In this video, Professor Rachel Mairs discusses three different business cards on display in “Egypt in Reading“. These cards belonged to dragomans working in Egypt in the late 19th and…Read More >
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EGYPT IN READING: Britain in Egypt Drawer
The drawers underneath each section of the display case contain additional material relevant to each section of the “Egypt in Reading” exhibition. Click on the section title to go to…Read More >
EGYPT IN READING: Rachel Mairs on Tourism (Audio)
In this audio, Professor Rachel Mairs discusses tourism to Egypt to complement the “Egypt in Reading” exhibition. Part 1: Key features of tourism to Egypt Professor Rachel Mairs discusses the…Read More >
EGYPT IN READING: Rachel Mairs on Dragomans (Audio)
In this audio, Professor Rachel Mairs discusses Egyptian dragomans to complement the “Egypt in Reading” exhibition. Part 1: Defining dragomans Professor Rachel Mairs discusses the role of the dragoman. Part…Read More >
EGYPT IN READING: Excavating Egypt
John Garstang first went to Egypt for the winter season of 1899-1900. Although he had already participated on excavations in Britain, he was still in training. In Egypt, he gained…Read More >
9. Cast of a relief depicting Egyptian soldiers in Ethiopia
(Before 1913) One of the two Palmer casts [see also 10] is this cast from a relief in the mortuary temple or temple tomb of Hatshepsut, the first female pharaoh of…Read More >
10. Cast of a relief depicting Egyptian soldiers sailing to Ethiopia
(Before 1913) Another one of the Palmer casts [see also 9] from a relief in the Hatshepsut mortuary chamber shows an Egyptian ship travelling on the Nile to perform a…Read More >