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Excavation at Amara West, Sudan

Excavations at Amara West

Discovering an ancient Egyptian
town in northern Sudan

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Empires of Faith

Exploring religious imagery and iconography across Asia and Europe in AD 200-800

A major research project conducted in partnership with the University of Oxford 

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Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt

Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt

Finds made in late 19th and early 20th century excavations

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Asante Gold Regalia in the British Museum collection

Regalia from the West African state of Asante in modern-day Ghana 

The Ramesseum Papyri

Surviving papyri from a 13th Dynasty tomb at Luxor 

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Publications
 

British Museum Expedition to Elkab and Hagr Edfu, 2012

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British Museum Expedition to Elkab and Hagr Edfu, 2012

Issue 19, British Museum Studies in Ancient Egypt and Sudan 

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Studies in Ancient Egypt and Sudan, the Bronze Age and the Technical Research Bulletin 

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British Museum Press

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