May 2002
1. Admin Titles NK Royals: did dyn 20 princes had any military and adminsitrative functions?
2. Sons of Ahmose I: the brothers of Amenhotep I.
3. Akhenaten and Art Canons: some literature about the representation of the Amarna king.
4. Bronze, Copper, and Tin in the OK: which metals did occur in the Old Kingdom and where did they mine it?
5. Caesarians: did c-sections occur in AE, or is the scarification on women to be explained otherwise?
6. Capital Punishment: how were criminals put to death? did hanging occur?
7. Dentistry: how did they treat toothache?; plus literature on the OK 'dentist'(_ibH_) Hesy-ra.
8. Portable Thrones: some literature.
9. Scorpion I and II: whether there was one or two persons with the name Scorpion, and how to place him in time.
10. Shem-Feast and Hebs-tep: the Coptic festival of Shamm en-Nissim, plus the lunar term _Hbs-tp_.
11. Tao: about the meaning of the name of king Tao (dyn 17).
12. Thutmosis III: literature about this king and his annals.
13. Miscellaneous: Tutu (chamberlain of Akhenaten), Pasherieniset (dyn 26), the sarcophagus of Seti I, the Stela of Apanage,
and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
14. EEF NEWS: issues 196 - 200.
15. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
June 2002
1. Soap Making: what material was used for washing?
2. Predynastic Potmarks: an intro.
3. Burial Practices: several burial styles during AE history.
4. Out-of-Context Artefacts: artefacts found out of context because of AE tomb robbery
and AE inheritence.
5. Oxyrhynchus Fish: some remarks about this long-snouted fish.
6. Nutritional Value of Grain: how much wheat was needed to feed an Egyptian?
7. Sistrum: some thoughts on the decoration of this musical instrument.
8. Physical Stature: how tall were the Egyptians?
9. Sheshong's Campaign to Palestine: a new book on the triumph listing of Sheshonq I.
10. Social Structure: a few general references for social structure in AE.
11. Wedding Rituals: were there any weding rituals in AE?
12. Timber for Charcoal: which product was used to make charcoal for melting of metal?
13. Power of Names: examples of gaining power over a god by knowing his name.
14. Miscellaneous: the 'tail' of king Predynastic kings, how were AE officals addressed?, false beards as amulets, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
15. EEF NEWS: issues 201-204.
16. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
July 2002
1. Tjet Figure: the long-haired figure on the Narmer Palette.
2. Owls: about representations of owls in AE.
3. Unicode and Hieroglyphs: debate on whether it is useful to encide hieroglyphic in Unicode.
4. Classical GP Legends and GP Grafitti: references for what Arab writers (notably Abd el-Latif) wrote about the Pyramids and for grafitti on the Great Pyramid in ancient and modern times.
5. Pots&Recording: about the urban legend that sounds would be recorded in ancient pottery while it was still on the potter's wheel..
6. Portraiture in Antiquity: did the AEs make realistic portraits on their statues and ushabtis?; plus the modern
scientific methods of facial reconstruction.
7. Miscellaneous: the meaning of the name of Thoth, the history and text of the New York obelisk, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
8. EEF NEWS: issues 205 - 208.
9. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
August 2002
1. Charriots in AE: when were horse charriots introduced in Egypt?
2. Denderah Zodiaz animal: identifying an animal featuring in this zodiac.
3. Earthquakes and the Meidum Pyramid: collecting evidence for earthquakes in ancient Egypt, and a lenghty debate on whether the Meidum pyramid
collapsed due to an earthquake or whether it was demolished by men.
4. GP Graffiti: graffiti on the pyramid of Khufu, with a special look at one that might or might not be in Libyan script.
5. Merneptah Stela: literature about the "Israel Stela".
6. Pregnancy test: about ancient pregnancy (and fetus gender) tests.
7. Red hair in AE: surveying redheaded people and mummies, with caveats.
8. Sahara no. 13: description of two articles in this magazine issue, about Berenike and about Clayton Rings.
9. Unknown Man E and C: can we identify these two enigmatic mummies?
10. Miscellaneous: the feddan measure, Gebel Zeit in the E. desert, OK autobiographies, Osiris and Amun in the LP, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
11. EEF NEWS: issues 209 - 213.
12. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).