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ethnicity and the nilo saharan context	brian white	0	brian white Mon, May 3 2010, 07:27 PM
Controlling Floods	Nicole Hansen	17	Daniel Honesh Wed, Dec 16 2009, 10:46 PM
How did they build the pyramid?	Stella Judson	5	G Malcolm Tue, Apr 7 2009, 06:15 PM
Scene-index for Egyptian art?	Ex Anxious	1	Tilly Burton Mon, Mar 30 2009, 02:45 PM
A question about the Sothic year	Hor Apolo	2	Hor Apolo Sun, Mar 8 2009, 01:19 PM
Mathematics in the Time of the Pharoahs	Eric Kench	2	Stella Judson Fri, Sep 5 2008, 02:44 PM
Early Egyptian art/ Amaran Art	Gabrielle Emmons	0	Gabrielle Emmons Wed, Jul 9 2008, 06:18 PM
Ancient Egyptian Maps?	Chris Ingrassia	2	Chris Ingrassia Fri, May 16 2008, 04:53 PM
About new hypothesis of construction of Cheops pyramid	Carlos Eduardo RodrÃguez Varona	1	Carlos Eduardo RodrÃguez Varona Mon, May 12 2008, 01:29 AM
Giza Pyramids made of concrete?	William Doubledee	3	John Wall Fri, Apr 4 2008, 01:05 AM
Weaponry and Battle Tactics	Betty Seals	4	Edmund Meltzer Fri, Nov 23 2007, 08:37 AM
Ankenaten and the Armana Style.	Lee Gilliland	4	Adrienne Giacon Thu, Oct 25 2007, 01:59 AM
When do the Egyptian became riders?	Hor Apolo	7	Edmund Meltzer Mon, Oct 8 2007, 05:01 PM
The Giza Blueprints	Cris Criswell	311	Juha Immonen Wed, Sep 26 2007, 10:52 PM
King Tut Slain by Sword in the Knee	Linda Chaggaris	26	Shane McKee Fri, Aug 24 2007, 10:04 PM
He or she?	Gilbert Van Kerckhoven	3	Edmund Meltzer Sun, Jul 8 2007, 05:50 PM
Temperature	simon lavelle	0	simon lavelle Thu, Jul 5 2007, 05:16 PM
The Oryx In Egyptian Art and Amulets	Heather L	2	Edmund Meltzer Wed, Jun 20 2007, 01:36 AM
The Ahmes Code	Steve Farillo	0	Steve Farillo Fri, May 25 2007, 02:58 AM
Pharoahs' Pharmacy	Jeff Labno	3	Jeff Labno Mon, May 21 2007, 08:13 PM
Realism?	Gregory Piquet	1	Edmund Meltzer Sat, Apr 28 2007, 07:54 PM
Did the Egyptians use this measuring tool? (traveler)	Ken MacLeod	3	Ritva Kurittu Sun, Apr 15 2007, 04:59 PM
Papyrus	simon lavelle	3	Maat Ka Ra Thu, Mar 8 2007, 06:56 PM
Animal Behavior in Ancient Egypt	Nicole Hansen	3	Jackalene Buttens Tue, Feb 27 2007, 02:03 AM
In Art: The Face of the King as the Face of the Gods/Goddesses	Jackalene Buttens	6	Nunnu D Wed, Feb 14 2007, 11:24 PM
Egyptology as a forest.	milo gardner	3	milo gardner Wed, Feb 14 2007, 05:14 PM
Are The Pyramids Made of Concrete Blocks?	Linda Chaggaris	9	ryan compton Sat, Jan 27 2007, 04:13 AM
Remainder Arithmetic, Egyptian Fractions and Hultsch-Bruins	milo gardner	5	milo gardner Fri, Jan 12 2007, 04:39 PM
Artifacts found in Luxor	Jason Haller	3	Jason Haller Fri, Jan 12 2007, 03:57 PM
The Berlin Papyrus	Eric Kench	14	milo gardner Sun, Dec 31 2006, 05:07 AM
Zodiac of Denderah	Hatshepsut 76	8	Eric Kench Thu, Dec 28 2006, 01:46 AM
Immanuel Velikovsky	Alexander Nemo	1	Edmund Meltzer Sat, Nov 11 2006, 11:10 PM
Math made the Pyramids	Mary Emanuel	2	milo gardner Wed, Nov 8 2006, 09:29 PM
Akhmim (Cairo) Wooden Tablets	milo gardner	34	milo gardner Tue, Oct 10 2006, 12:43 PM
obelisks	Jason Haller	13	Bryan Hokom Sun, Oct 1 2006, 12:02 AM
Egyptian Fractions List of Links	RenÃ© O'Deay	1	milo gardner Sat, Sep 30 2006, 03:18 PM
History of Egyptian Fractions	milo gardner	2	milo gardner Wed, Sep 20 2006, 06:02 PM
Cool Math Site	RenÃ© O'Deay	9	milo gardner Tue, Sep 12 2006, 10:01 PM
triangular kilt?	C P	1	Carlos Alves Mon, Sep 4 2006, 03:40 PM
unusual yellow-green gem in one of Tutankhamun's necklaces	Jean Cross	9	Jeff Labno Thu, Jul 27 2006, 05:44 PM
Evidence of Glass-working found at Qantir	Nicole Hansen	1	linda p Wed, Jul 12 2006, 12:21 PM
Why did Ahmes stress the 2/nth table?	milo gardner	7	milo gardner Sat, Jun 3 2006, 03:57 AM
Telling the time	cor mullion	5	cor mullion Tue, May 16 2006, 06:40 PM
Why no Egyptian pi?	G Malcolm	8	G Malcolm Sat, May 13 2006, 09:18 PM
The remen as a unit of length	G Malcolm	2	G Malcolm Fri, Apr 28 2006, 08:02 AM
Directly computing ro, 1/320th of a hekat	milo gardner	6	milo gardner Mon, Apr 24 2006, 02:38 PM
Egyptology and Archaeoastronomy	Joanne Conman	48	Hatshepsut 76 Thu, Apr 20 2006, 08:32 PM
dja, is it larger or smaller than a hinu?	milo gardner	1	milo gardner Wed, Apr 19 2006, 02:50 PM
Hin unit, a direction calculation	milo gardner	1	milo gardner Sat, Apr 15 2006, 02:43 PM
AE Decans	Avry Wilson	2	milo gardner Sat, Apr 1 2006, 06:39 PM
the cures of the pahros	rania ibrahim	3	Hor Heb Tue, Mar 21 2006, 12:42 PM
help! amulets in the death book.	gao jinwen	5	Paula Veiga Thu, Mar 9 2006, 12:25 PM
Ancient ship remains are unearthed at Egyptian Red Sea port	Nicole Hansen	12	Dennis LeBlanc Tue, Mar 7 2006, 06:56 AM
Ancient measurements	Brian Galyer	2	milo gardner Fri, Feb 17 2006, 10:12 PM
National Geographic Google Earth	Jeff Labno	5	Charlie D Fri, Feb 10 2006, 09:06 PM
Parsing Vymazalova and Daressy's views of 1/3rd of a hekat	milo gardner	0	milo gardner Mon, Feb 6 2006, 09:45 PM
Egyptian fractions, remainder arithmetic and skeptics	milo gardner	3	milo gardner Sun, Feb 5 2006, 04:05 PM
Did Egyptians Practice Magic?	srinivas vaddempudi	2	Bernhard Grundl Tue, Jan 24 2006, 03:17 PM
Egyptian mathematics, a summary	milo gardner	5	milo gardner Sat, Jan 21 2006, 05:03 PM
The Sphinx: Dramatizing data...and dating	Nicole Hansen	1	Bernhard Grundl Mon, Jan 9 2006, 05:38 PM
Look at artifacts for Tut's likeness	Nicole Hansen	0	Nicole Hansen Sun, Jan 8 2006, 03:04 PM
Pyramid power for power generation	Jeff Labno	0	Jeff Labno Sun, Jan 8 2006, 03:49 AM
Could the Great Pyramid Be Built Today?	Nicole Hansen	12	C P Sun, Jan 1 2006, 12:19 AM
Obelisks, gnomons and time	milo gardner	6	milo gardner Mon, Dec 19 2005, 03:31 AM
RMP # 82	milo gardner	2	milo gardner Sat, Dec 10 2005, 07:13 PM
Egyptian division, and its historical proofs	milo gardner	10	milo gardner Tue, Nov 29 2005, 01:56 AM
Surgery in ancient Egypt	Hatshepsut 76	19	Anne Murray Thu, Nov 17 2005, 03:32 PM
Egyptian division, was there one method?	milo gardner	18	milo gardner Thu, Oct 27 2005, 02:10 PM
Stela depicting Cleopatra as male pharaoh discovered in China	Nicole Hansen	17	milo gardner Wed, Oct 12 2005, 02:55 PM
Ancient Egyptian Technology and Nuclear Knowledge	Daniel Arpagaus	1	Nicole Hansen Tue, Sep 27 2005, 02:12 PM
Is Sothic Dating a Delusion?	Joanne Conman	56	Mark F. Jenkins Tue, Aug 30 2005, 04:11 PM
Clouds or no clouds	Ritva Kurittu	77	Joanne Conman Mon, Aug 15 2005, 09:32 PM
Why the Pharaohs Never Smiled	Nicole Hansen	5	Nicole Hansen Fri, Aug 12 2005, 03:18 PM
New discovery	Giancarlo Negro	9	Edmund Meltzer Mon, Aug 1 2005, 11:11 PM
Artifical egg hatching in Egypt	Luke Mansour	2	Nicole Hansen Tue, Jun 21 2005, 09:35 PM
Bubonic Plague	Betty Seals	22	Timothy Kane Sun, Jun 19 2005, 08:48 PM
Elephant and Camels in Egypt Question	Betty Seals	21	Brandon Bradshaw Sun, May 15 2005, 11:15 PM
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Ships in Egypt	Nicole Hansen	1	Jane Richards Sat, Apr 16 2005, 12:43 PM

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