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