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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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The East Leicestershire Hoards

From a Roman helmet to over 5,000 Iron Age and Roman coins

Excavating, conserving and studying a spectacular archaeological find

Research projects

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The Cibalae treasure

New treasure!

11 April 2012

Richard Hobbs, curator, British Museum
Opening up an ancient Egyptian library

4 April 2012

Richard Parkinson, curator, British Museum
Roald Dahl and the Mildenhall treasure

29 March 2012

Richard Hobbs, curator, British Museum
Amara West 2012: looking back on the season in the cemetery

19 March 2012

Michaela Binder, Durham University

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Papyrus

The Ramesseum Papyri

Surviving papyri from a 13th Dynasty tomb at Luxor

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Ancient Cyprus

A growing catalogue of the Museum's entire collection from the island

Roman Republican Coins

More than 12,000 coins minted during the Roman Republican period

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Publications

Hagr Edfu, Egypt

Recent journal

Expedition to Elkab and Hagr Edfu

Journals

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

Research Publication series

Over 150 titles on a broad range of subjects

British Museum Press

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