Ancient Egypt Magazine details festival life and archaeological sites

Ancient Egypt Magazine 157 presents research into festivals, personal adornment, and archaeological sites in Egypt.

Katherine Slinger detailed how people in the Luxor area celebrated the annual Beautiful Festival of the Western Valley with processions and parties. Barbara Boczar examined materials used in early Egyptian jewellery, while Hilary Wilson described the symbolism found in different types of sandals worn at the time. Carl Graves commemorated Ricardo A Caminos’ work recording difficult-to-reach inscriptions on rock faces.

W Benson Harer described early Egyptian birth practices, and Thomas Smith recounted conflicts like the Fifth Crusade that impacted life in medieval Egypt. Geoffrey Lenox-Smith studied Fort Rashid, the site where the Rosetta Stone was found, identifying older structures within its walls. Amir Ebrahim Elkorashy interpreted the remains around a spring at the Ain Khadra oasis, a small location in the Western Desert.