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Go with the Flow: Technology & Early Glass
as a flux makes a glass of lower softening temperature and high density. Possibly the oldest fragment of glass in the ROM (photographed in the Egypt gallery), other fragments *may* be older, but this is from the reliably-dated occupation of Tell al-Amarna in Egypt, Amarna Period, 18th Dynasty
Restoring a Rebel Pharaoh’s Kingdom: In the field with Prof. Barry Kemp
By Laura Ranieri Tell el Amarna is a remote desert outpost in the centre of Egypt between Cairo and Luxor on the east bank of the River Nile. Arriving here is like landing on the moon – a desolate and vast expanse of hills and red, cratered sand. There is little human settlement for miles, save a
Pyramid Texts
hy of the Afterlife are described, such as the Field of Reeds and the Winding Waterway. On earth, the king had needed a boat to travel throughout Egypt along the Nile; in the next world, he would need a boat as well. Some of the prayers calls for food and provisions; some assert that the king
Hambukol/Letti Basin
scoveries were the remains of the previously unknown pre-Napatan Nubian people (1000- 800 BC), the ancestors of the great rulers of Kush. Research in Egypt and Sudan has been funded in part by grants from the ROM Governors and private donors. Research at Hambukol has been funded in part by a grant
Soldiers
one, and to cut canals through the red granite at the First Cataract to ease the transport of men and goods. He ended his career as Governor of Upper Egypt. In a long and interesting autobiography, he boasts of his relationship with the king, saying that he was "rooted in his heart." King
Group 8: Everyday life
e’s own name. It was strictly enforced and, therefore, coins most exactly speak to historians about the extension of an area claimed by a ruler. In Egypt, the capital Misr (Old Cairo) — where the making of gold coins (dinars) started before the end of the 8 th century — had the most important
Sir Robert Ludwig Mond
e British Empire, including Canada. He was a great supporter of education and funded hospitals, including the Hospital for Sick Children. Many of the Egyptian artifacts brought to the Museum by Charles T. Currelly were from excavations funded by Sir Robert Mond. He funded Currelly’s early
Plants and Animals of the Nile
of the Nile The ancient inhabitants of the Nile were closely aware of their physical surroundings, especially the other living things in the valley. Egyptian art is filled with wonderful pictures of the animals and plants that the Ancient people knew and loved. Because of the nature of the country,