St. James Cemetery, operating since 1842, is located in eastern Toronto and boasts several Egyptian-styled columns and a mausoleum by a well-known resident from the 19th century.
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New Books in Egyptology – June-July 2017
Every other month we will update our readers on the most recent publications in Egyptology. From accessible reads to peer-reviewed publications, we hope to illustrate the wide variety of topics discussed in Egyptology, and perhaps introduce you to your next read! Below are five books, which were published in June and July 2017.
Lecture: “Meroë: Capital of Kush”
This past Wednesday, Annissa Malvoisin presented Meroë: Capital of Kush at a lecture event hosted by the Toronto Chapter of the SSEA. Annissa is a 2nd year PhD student at the University of Toronto in the department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations. She is interested in Egyptian-Nubian relations as well as ceramic typologies and plans on writing her dissertation on Meroitic ceramic cultures.
An Egyptological Review of ‘The Mummy’
The Mummy, released last month (June 9th, 2017) in the USA and Canada, is the latest in the long-established franchise that started in 1932. Tom Cruise stars in the latest reboot playing the charming boy-scoundrel Nick Morton who, while stationed in Iraq, seizes the opportunity to hunt for antiquities.