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EGYPTIAN ARCHAEOLOGY Bulletin of the Egypt Exploration Society www.ees.ac.uk
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Armant: the unique depiction of a rhinoceros on the east wing (north face) of the pylon of the temple of Montu-Re, now being investigated by a Franco-Egyptian team, see pp.32-35. View taken during EES excavations in the 1930s. Photograph: © Egypt Exploration Society Lucy Gura Archive.
Number 44
Spring 2014
‘Digging Diary’: an appeal Patricia Spencer Discovering Tutankhamun in Oxford Liam McNamara
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All change at Doughty Mews Chris Naunton EES Patrons
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Tell Basta: the palace of the Middle Kingdom Manfred Bietak and Eva Lange
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The burial chamber of Rashepses at Saqqara Hany Abdallah El-Tayeb
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Documenting the Qufti archaeological workforce Joanne Rowland
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Egyptian colleagues at Saqqara (and elsewhere) David Jeffreys
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Of kilns and corpses: Theban plague victims Francesco Tiradritti
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Two enigmatic graffiti Miguel Á Molinero-Polo
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The Temple of Millions of Years of Tuthmosis III Myriam Seco Álvarez
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Between myth and reality: the Andraos family collection Sylvie Weens
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Digging Diary 2013 Patricia Spencer
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Armant: recent discoveries at the temple of Montu-Re Christophe Thiers
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Deir el-Barsha: the tomb of Djehutinakht (III?) Harco Willems
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Recent work in the temple of Amenhotep III Hourig Sourouzian
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Cover illustration. Armant: the five royal heads discovered in 2013. Photograph © CNRS-CFEETK/ Christophe Thiers See pp.32-35.