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162 Hammersmith Road, London W6 7JP Tel: 0208 741 9222 - Fax: 0208 741 9292

Email: egypt@solimantravel.com

www.solimantravel.com From our Egypt Correspondent Ayman Wahby Taher.7

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Re-Sealing of KV62 The sealing and re-sealing of the Tomb of Tutankhamun. Steve Cross.

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Bits and Pieces What to do with damaged, modest or incomplete Egyptian antiquities. Earl Ertman.

26 Nabta Playa SavedNabta Playa is relatively unknown; where and

what is it? Raymond Betz.

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The Mortuary Temple of Merenptah AE explores a little-visited temple in Luxor.

An Unexpected Turkish Delight An Egyptian/Turkish connection. Mark Walker.

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Per Mesut: for younger readers Ancient Egyptians in and on the river Nile. Hilary Wilson.

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Egyptian Masterpieces AE looks at an ancient statue of a scribe.

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The Sycomore and The Fig A look at these special plants in ancient Egypt. Hilary Wilson.

46 The Egypt Exploration SocietyLate antique and mediaeval material found at

Qasr Ibrim in Nubia. Joost Hagen.

How old is that mummy? Aidan Dodson. 66

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AN C I E N T E G Y P T www.ancientegyptmagazine.com

October/November 2009 VOLUME 10, NO 2: ISSUE NO. 56

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