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Mudbrick Making

Jan 29 Blog

How to Make a Mudbrick

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Anyone can make a mudbrick! The recipe is simple—and the ingredients are common.

Oct 22 Blog

The Mummy Chamber

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

This spring, the Brooklyn Museum will be opening a new exhibit titled The Mummy Chamber, which will use ancient Egyptian artifacts from the museum’s holdings in order to showcase the ancient practice of mummification. The exhibit’s design is intended to demonstrate the various types of mummification practiced in ancient Egypt as well as how the socio-economic status of ancient Egyptians was reflected in their burial practices.

Aug 12 Blog

Queens of Egypt

By: Megan Sauter

Those who sat on the throne of Egypt, one of the mightiest kingdoms of the ancient world, wielded a tremendous amount of power. At a time […]

elkab-hieroglyphs

Jul 20 Blog

5,000-Year-Old Egyptian Billboard Discovered

By: Nicola McCutcheon

Egyptologists recently discovered the oldest known monumental hieroglyphs.

king-tuts-dagger

Jun 7 Blog

King Tut’s Dagger Made of Extraterrestrial Material

By: Robin Ngo

King Tut owned a dagger that was out of this world—literally. The blade of the dagger was made of meteoritic iron.

qeiyafa-eshbaal

Apr 4 Blog

First Person: Banning Ba’al

By: Hershel Shanks

Did King David ban Ba’al names in Judah?

gods-of-egypt

Mar 18 Blog

The ‘Gods of Egypt’ Movie: A Mess of Anachronisms and Exoticization

By: Beth Ann Judas, Ph.D.

Egyptologist Beth Ann Judas reviews the Gods of Egypt movie, describing it as portraying ancient Egyptian mythology with “fleeting moments of random accuracy.”

christian-amulet-manchester

Sep 5 Blog

1,500-Year-Old Christian Amulet References Eucharist

By: Robin Ngo

A Christian amulet dating to the sixth century C.E.—one of the world’s earliest known Christian amulets—has recently been brought to light at the University of Manchester.

Tjat-1

Sep 2 Blog

Examining the Lives of Ancient Egyptian Women

By: Melinda Nelson-Hurst

Egyptologist Melinda Nelson-Hurst examines the position of women in ancient Egypt, focusing on the life of a woman named Tjat. Who was she and why does she appear on the tomb of a local ruler named Khnumhotep II?

prehistoric-mummification

Aug 15 Blog

Ancient Egyptian Mummification

By: Robin Ngo

A study recently published in PLOS ONE demonstrates that the ancient Egyptians began to embalm mummies 1,500 years earlier than previously thought.

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