Another year has come and gone and now we find ourselves entering a new decade of Egyptology in 2020. We founded Nile Scribes in 2017 and, three years later, it’s exciting to see how we’ve expanded our small Egyptocentric blog to include more on-going projects than we could have ever imagined. 2019 was a year... Read More The post Our Year in Review: the Best of Nile Scribes in 2019 appeared first on Nile Scribes ..read more

Every two months, the Nile Scribes bring you summaries of the latest research and discoveries in Egyptology, both from the field and the archives. We introduce you to the newest archaeological finds or rediscovered artefacts from museum collections, plus other new theories stirring in the Egyptological Zeitgeist. As we are approaching the end of 2019, there have been... Read More The post New Discoveries in Egyptology (November-December 2019) appeared first on Nile Scribes ..read more

The Nile Scribes wish you and your loved ones a festive holiday season! The post Happy Holidays from Nile Scribes! appeared first on Nile Scribes ..read more

In October, the Nile Scribes led their first tour to Egypt, stopping in Aswan, Luxor, and Cairo. Agilika Island, located in the river at Aswan, is now the home of Philae Temple. It was moved there in the 1960s, piece by piece, from neighbouring Philae Island, now underwater. The island is a regular spot for... Read More The post Hunting for Hieroglyphs at Philae appeared first on Nile Scribes ..read more

Every two months the Nile Scribes update our readers on the most recent Egyptological publications. From popular reads to peer-reviewed scholarship, we hope to illustrate the wide variety of topics discussed in Egyptology, and perhaps introduce you to your next read! Below are 15 books that were released this fall (September and October). Did you read our... Read More The post New Books in Egyptology (September-October 2019) appeared first on Nile Scribes ..read more

Over the last year tourists have begun to return to Egypt in exponential numbers and the Nile Scribes were happy to join them last month as part of their first Scribes on the Nile tour. Our group of fifteen travelers, most of them first-timers to Egypt, were eager to try many new experiences along the way, from sugar... Read More The post Scribes on the Nile Tour Highlights appeared first on Nile Scribes ..read more

Every two months, the Nile Scribes bring you summaries of the latest research and discoveries in Egyptology, both from the field and the archives. We introduce you to the newest archaeological finds or rediscovered artefacts from museum collections, plus other new theories stirring in the Egyptological Zeitgeist. While few excavations take place in Egypt during the heat of... Read More The post New Discoveries in Egyptology (September-October 2019) appeared first on Nile Scribes ..read more

Every two months the Nile Scribes update our readers on the most recent Egyptological publications. From popular reads to peer-reviewed scholarship, we hope to illustrate the wide variety of topics discussed in Egyptology, and perhaps introduce you to your next read! Below are 10 books that were released this summer (July and August). Did you read... Read More The post New Books in Egyptology (July-August 2019) appeared first on Nile Scribes ..read more

A month from now, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston will welcome visitors to a temporary exhibition ‘Ancient Nubia Now‘ that will showcase over four hundred Nubian artifacts excavated between 1910-1930. This week, we are pleased to host Nicholas Brown as guest scribe to share his experiences ‘excavating’ the MFA archives this summer in... Read More The post Excavating the Archive of the Harvard-Boston Expedition to Sudan appeared first on Nile Scribes ..read more

With the end of summer upon us, the Nile Scribes are getting closer to our first ever Scribes on the Nile tour leaving for Egypt on October 17 from Toronto! With our group of 15 participants, Thomas and Taylor will be travelling up and down the Nile from Cairo to Aswan and back, taking in the sights... Read More The post Top 5 Guidebooks for Your Trip to Egypt appeared first on Nile Scribes ..read more