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Friends, aren't these exciting news? The GEM is to open in a few months...

Grand Egyptian Museum to open between October and February: Minister - Egypt Independent The Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Eissa, announced that he anticipates the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) to be between October and February.

Sarah Bond has written up some excellent insights about some issues with Hancock’s ”documentary”.

Why Archaeologists Are Fuming Over Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse Series In an open letter, the Society for American Archaeology accused journalist Graham Hancock's docuseries of disparaging experts while promoting “racist, white supremacist ideologies.”

Love Film and Ancient Egypt? This book explores the use of Egypt and other ancient cultures in how they are used and represented in Hollywood and beyond. Looking forward to get my hands on it.

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Dear friends and colleagues. The Nile Scribes will take a summer break and be back in early September. I look forward to sharing more Ancient Egypt starting in the fall!

Egypt's Tourism Ministry adds 2 archaeological sites, 2 museums to e-ticket system Khaled Sharif, Assistant Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for digital transformation, explained that the ministry’s plan for digital transformation aims to activate the electronic system in 30 archaeological sites and museums open for visits, which is scheduled to be fully implemented by the en...

Spring is here and so is the latest "Word from the Scribes". Read about the latest blogs that were published. - https://mailchi.mp/bccb6dba759c/word-from-the-scribes-april2022

Dig it with Raven is a YouTube channel that I follow regularly. In this video, they discuss the Dream Stela of Thutmose IV - tune on in!

The Dream Stele and the Restoration of the Great Sphinx of Egypt | Dig it With Raven My two worlds colliding? Yes please! The Great Sphinx of Giza falls victim to a lot of conspiracy theories like the Hall of Records and the Sphinx Erosion Th...

Marvel's Moon Knight is here and it features much from Ancient Egypt. Thomas presents a quick round up of Egyptian(ising) elements that appear in the first episode.

A Quick Round-up of Ancient Egypt in Marvel's Moon Knight - Nile Scribes Marvel's Moon Knight has finally been released. Thomas presents a quick roundup of how Ancient Egypt appears in the first episode.