by Art of Counting | Current Events Egypt
At the Tutankhamun Conference this weekend at the GEM, the mysterious potential spaces behind the wall of Tutankhamun’s burial chamber was a major topic. The program this morning featured Mamdouh Eldamaty, Nicholas Reeves, Hirokatsu Watanabe, Yasser El Shayb,...
by Art of Counting | Current Events Egypt
It takes a lot to get me, an ancient historian, to be interested in, much less talk about, modern politics. Enter Ben Carson. Earlier this week, after the commencement speech from 1998 that records U.S. GOP Presidential candidate Ben Carson stating his (completely off...
by Art of Counting | Inspiration
Sarah Parcak, space archaeologist. Technology doesn’t mean we aren’t digging in the dirt anymore—it’s just that we know better where to dig. Using this technology, archaeologists have found many thousands of previously unknown sites. I’ve used satellite...
by Art of Counting | Announcement
The MMA in New York announced that they are making a huge number of high-resolution digital images available for free. Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced today that more than 400,000 high-resolution digital images of...
by Art of Counting | Announcement
It is with great pleasure that I announce the availability of my recently published article, “Vehicle of the Sun: The Royal Chariot in the New Kingdom”, for free pdf download. This 20+ page article explores the significance of the king’s chariot and...
by Art of Counting | Announcement
Sidestone Press has announced the forthcoming publication of Chasing Chariots: Proceedings of the First International Chariot Conference (Cairo 2012), edited by André J. Veldmeijer & Salima Ikram. Although I was unfortunately unable to attend the conference in...
by Art of Counting | Announcement
It is with immense pleasure that I announce the forthcoming publication of my article “Vehicle of the Sun: The Royal Chariot in the New Kingdom”. This substantial investigation into the iconographic significance of the king’s chariot in ancient...
by Art of Counting | Variable of the Day
Temple of Seti I at Abydos NOTE: This general term is used to record instances of skirts that include a sash tie at the front of the waist. There are several different configurations, including examples that have long sashes that hang down the sides and others (such...
by Art of Counting | Variable of the Day
Temple of Seti I at Abydos NOTE: Cloth offerings were presented as part of the Daily Cultic Ritual sequence. Texts often describe the king as ‘dressing’ the image of the deity with these textiles. Fabrics of different colors were featured, including...
by Art of Counting | Variable of the Day
Temple of Seti I at Abydos NOTE: This gesture, where the king extends his pinky finger, is used to apply ointment to a deity. In his other hand, the king holds the jar of ointment. Usually, the ointment is actually shown as being applied to the god’s uraeus...
