Ethics of Egyptology and collecting: Who needs the past? National values and Egyptology by Ossama ABDEL-MAGUID

“…In consequence of their power to create a bridge between the present and the past, Egyptologists are becoming increasingly aware of the ethical implications and consequences of their work</strong>…”
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Pottery Production in Egypt: the chaîne opératoire as a Heuristic Tool by Paul Nicholson

“…However, the loci of production where such steps took place, namely the workshops/workspaces, have traditionally attracted less attention from Egyptologists than have the major religious and funerary monuments. …”
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The men of the hnr by Izold Guegan

“…One religious group, the xnr, has been particularly discussed among Egyptologists. The nature of the duties of its members still raises questions, as many scholars consider them to be members of the king’s harem and others as simple musicians and dancers. …”
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The The Pharaoh’s Curse: New Evidence of Unusual Deaths Associated With Ancient Egyptian Tombs by Ross Fellowes

“… A survey of modern-era field Egyptologists reveals a very high incidence of unusual deaths consistent with symptoms of haematopoietic cancer, a scenario that parallels radiation sickness caused by exposure to abnormally high radiation previously reported in ancient tombs. …”
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Šedesát let českých (československých) archeologických výzkumů v Abúsíru by Ladislav Bareš

“…Among the most important monuments excavated so far, the unfinished pyramid complex of Fifth-Dynasty King Raneferef and the shaft tomb of priest Iufaa, found intact, deserve to be mentioned. In addition to Egyptologists, a number of scholars specialised in various scientific and technical disciplines have taken part in the work at Abusir.…”
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The “mummy in the dress” of the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of the University of Turin by Lidia Pedrini, Valeria Cortese, Maria Cristina Martina, Andrea Ferraris, Renato Grilletto, Rosa Boano, Raffaella Bianucci, Richard P. Evershed, Katherine A. Clark, Tom Higham, Chris Ramsey, Giovanni Gandini, Emma Rabino Massa

“…A team of anthropologists, chemists, Egyptologists and radiologists is studying the mummy with the aim of determining sex, age, embalming techniques and date of deposition. …”
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The role of iw in the adverbial sentence in Middle Egyptian by Zeinab Mahrous

“…Although iw is very common in the M.E. adverbial sentences in which the predicate consists of an adverb propre or a prepositional phrase (preposition +noun or pronoun), Egyptologists still debate about its exact meaning , and no one has yet come up with a full explanation of why Egyptian used it in some cases but not in others .This word is used before a nominal subject or a demonstrative pronoun or with the suffix pronoun where in the last case its presence is obligatory…”
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The role of computed axial tomography in the study of the mummies of Akhmim, Egypt by Jonathan Elias, Carter Lupton

“…For more than a quarter century, computed axial tomography (CT) has given Egyptologists an increasingly sophisticated, non-invasive means of examining the interior of mummified bodies. …”
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Visual indexicality in the private tomb chapels of the Theban necropolis: on flipping iconographic units as a compositional tool by Alexis Den Doncker

“…To that end, the article aims to explore the value we, as Egyptologists, confer to these images and balance it with ancient outlooks, particularly that of the audience(s) which the creators targeted (on behalf of patrons and commissioners). …”
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Application of gamma-ray spectrometry in discovering the granitic monument of King Pepi I: A case study from Hierakonpolis, Aswan, Egypt by Aziz, A, Attia, T, McNamara, L, Friedman, R

“…The monument was originally discovered in 1897–1898 by British Egyptologists excavating on an ancient mound located in the floodplain at the archaeological site of Hierakonpolis (modern Kom el-Ahmar) in the Aswan Governorate of Egypt. …”

La hyène dans les assiettes : un particularisme égyptien ? by Dominique Farout

“…Because of its rarity in other societies – even if this animal may sometimes have been domesticated or eaten – this Egyptian practice constitutes an undeniable cultural idiosyncrasy. The reaction of Egyptologists, who discount summarily the possibility of this supposedly horrid meat being actually consumed, is no less fascinating; it testifies to the limits of our understanding of the culture of the other, and to the sometimes insurmountable barriers to our comprehension, especially where culinary practices are concerned.…”
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Communities of practice theory in Egyptian archaeology: a case study for its application with Old Kingdom sealings and seal impressions from Giza by Shinn, S

“…<p>Theoretical approaches for reconstructing social dynamics in ancient Egypt are increasingly being employed by Egyptologists. The motives behind this development are the enlightenment of certain issues that traditional archaeological methods and methodologies cannot provide. …”

Un patrimonio da valorizzare: l’Egitto antico e l’Egitto moderno nelle collezioni del Museo di Antropologia ed Etnografia di Torino / A Heritage to be enhanced. The Ancient and the... by Gianluigi Mangiapane, Elisa Campanella, Erika Grasso, Rosa Boano

“…The mission had a multidisciplinary approach that involved both physical and cultural anthropologists, historians and Egyptologists whose main goal was to restore an important chapter of the MAET.…”
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