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Tag Archives: “The Golden Age of Egyptology Was Also a Time of Plunder” Rosemary Mahoney “The New York Times”

MY EGYPTOLOGY STARTED WITH CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE   PART 2

YESTERDAY, I BEGAN sharing tidbits from two entertaining book reviews, both discussing Toby Wilkinson’s A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology. Today’s Part 2 continues digging in … Continue reading

December 18, 2020 · Leave a comment

MY EGYPTOLOGY STARTED WITH CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE   PART 1

I CAN RECALL encountering Cleopatra’s Needle on London’s Victoria Embankment, just down Carting Lane from the Savoy Hotel. It was during one of my “early retirement” sojourns; I’d stay a … Continue reading

December 17, 2020 · 2 Comments