Altered States: An inquiry into the possible use of narcotics or alcohol to induce dreams in Pharaonic Egypt
I have often been asked whether the Egyptians used drugs to induce dreams. This paper aims to address that question primarily as it relates to dream reports recorded prior to Egypt’s Late Period.
The Subsidiary Temple of Nekhtnebef at Tell el-Balamun
The subsidiary temple constructed by Nekhtnebef (Nectanebo I) as a barque-station on the cross-axis of the Amun-Temple at Tell el-Balamun has been the subject of excavation during various seasons of excavation at the site by the British Museum, most recently in Spring 2004. The accumulated understanding of the monument gained through this work is now sufficient to present some conclusions on its design and how it compares with other temples of the period.
A question of authenticity and date: Roman copies and Ptolemaic originals
Egyptian-style sculptures from the Roman period are often dismissed as modern forgeries on account of their unusual proportions and stylised features. This article considers the Imperial Roman fashion of using Egyptian and Egyptianising sculptural representations concentrating on three statues of questionable authenticity.
Persians and Egyptians: Cooperation in Vandalism
The paper is devoted to mutilations of the names ant titles on the sarcophagi of Iahmes and Nekhtbastetru, the son and wife of Amasis, in the Hermitage museum.