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10 DATING THE DEAD Paul Nicholson and Henry Bishop-Wright present an overview of the important Sacred Animal Necropolis at Saqqara.

18 COOKING RECIPES Barbara Gai investigates how food was cooked and drinks prepared in ancient Egypt.

26 CURRENT RESEARCH IN EGYPTOLOGY The first three articles from CRE postgraduate researchers, covering excavations in Alexandria, a black coffin in Cairo,

and the lives of two important Egyptology scholars.

34 REDISCOVERING EGYPT: PART 2 Curator Ken Griffin explores more highlights from the Harrogate Collection on loan to the Egypt Centre in Swansea.

40 A CYLINDRICAL CONUNDRUM Peter Lacovara believes that he has solved the mystery of these enigmatic golden objects.

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5500 BC

3000 BC

Predynastic Period Archaic Period

2500 BC

0 BC0 BC

2000 BC

1st Intermediate

Period

1500 BC 1500 BC

1500 BC

2nd Intermediate

Period

1000 BC 1000 BC

1000 BC 3rd Intermediate

Period

Old Kingdom

Middle Kingdom

New Kingdom

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DYNASTIES 1 2 34 5 6 11 12

13-14 15-17

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