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Papyrus: Secret of the Egyptians

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Toni Owen

Although the making of papyrus as a writing support is almost 5,000 years old, not a single written description by the Egyptians exist to explain their process. Pictorial displays in tomb murals and carvings never reveal the process of sheet … Continue reading…

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Wilbour in Egypt: The Maiden Voyage of The Seven Hathors

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Tom Hardwick

In her introductory blog Deirdre discussed Charles Edwin Wilbour, the American Egyptologist whose collections form the backbone of the Museum’s Egyptian holdings. This post is about Wilbour’s interest in Egypt. Some of the photographs and documents illustrated here are in … Continue reading…

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Object of the Month: April 2010: Pair Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-ta

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Yekaterina Barbash

It is pretty timely that this month’s object for discussion is the Pair Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-ta .  I absolutely adore this sculpture because it is one of the best examples of art made during the reign of Amunhotep … Continue reading…

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Wilbour: One Man’s Obsession with Egypt

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Deirdre Lawrence

It’s a well known fact that the Brooklyn Museum has a great Egyptian collection but did you know that we have one of the best libraries devoted to the study of Ancient Egypt that is open to the public? We … Continue reading…

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The End of the Season

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Richard Fazzini

In this last dig diary for 2010 I want to acknowledge the hard work, skill and patience of some of the most important members of our team: the Egyptian technicians without whom the work would not be possible. This year … Continue reading…

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The season’s almost over

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Mary McKercher

The base of this sphinx east of the precinct entrance is made up mainly of re-used blocks dating to Dynasties 25-26. The one under the sphinx’s paws, for instance, is half of a lintel from a chapel of Montuemhat. Of … Continue reading…

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Egyptian Objects Before Egyptology: Discoveries in the Wilbour Library

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Tom Hardwick

My work in the Wilbour Library involves keeping an eye out for books the Library needs, and carrying out archival research into the history of the Egyptian collections in support of the Library’s educational mission. In the Library’s Special Collections … Continue reading…

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It’s Hot!

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Richard Fazzini

A general view of the excavation area on Thursday around noon. What you can’t see is how hot it is: 100°F on the site every day this week, which unusual for February. The heat is hard on everyone, but the … Continue reading…

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A new project and a few surprises

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Mary McKercher

To the ancient Egyptians, magic (heqa in ancient Egyptian) was a potent force that could be used by deities and humans to influence the mortal world. These blocks come from a small (less than 2 meters square) 26th Dynasty magical … Continue reading…

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More brick

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Richard Fazzini

A view south from the precinct’s north enclosure wall of the whole area where we are now working. At the left are Chapel D and the Taharqa Gate; in the center the paving of the approach to the gate; and … Continue reading…

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The Week of the Brick

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Mary McKercher

Tracing mud brick takes skill, patience and lots of scraping and brushing. It is paying off for Ayman and his team, though. By Tuesday, they had already uncovered quite a bit of brick in the center of the square north … Continue reading…

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We’re up and running

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Richard Fazzini

   On Sunday, Abdel Aziz began looking for more of the mud brick found last week. He had no luck, as the northern part had been completely destroyed by the Roman pit and extensive animal burrow we found in 2008. … Continue reading…

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The Start of Another Season

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Mary McKercher

The Brooklyn Museum Mut Expedition’s 2010  season of fieldwork is just getting underway. Once again we will be posting a blog each Friday describing the work of the past week. We hope the blog will help viewers understand the complexities … Continue reading…

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Mut Expedition Reports Online

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Richard Fazzini

In the final dig diary posting for 2009, I talked about the importance of publishing the results of our work at the site. The first phase of publication is the preliminary report (in English and Arabic) that we are required … Continue reading…

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Season Finale of True Blood – We’ll be watching for the Bird Lady!

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Shelley Bernstein

You better believe we are going to be watching the True Blood season two finale, which is airing on HBO this Sunday night at 9pm! If you read the blog, you saw Madeleine blogging about the discovery that our Bird … Continue reading…

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