September 2002
1. Avaris Burrials: the way men and horses were burried in Tell el-Daba.
2. Bibliography software
3. Djedptahiufankh and Djedkhonsuiufankh: about two LP persons with that name, plus artefacts belonging to Sheshonq.
4. Eunuchs in AE (II): did they exist?
5. Gold mines: the Turin Map of Gold Mines plus gold mines in the Eastern Desert.
6. Grain import from Palestine: Ramesside harvest taxation.
7. KV55 Golden Bands: mummy bands of the KV55 mummy and gold strips of the KV55 trough.
8. Mummy Datebase USA: inventorising mummies in the USA.
9. Nomes and Protostates: political unities in the Predynastic.
10. Royal name changes: the political programs behind royal names and behind changes in them.
11. Western Desert Expeditions: the Khufu expedition and the Cambyses expeditioin into the Western Desert.
12. Italian Exhibition Reports: revies of two exhibitions by Federico Rocchi.
13. Painted Pyramids: is the reddish color on the surface of pyramids paint or erosion?
Visiting Amarna: is it possible and safe to travel in Middle Egypt?
15. Miscellaneous: corn mummies, Badawy's theory on architecture, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
16. EEF NEWS: issues 214-217.
17. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
October 2002
1. Annals of Amenemhet II: brief literature list.
2. Chaos: different words for 'chaos' in AE.
3. KV39: some references about this tomb.
4. Mendelsohn on Pyramids: what about the thesis of Mendelsohn that the pyramids were built to unify the nation?
5. Periodisation in AE history: the senses and nonsense behind terms like 'dynasty 00 and 0', and behind 'kingdoms and intermediate periods'.
6. Thuthmosis III: brief literature list about this king.
7. Environmental archaeology: climate changes in the Nile Valley.
8. Medical condition of Tutankhamun: facial reconstructions and forensic curiosities of the boy-king's mummy, and his age at death.
9. Population of AE: how much people lived in the ancient Valley?
10. Miscellaneous: clairvoyance in AE, the chantress Asru, images of Ramesses II and Tuya, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
11. EEF NEWS: issues 218-222.
12. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
November 2002
1. Amun, Earliest form of: when does the name of Amun appear for the first time?
2. Aphrodisiacs: about rhino horn (and rhinos) and other ancient viagras.
3. Beds, Inclined and Headrest: examples of ancient beds and headrests.
4. Childbirth knives: apotropaic knives surrounding the delivery (plus birth bricks).
5. Children of Ramesses II: do we know the names of the whole lot?
6. Crowns, The material of: of what material were crowns (e.g. the Blue Crown) made?
7. Cubit rods: literature about these ancient 'rulers'.
8. Dynasty 3 kingslist: detailed look about which kings ruled in dyn. 3.
9. Gardiner, Sir Alan: some biographic material on this famous Egyptologist.
10. Herihor and Payankh: the relation between these two rulers.
11. Hykos Period social development: literature dealing with the SIP.
12. Libyan Desert Glass: literature on, and examples of, this exceptional material.
13. Palaeolithic Tools: Stoneage-silex-tools from Upper Egypt.
14. Rome, Museums in
15. Xenophobia: the attitude of the ancient Egyptians to foreigners.
16. Miscellaneous: the Kingston Lacy House mummy, the Taanach letters, and several other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
17. EEF NEWS: issues 223-226.
18. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
December 2002
1. Frankincense: on incense and similar products.
2. Asychis, Anysis, Ankhoes, and Armais: the Egyptian forms behind these Greek renderings of AE names.
3. Arabs about pyramids: descriptions of the Giza pyramids in medieval Arabic sources.
4. Behbeit el-Hagar: bibliography about this site.
5. Kanawati book on Teti: about "Conspiracies in the Egyptian Palace", by Naguib Kanawati.
6. Giza quarries: what was the source of the Giza pyramid limestone?
7. Copper sources: sources of copper inside and outside Egypt.
8. Carter pressreports: newspaper articles of the time of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
9. Gems: short bibliography about gems and jewels in AE.
10. Ankhesenamun's title: relationship titles and social titles of Ankhsenamun.
11. Budge (2): Robert Morells' essay on Wallis Budge, and the appreciation of Budge and his books in
his days and in modern times.
12. Miscellaneous: pulleys, the word 'Aton', the letter to Baki, twins, and some other (largely unanswered)
questions and unsettled matters.
13. EEF NEWS: issues 227-230.
14. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).