Publications
“The Hathor Holocaust” fiction by Roy Lester Pond
In mythology, Ra Egypt’s sun god, hurled an execration upon a rebellious humankind and, in a hot rage, despatched the scorching Eye of Ra, a holocaust sun in the form of the goddess Sekhmet, to destroy them. A marauding lioness, her breath spread pestilence and plague and her claws and teeth death as she... »
British Museum and Wikipedia to collaborate on web content
Image via Wikipedia Anyone who owns or publishes a website on any given topic is aware of the stiff traffic competition by Wikipedia, the giant online, volunteer-written encyclopedia founded in 2001, whose articles are usually favored by the search engines. As an example, All-About-Egypt gathers a fair amount of readers from the search engines on articles... »
Children’s Book: Eyewitness Expert – Ancient Egypt
Passionate about pyramids? Fascinated by pharaohs? Have you got what it takes to be an Ancient Egypt expert? Then check out this action-packed kit and discover this incredible land and its people. Open up this cool slipcase and explore the clip art CD packed with 100s of images to download, read the Eyewitness book... »
Book: The Question of Evil in Ancient Egypt
The Question of Evil in Ancient Egypt examines relevant sources from the Old Kingdom Pyramid Texts (c. 24th century B.C.E.) to the Graeco-Roman Period inscriptions (2nd century C.E.) in order to understand the way the ancient Egyptians tackled the question of the origin of evil in the world. It also investigates whether the world... »
Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh
Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh is the catalogue published in conjunction with the popular special exhibition at the M.H. de Young Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Kimbell Art Museum in 2005-06. The scholarly text, divided into six main sections with individual chapters, is devoted to the artistic achievements of New Kingdom... »
Abydos: Egypt’s First Pharaohs and the Cult of Osiris
In the field of archaeology, a great number of extraordinary finds make headlines either because of their actual significance or because of the sensational circumstances surrounding them. Some discoveries, however, come to us piecemeal; they are never breaking news because their significance comes only gradually, the result of years of sustained work, dedication and... »
Inside Egypt: The Land of the Pharaohs on the Brink of a Revolution
The government of Egypt banned Inside Egypt in 2008–the first time a book on Egyptian politics had been banned in the country in decades–and quickly rescinded it after the media firestorm that followed. Most experts believe that in the next year or so, Hosni Mubarak will step down and that his son, Gamal is the... »
Ancient Times by Kevin Roache: “I’ll go to bed with a good papyrus tonight.”
From Amazon: An everyday tale of a typical dysfunctional Egytian family living about 4,500 tears ago mirrors exactly the same trials and tribulations we face today. From the Press Release: Ancient Times has been described as an ancient situation comedy but without the annoying theme tune. Carefully chosen by Pharaoh, a skillful village of artisans are given the... »
IMAX: Mummies – Secrets of the Pharaohs [Blu-ray]
In mind-blowing IMAX detail, unravel the enshrouded human time capsules that have become the most fascinating mystery of our time Egypt’s mummies. Probe ancient tombs to uncover these carefully hidden phenomena, and follow top scientists as they embark on a modern-day forensic investigation of the mummies that could have huge implications in the study... »
After Lives: A Guide to Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory
One of the most profound, deeply affecting questions we face as human beings is the matter of our mortality–and its connection to immorality. Ancient animist ghost cultures, Egyptian mummification, late Jewish hopes of resurrection, Christian eternal salvation, Muslim belief in hell and paradise all spring from a remarkably consistent impulse to tether a triumph... »
