Review: Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

A new Netflix documentary Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb, released last month, chronicles the discoveries made at Saqqara in 2018. It allows you to peer over the shoulders of the various members of an all-Egyptian team as they work in the Bubasteion necropolis on Saqqara’s eastern cliffs.

An Egyptological Review of ‘Tut’ the Miniseries

Tutankhamun’s reign is the perfect setting for an action-packed drama: the return to religious tradition, a brother and sister ruling as king and queen, and issues of succession in the palace. The life and times of Tutankhamun’s royal court made their way into a three-part series created for Spike TV in 2015, but not always…

Our Year in Review: the Best of Nile Scribes in 2018

It is hard to believe that our blog has been active for over a year! We are planning the future of Nile Scribes in 2019 and beyond, but as we ring in the New Year in Toronto, we want to share some of our highlights in “Our Year in Review”. Thank you for helping us…

Our Year in Review: the Best of Nile Scribes in 2017

It is hard to believe that our blog has been active for almost six months. We are now planning the future of Nile Scribes in 2018 and beyond. Our biggest change this year has been our move to our own dedicated web space at NileScribes.org and we hope to transform and expand our home on…