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Volume Two Issue Four -- January/February 2002

Editor's Column

In this first issue of the new year, Ancient Egypt magazine brings you some very new and surprising perspectives. View the Nile Valley from the air with aviation journalist Michael Oakey, who combines the editorship of Aeroplane magazine with his passion for Egyptology. Learn about the world and culture of Saladin and his people, with its resonances with the Egyptian past, courtesy of Kate Mueller-Wille and Cathie Bryan, a world that, as the accompanying material for the exhibition states, the west is beginning at last to comprehend. Discover the far- flung royal connections that exist in Egyptology with an unexpected discovery in a Yorkshire gallery made by members of the North Yorkshire Ancient Egypt Group, while Dr Nicolas Manlius suggests that there are some new and provocative discoveries to be made in the details of Egyptian funerary art. Having stimulated your desire to learn more, we offer you the opportunity to do so with the first part in a two part series on educational opportunities in Egyptology.

Looking ahead to 2002 it seems there is another surprise in store. At this time last year, the editor saw an apparently exhausting number of opportunities to participate in the subject of Egyptology via lectures, day and summer schools and courses; this year, though it scarcely seems possible, there are to be even more.

That there are so many events and activities now to choose from is testament to the hard work and effort of individuals with an interest in studying and promoting the subject, drawn from a spectrum of society. Nor is it confined to professionals in the subject.

Our series on Egyptology education opportunities is as a direct response to reader interest.

The world of Egyptology is, for the professional, academically rigorous, demanding, and often contentious. At AE magazine, we can, however take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone who participates in it; lecturers, events organisers, teachers, museum staff, up and coming students and all who spend so much time and effort in studying this ancient culture and passing on their knowledge. We can give them all a much needed ‘pat on the back’. Further thanks and encouragement are due to all the Egyptology societies world wide which provide access to this knowledge.

I’d like to extend personal thanks to all the contributors who have worked so hard, often taking time out of very busy schedules, to provide pieces of such outstanding quality for the magazine; features, reviews and other contributions, and look forward to another year’s offerings.

Very best wishes to you, the reader, in all your Egyptology interests. AE hopes to help you achieve your aims and extend your interest over the year to come.

Finally, but certainly not least, come our friends in Egypt and in Egyptian organisations and institutions. Long may our shared interest continue to contribute to increased knowledge between different cultures.

 Miriam  A Bibby

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