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March 30, 2014
AUC Press Nature Foldouts on Display in the Bowers Museum Gift Store Window!
Visited the Bowers Museum in Orange County to attend an ARCE Egyptology lecture. Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt, is currently on exhibit, organized by the Brooklyn Museum. At the gift store, I was overwhelmed to see the AUC Press Nature Foldouts in the Museum Gift Store window display, alongside the exhibition book! Will be returning in a few weeks for Salima Ikram’s lecture, which is sure to be sold-out!
Filed under: AUC Press Nature Foldout News Updates
March 20, 2014
Matthew Lamanna unveils the dinosaur Anzu wyliei
This week, Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Matt Lamanna reveal the dinosaur Anzu wyliei, nicknamed the “Chicken from Hell” from South Dakota.
I was privileged to work with Matt on Egypt’s Prehistoric Fauna Nature Foldout for the Egypt’s AUC Press Nature Foldouts, and hope he returns to Egypt to continue his fantastic paleontology work in Bahariya Oaisis where he has made some fantastic finds.
Here’s Matt in a news broadcast about the newly described dinosaur: http://www.wtae.com/news/What-do-you-get-when-you-cross-a-chicken-with-a-dinosaur/25080224
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March 15, 2014
UCLA Library’s Egyptian Special Collection
Attended an event by Egypt Exploration Organization of Southern California, to experience UCLA Library’s Egyptian Special Collection. It was an incredible opportunity to see rare books, stunning artwork, and fantastic early photography of Egypt in person:
Description de l’Égypte
Napoleon brought hundreds of scientists and artists on his campaign to Egypt. Leaf through the original books they published between 1809-1829, including stunning, 6-foot-tall “elephant plates!
Original David Roberts Prints�
Books containing Scottish painter David Roberts’ gorgeous, atmospheric drawings and paintings of Egypt from 1838-1840.
Vintage Photo Albums
Photographs of Egyptian monuments were assembled into elegant albums as a travel souvenir for the Vanderbilt family by photographer Antonio Beato between 1862 and 1887, during the years he worked from his studio in Luxor. Also photographs by W. Hammerschmidt, from 1860-1869 when he worked in Egypt.
Excavation Reports
A collection of reports written by prominent Egyptologists as they excavated ancient Egyptian sites.
Cuneiform Tablets
Although these ancient artifacts depicting one of humanity’s first attempts at writing are not Egyptian, they are a thrill to behold. The oldest tablet dates from 3,200 B.C.!
Egyptian Papyrus
Precious, Egyptian papyrus fragment from the 7th century A.D.
Most items in the Egyptian Collection is stored off-site and requires advanced notice for access. Website for the UCLA Library Special Collection.
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March 3, 2014
Bowers Museum New Exhibition — Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies In Ancient Egypt — Opening March 22
ANIMAL MUMMIES arrive this week, preparing for the intriguing exhibition, “Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt” on loan from the Brooklyn Museum. Bowers Members are the first to see it with a Members’ Preview Day on Friday, March 21. Public debut is Saturday, March 22. Mark your calendars to see ANIMAL MUMMIES!
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March 2, 2014
Salima Ikram at the Bowers Museum in California on April 8, 2014
Spectacular Salima Ikram is coming to California! She is the scientific adviser on Ancient Egypt’s Wildlife; AUC Press Nature Foldout, which you can purchase at the Bowers Museum bookstore before Salima’s lecture:
She will be giving a lecture on Tuesday, April 8th, at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, in conjunction with the new exhibition Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies In Ancient Egypt.
Hope to see you there!
The Bowers Museum Exhibit: Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies In Ancient Egypt — March 22, 2014 – June 15, 2014
http://www.bowers.org/index.php/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/184-soulful-creatures-animal-mummies-in-ancient-egypt
Salima Ikram Lecture: Manufacturing Divinities: Creating Animal Mummis in Ancient Egypt — Tuesday, April 8th
http://www.bowers.org/index.php/programs/lectures/event/1162-bowers-after-hours-manufacturing-divinities-creating-animal-mummies-in-ancient-egypt
The relationship between humans and animals has always been complex with mutual dependencies that are practical, psychological, and even theological. Ancient Egyptian animal mummies are a particular manifestation of this complex web of inter-relations. This lecture presents the different types of animal mummies (food, pets, votive offerings, sacred creatures, and ‘other’) and explains how and why they were made, bringing experimental archaeology into play in order to explain the more practical aspects of mummy production, from obtaining the animal to creating a mini-divinity: a mummy. The socio-economic, as well as religious implications of these animal cults in ancient Egypt will also be addressed.
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March 1, 2014
Salima Ikram at the Bowers Museum in California in April 2014
Spectacular Salima Ikram is coming to California! She will be giving a lecture on Tuesday, April 8th, at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, in conjunction with the new exhibition Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies In Ancient Egypt. The Egypt’s AUC Press Nature Foldouts are available in the Bowers Museum Bookstore as well! Salima was my scientific adviser for Ancient Egypt’s Wildlife Nature Foldout.
Hope to see you there!
The Bowers Museum Exhibit: Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies In Ancient Egypt — March 22, 2014 – June 15, 2014
http://www.bowers.org/index.php/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/184-soulful-creatures-animal-mummies-in-ancient-egypt
Salima Ikram Lecture: Manufacturing Divinities: Creating Animal Mummis in Ancient Egypt — Tuesday, April 8th
http://www.bowers.org/index.php/programs/lectures/event/1162-bowers-after-hours-manufacturing-divinities-creating-animal-mummies-in-ancient-egypt
The relationship between humans and animals has always been complex with mutual dependencies that are practical, psychological, and even theological. Ancient Egyptian animal mummies are a particular manifestation of this complex web of inter-relations. This lecture presents the different types of animal mummies (food, pets, votive offerings, sacred creatures, and ‘other’) and explains how and why they were made, bringing experimental archaeology into play in order to explain the more practical aspects of mummy production, from obtaining the animal to creating a mini-divinity: a mummy. The socio-economic, as well as religious implications of these animal cults in ancient Egypt will also be addressed.
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February 28, 2014
Ancient Egypt at Key Stage 2
ANCIENT EGYPT AT KEY STAGE 2
Teaching Primary History: Activities and Teachers’ Notes
AUC Press Nature Foldouts contain unique scientific information about Egypt’s natural history. Children can learn about the Ancient Egyptian animals which were worshiped as gods, dinosaurs and ancient whales which once inhabited the deserts and oceans of Egypt, and contemporary animals which can still be found in Egypt today like wild cats, foxes, and crocodiles. Look for upcoming articles on the Nature Unfolding blog with articles, illustrations, diagrams and maps to help your children during Key Stage 2, including activities and notes about:
chronological timeline of Egypt since prehistoric times to modern day
maps of Egypt including ancient sites & important geographical locations
information about the three seasons in Ancient Egypt and bird migrations
unique insights about the extraordinary River Nile
animal gods in Ancient Egypt
the process and purpose of animal mummies
hieroglyphic images of animals and plants
Egypt animal pets, past and present
Have an idea or need help with a project? Feel free to CONTACT us.
Filed under: Key Stage 2 Ancient Egypt
Bowers Museum New Exhibition — Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies In Ancient Egypt — Opening March 22
AUC Press Nature Foldouts are available in the Bowers Museum Bookstore.
Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt — March 22 – June 15, 2014 — is the first major exhibition to focus on one of the most fascinating aspects of ancient Egyptian culture and religion—the mummification of animals. Drawn from the renowned collections of the Brooklyn Museum, Soulful Creatures features choice examples from among the many millions of mummies of birds, cats, dogs, snakes, and other animals preserved from at least thirty-one different cemeteries throughout Egypt.
While the exact significance of animal mummies has largely remained a mystery, this exhibition investigates the many provocative theories proposed to explain the practice, and offers dynamic presentations of its origins, techniques, and rituals as well as recent scientific tests that have uncovered key information about the methods used to create animal mummies. By drawing on archaeology, cultural history, and modern medical imaging, Soulful Creatures presents art history informed by the latest technology.
Soulful Creatures offers a fresh view of the meaning of animal mummies within Egyptian society and a new understanding of the ancient world through some of its most extraordinary surviving artifacts. The exhibition explores the role that animals and their images played in the Egyptians’ natural and supernatural worlds. It also explains the different kinds of animal mummies that the Egyptians produced and modern scientific methods for analyzing these mummies.
Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt has been organized by the Brooklyn Museum.
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January 23, 2014
SOULFUL CREATURES: ANIMAL MUMMIES IN ANCIENT EGYPT, A Bowers Museum Exhibit Coming in March
The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, carries Egypt’s AUC Press Nature Foldouts in their bookstore – purrrfect for their new exhibit SOULFUL CREATURES: ANIMAL MUMMIES IN ANCIENT EGYPT, opening on March 22!
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January 15, 2014
AUC Press Nature Foldouts Available from the “Amazon of the Middle East” Souq.com
Souq.com is the largest e-commerce site in the Arab world, featuring more than 200,000 products across categories such as consumer electronics, fashion, household goods, watches or perfumes. Today Souq.com attracts over 8 million visits per month and is fast growing as more consumers shop online in the Arab world.
Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, Souq.com caters to the needs of local markets with commercial offices in Egypt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and a technical and development center in Jordan.
Filed under: AUC Press Nature Foldout Update
