Queen Elizabeth & Ancient Egypt’s Greatest Pharaohs

Queen Elizabeth & Ancient Egypt’s Greatest Pharaohs

Elizabeth II and Ancient Egypt’s Kings: how they compare by Laura Ranieri Roy The death of 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth has plunged Great Britain and most of the world into a long period of mourning. This extraordinary Queen, with us throughout our lifetimes, has...
The Canadian and the Cow Shrine: An Egypt Discovery Story

The Canadian and the Cow Shrine: An Egypt Discovery Story

Charles Currelly and The Hathor Shine from Deir el Bahri  The Hathor Cow Shine, on discovery  For more than a century, the Hathor shrine with its cow statue has been a unique masterpiece within Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, with its dramatic scenes within a sandstone...
Immersive Tut in Toronto: A cinematic trip to the Afterlife

Immersive Tut in Toronto: A cinematic trip to the Afterlife

Immersive Tut in Toronto: A cinematic trip to the Afterlife No Tut, no golden mask  – but a fun, evocative ride to the Egyptian afterlife. By Virginia Martos Armenteros (& Laura Ranieri Roy)   On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, Ancient Egypt Alive attended the...
All about the Rosetta Stone

All about the Rosetta Stone

200-year celebration: Champollion, the basalt slab & how the hieroglyphic code was cracked. By Laura Ranieri Roy In September 1822, the eureka moment happened. An impoverished young French scholar, Jean Francois Champollion, made a giant leap forward to solve the...
Special Report: Beyond King Tut Immersive Experience Opens

Special Report: Beyond King Tut Immersive Experience Opens

Image: Immersive Room, courtesy of Beyond King Tut  How this new virtual reality, tech-driven show brings Tut’s treasures alive. By Eric Vasallo (for Ancient Egypt Alive) On July 6, 2022, we had our roving reporter, Eric Vasallo attend the world premiere of Beyond...