Jul 21, 2023
Hair and moustaches in Ancient Egypt By Laura Ranieri Roy Did ancient Egyptians have fancy hair stylists and barbers – even at the dawn of their civilization? Was it considered cool to follow the latest trends set by the kings and the elite? What about having groomed...
Apr 16, 2023
by Laura Ranieri Roy “I felt that I was in the sanctuary of the arts and sciences…Never did the labour of man show me the human race in such a splendid point of view. In the ruins of Tentyra [ Roman for Dendera] the Egyptians appeared to me giants.” Vivant Denon,...
Sep 2, 2022
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...
Aug 19, 2022
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...
Aug 5, 2022
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...
