab, located at the heart of the Oasis.

42The Tutankhamun Record Jaromir Malek reveals how Howard Carter tackled the difficult task of recording the clearance of the tomb of the king.

The Egyptian Stones of the Washington Monument John Lockwood discovers an ancient Egyptian block of stone built into the famous monument. 50

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

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