Download and read back issues of Nekhen News, the Hierakonpolis Expedition's newsletter, in PDF format - which is accessible by using any PDF reader (such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is free to download).
The earliest of these Nekhen News editions are truly archaeological documents in their own right, and you can read how the excavations at Hierakonpolis took shape, as well as see how we developed our 'Friends' organisation.
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Nekhen News Fall 1985 vol I.1 The first ever edition of our 'ground-breaking' reports of work on site. ContentsWelcome to the Friends of Nekhen Patterns among the Sherd Piles: In search of Egypt's earliest architecture Plans for the upcoming 1985-86 season at Hierakonpolis Who are we? Our 1985-86 Hierakonpolis Expedition staff Education and the Hierakonpolis Expedition Congratulations to the following "Hierakonpolis" graduates Where do you stay at Hierakonpolis? |
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Nekhen News, June 1986 vol 2.1 & 2.2 The Hierakonpolis Expedition discovers Egypt's oldest temple, the lure of potsherds and mystery petroglyphs. ContentsHierakonpolis Expedition discovers oldest Temple in Egypt Potsherds and more potsherds New surprises at Tomb-11 New grant matched successfully Tours visit Expedition Mystery petroglyph found Renewed national endownment support Upcoming museum show to feature Hierakonpolis finds Hierakonpolis Expedition journal - one man's view |
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Nekhen News, Winter 1986 vol 3.1 'The First Egyptians', Predynastic Lapis Lazuli and 'Excavating Old Archaeologists'. ContentsThe First Egyptians: A major museum exhibition is planned Excavating old archaeologists 1986-87 Field Season at Nekhen just completed Initmations from the Field (1985-86): A mosaic of images and impressions - James O. Mills Geological applications of the study of Prehistoric sites in the Eastern Desert of Egypt - Susan L. Gawarecki Predynastic use of Lapis Lazuli in the Nile valley |
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Nekhen News, Fall 1987 vol 3.2 Pathways to the Past and Plans for the Hierakonpolis Expedition Center. ContentsNEH to fund 'The First Egyptians' exhibition Nekhen News Updates Construction begins of the Hierakonpolis Expedition Center In Memoriam: Klaus Baer Pathways of the past - Stephen K. Perry |
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Nekhen News, Winter 1987 vol 4.1 HK-64 reveals a well-kept secret; Beads, Borers & Bifaces; Shadows of the Past - The Compound Wall completed. ContentsFON to have new name Nekhen News Updates A new discovery: HK64 reveals a well-kept secret - Renee Friedman Beads, borers, and bifaces: The stone technology of a temple - Diane L. Holmes Shadows of the past: The compound wall completed - Michael Allen Hoffman |
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Nekhen News, Summer 1988 vol 4.2 An archaeologist reconstructs his Past; Mapping Hierakonpolis; Fish stories and Tall Tails. ContentsMilwaukee Bound Nekhen News Updates An archaeologist reconstructs his past - Carter Lupton Fish stories and tall tails - D.J. Brewer Mapping Hierakonpolis - James O. Mills |
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Nekhen News, Fall 1988 vol 4.3 Details of the start of the 1988-89 season; The first Egyptians; New light on ancient yeast; and updates about the excavations on site. Contents1988-89 Field Season begins Friends of Nekhen visit Hierakonpolis - Elizabeth W. Cassell Inaugural Meeting of the ESA advisory board "The First Egyptians" - or how Topsy grew and grew - Karin L. Willoughby New light on ancient yeast - Jeremy R. Geller Nekhen News Updates |
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Nekhen News, Spring 1989 vol 5.1 Hierakonpolis comes to Beverly Hills; Zooarchaeology at Hierakonpolis; an engineer's view of Hierakonpolis. Contents1988-89 Field Season at Hierakonpolis - Michael Allen Hoffman Hierakonpolis - "A Great Adventure" - from an engineer's point of view - Jesse T. "Tom" Cox Old bones, new ideas: Zooarchaeology at Hierakonpolis, Part I - John McArdle Nekhen News Update Hierakonpolis comes to Beverly Hills - Noel Sweitzer In memoriam: Dr William H. McHugh - Michael Allen Hoffman |
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Nekhen News, Fall 1990 vol 6 In Memoriam to Michael Hoffman - remembering a friend and colleague. ContentsThe Hierakonpolis Expedition - Walter A. Fairservis Memories of Mike - Renee F. Friedman "From Kabul to Kandahar to Karachi - Down the hatch" - Jim Shaffer with Diane A. Lichtenstein Thoughts of Mike - Carter Lupton To Michael with love - Noel L Sweitzer "For further information, contact Michael A. Hoffman" - Carol Starnes McCanless A British view of Michael Allen Hoffman - Barbara Adams "The First Egyptians": A vision that came true - Karin L. Willoughby Michael A. Hoffman: A remembrance - Jeremy Geller Remembering a friend - John E. McArdle Recalling Michael Hoffman - James O. Mills A fitting memorial - Marion Becker Clough |
(There was no volume 7 of Nekhen News) | |
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Nekhen News, Fall 1996 vol 8 We're back! Pharaonic rock art; Dig-house update; human remains at HK43; Elephants, hippopotami and pigs; Hierakonpolis in Dublin. ContentsWe're back! The Predynastic cemetery at HK43: We need your help - Renee Friedman Installation of the Tomb doors New secrets from HK64 - Renee Friedman Pharaonic rock inscriptions at Gebel Norée - John and Deborah Darnell Dig House update HK43: 1996 season report on the human remains - Roxie Walker Happy cemetery snapping: Photographing the objects from HK6 - Barbara Adams Elephants, hippopotami and pigs: Museums, stores and rooting - Barbara Adams Hierakonpolis: A view through the lens cap - Peter Hayman Hierakonpolis in Dublin - Renee Friedman |
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Nekhen News, Fall 1997 vol 9 Read about the first mummies, excavations at the Predynastic cemetery HK43, the plant macro remains at HK43, the conservation of the Old Kingdom and Second Intermediate period tombs, the Hierakonpolis Centenary, and more! Now in full color! ContentsThe first mummies? Excavations in the Predynastic cemetery at HK43 - Renee Friedman No bones about it, these people were working hard - Ted A. Rathburn and Amy J. Maish Hair: Unraveling the secrets of the locks - Joann Fletcher Plant macro-remains from the Predynastic cemetery at HK43: 1997 season report - Ahmed Gamal El-Din Fahmy Tombs Two - Edward Johnson Recording the Dynastic tombs - Renee Friedman HK43: The best finds will always be made on the last day (Murphy's Law #2) Camera... Action! The two ladies of Hierakonpolis: A continuing tale When is a potsherd not a potsherd? - Renee Friedman The Hierakonpolis home page Hierakonpolis Centenary New discoveries at the Ashmolean - Helen Whitehouse The Ancient Egyptian view of Hierakonpolis - Renee Friedman |
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Nekhen News, Fall 1998 vol 10 Read about 100 years of discovery at Hierakonpolis, discoveries at the Elite Cemetery (HK6), excavations at the Predynastic cemetery HK43, giraffes in ancient Egypt, archaeobotanical studies at HK43, the continuing conservation of the Old Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period tombs, Hierakonpolis at the Cairo Museum, and much more! Contents1898-1998: Hierakonpolis celebrates 100 years of discoveries - Renee Friedman Something very special down in the Elite Cemetery - Barbara Adams More mummies: The 1998 season at HK43 - Renee Friedman Trauma at HK43 - Amy Maish The secrets of the locks unraveled - Joann Fletcher Giraffes in Ancient Egypt - Dirk Huyge Artificial pollination: Archaeobotanical studies at HK43 - Ahmed Fahmy Recovering the secrets of the Tombs - Ed Johnson Archaeology of Archaeologists - Renee Friedman F.W. Green (1869-1949): A family profile - J.C. Green Magnetic Survey at Hierakonpolis - Tomasz Herbich Hierakonpolis Online - Ethan Watrall Hierakonpolis in Cairo The Hierakonpolis Home page The Narmer Palette: A forgotten member - Vivian Davies and Renee Friedman |
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Nekhen News, Fall 1999 vol 11 New finds for the next 100 years Learn about the exciting new discoveries at the Elite Cemetery (HK6), the investigation of the Fort of Khasekhemwy, the geophysical survey of Hierakonpolis, the lower Second Intermediate Periods tombs, the artists at the tomb of Hormose, conservation at the tomb of Djehuty, the Painted Tomb at Hierakonpolis, and more! ContentsWe've got TMS (Too Much Stuff!) - Renee Friedman More surprises in the Locality HK6 cemetery - Barbara Adams Pondering Paddy: Unwrapping the mysteries of HK43 - Amy Maish and Renee Friedman Concession Survey - Renee Friedman and Dawn Youngblood Investigations in the Fort of Khasekhemwy - Renee Friedman Pottery from the Hierakonpolis Fort - Dietrich Raue The relief decoration of Khasekhemwy at the Fort - Nicole Alexanian The Magnetic Anomalies near the Fort - Renee Friedman The Geophysical Survey - Tomasz Herbich and Renee Friedman A look at the lower tombs - Vivian Davies The artists in the tomb of Hormose - Betsy Bryan The tomb of Djehuty: Putting it back together again! - Ed Johnson A visitation An artist in Hormose: A day in the Life... - Will Schenck The Painted Tomb at Hierakonpolis - Barbara Adams "A Harmony in Black and Ochre" The Hierakonpolis Home page |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2000 vol 12 Read about perspectives on the Elite Cemetery (HK6) finds, the analysis of the human remains from HK43 and HK6, the exciting excavations at HK11, Hierakonpolis' chipped stone animal finds, lithic analysis from Dr. Michael Hoffman's excavations at 10N5W, the plant remains from HK43, mapping the Fort of Khasekhemwy, and the ongoing work at the Old Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period tombs. ContentsMichael Hoffman, 1945-1990 - Barbara Adams Getting it together - Renee Friedman Some problems solved in the Locality 6 cemetery - Barbara Adams Picking up the pieces - Richard Jaeschke and Helena Jaeschke How now, large cow? - Sylvia Warman Preliminary report on analyses of the Hierakonpolis human remains - Joel D. Irish Excavations at Locality HK11 - Ethan C. Watrall Ceramic nails - Renee Friedman Figures in Flint - Renee Friedman 10N5W at Nekhen: From chiefdom to kingdom and back - a contribution based on the lithic analysis from Square 10N5W at Nekhen - Thomas Hikade What they ate: Plant remains from HK43 - Ahmed Gamal Fahmy Mapping the Fort and more - Nick Hampson, Neill Bennett and Renee Friedman The Dynastic tombs - Renee Friedman The artists in the tomb of Hormose, Part II - Betsy Bryan The amazing invisible walls - Kate Spence Another look at the Lower Tombs - Vivian Davies and Renee Friedman Recarving the Narmer Palette - Mark Warden Hierakonpolis in the Canary Islands - Barbara Adams An enigmatic pot from Hormose's tomb - Gillian Pyke The Hierakonpolis Home page |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2001 vol 13 The Season of Surprises. Locality 6:amazing revelations, The home of the giant catfish, Buried in her bark pyjamas, Excavating in the Nubian cemeteries, Adornment circa 1700BC. ContentsTales of the unexpected - Renee Friedman Locality 6 in 2000: Amazing revelations - Barbara Adams A wing and a prayer - Helena Jaeschke Tales of trash: Excavations at HK11 - Ethan Watrall The home of the giant catfish - Salima Ikram The beginning of consumer society? Ceramics from HK11 - Renee Friedman HK43: Deeds of the disturbers - Gabriel Wrobel The archaeology of vanity - Renee Friedman Bound for Eternity: Examination of the textiles from HK43 - Jana Jones Something new out of something old - Jana Jones and Ron Oldfield Buried in her bark pyjamas - Rowena Gale and Renee Friedman Articulate articulations: The bones tell the tale - Nora L. Denton Health at Hierakonpolis: A mortality profile of HK43 - Jeanette Matovich A tale of hope - Renee Friedman The secret of the Gebel - Iain Ralston Excavating in the Nubian cemeteries - Renee Friedman Adornment, circa 1700BC - Maissa Sandes Pottery from the Nubian cemeteries - Serena Giuliani The Tomb Team returns - Renee Friedman Bill McHugh (1932-1989) and the William P. McHugh Award - Owen McHugh, John McCauley, Carol Breed The Hierakonpolis Home page |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2002 vol 14 A memoriam issue to Barbara Adams, former co-director of excavations on site. Ma'asalama Mudira, Barbara and the boxes in Brussels, Funerary Textiles of the rich and poor, Saving the Fort, Return to the temple, Barbara Adams-a reminiscence. ContentsMa'asalama Mudira - Renee Friedman Barbara Adams: February 19, 1945-June 26, 2002 - Renee Friedman Barbara and the boxes in Brussels - Stan Hendrickx New analyses of old bones: The faunal remains from Hierakonpolis - Wim Van Neer and Veerle Linseele The Predynastic cemetery at HK43: Excavations in 2002 - Renee Friedman A remarkable tomb with an exceptional pot - Stan Hendrickx Funerary textiles of the rich and the poor - Jana Jones Conservation case studies - Fran Cole Saving the Fort - Conor Power and Renee Friedman Safety at Hormose - Art Muir Exploring the secret of the Gebel - Iain Ralston Ceramic evidence from the Tumulus Cemetery - Gillian Pyle Hierakonpolis, my Dreamland - Lamia El-Hadidy A visit Hidden treasures in Cairo The Hierakonpolis Home page: Hoffman House update - Art Muir Coming soon: Return to the Temple Barbara - A reminiscence - W. Raymond Johnson |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2003 vol 15 Return to the Temple: Excavations at HK29A, Excavating an elephant, The case of the curious cones, A basket of delights: The 2003 Excavations at HK43. ContentsIn memoriam: D.G. Park, May 1, 1935- July 5, 2003 Questions and answers - Renee Friedman Return to the Temple: Excavations at HK29A - Renee Friedman Surprise from the sky - Joel Paulson Gourmets or priests? Fauna from the Predynastic temple - Veerle Linseele and Wim Van Neer Chaos and Order: A Predynastic "ostracon" from HK29A - Stan Hendrickx and Renee Friedman Excavating an elephant - Renee Friedman A second elephant at HK6 - Wim Van Neer and Veerle Linseele What was the elephant wearing? - Ron Oldfield and Jana Jones The diet of captive baboons: results of Dental Microwear Analysis - Gildas Merceron Hunting the elusive Nubian A-group - Maria Carmela Gatto A basket of delights: The 2003 excavations at HK43 - Renee Friedman A fragrant mixture: Botanicals from the basket in B333 - Ahmed Gamal Fahmy The case of the curious cones - Renee Friedman Meeting Matty - Chris Marshall It's just mat-tastic - Fran Cole The lost tombs of F.W. Green - Sean P. Dougherty Health and life at HK43 - Jerry Rose Not just another cut throat - Amy Maish Big headaches in the Predynastic: Cranial trauma at HK43 - Wendy E. Potter and Joseph F. Powell Lifting a basket - Fran Cole The Hierakonpolis Home page Thanksgiving Hierakonpolis style - Renee Friedman The mouse patrol |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2004 vol 16 Farewell to HK43, Searching for temple walls, Predynastic kilns at HK11C, Close encounters with HK Potters, Nobody can eat 30 eggs. ContentsHierakonpolis 2003/2004 Cutting edge excavations - Renee Friedman Farewell to HK43 - Renee Friedman Marley: The one everyone hopes to find - Tom Flanigan He's got a knife! Burial 412 at HK43 - Renee Friedman Prestige and skill - Fishtail knives in Predynastic Egypt - Thomas Hikade A little more off the top - Sean P. Dougherty Dealing with decapitation diachronically - Nicholas S. Picardo Searching for temple walls - David Sharp Predynastic kilns at HK11C: One side of the story - Renee Friedman Kilns in square A6: The other side of the story - Izumi H. Takamiya and Masahiro Baba More mysteries Close encounter with HK potters - Masahiro Baba The modern potters of Hierakonpolis - Gillian Pyke Seeking the C-Group: Excavations in the Nubian cemetery, 2003 - Renee Friedman Nobody can eat 30 eggs - Tom Flanigan with Jody Patterson The Hierakonpolis Home page Fixing the Fort - Renee Friedman |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2005 vol 17 Exceeding Expectations, Excavating Egypt's earliest kings, Lifestyles of the Hierakonpolis rich and famous, Finding Lost Souls, Monuments in Mud, Fort within a Fort. ContentsHierakonpolis 2004/2005 Exceeding expectations - Renee Friedman Excavating Egypt's early kings - Renee Friedman Ears to you! - Renee Friedman Lifestyles of the Hierakonpolis Rich and Famous - Jeanette Matovich Dental health at the Predynastic cemetery HK43 - Tammy Greene Finding lost souls - Renee Friedman Rough jars in an elite context - Stan Hedrickx The earliest example of pharaonic iconography - Stan Hedrickx Another look at HK11C squares A6-A7 - Izumi H. Takamiya and Michiko Aoki Understanding the HK potters: Experimental firings - Masahiro Baba Moments in mud - Jane Smythe Fort-ifications - Richard Jaeschke Fort within a Fort - Renee Friedman The Hierakonpolis Home page A first timer at Hierakonpolis - Peter Robinson |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2006 vol 18 The Fort Fixers, It's the pits!, An enigmatic bird from HK25, When is a tomb not a tomb? A Scorpion for Eternity, Mapping Hierakonpolis, The Forgotten Potter of Horemkhawef, Pillow Talk, and much more besides... ContentsHierakonpolis 2005/2006 It's the pits! - Renee Friedman Our first season at Hierakonpolis - Thomas Hikade An enigmatic bird from HK25 - Gillian Pyke and Rick Colman Bigger than an elephant: More surprises from HK6 - Renee Friedman When is a tomb not a tomb? - Liam McNamara and Xavier Droux New tombs and thoughts at HK6 - Renee Friedman A scorpion for Eternity - Marcel Marée Fort-ified - Richard Jaeschke Mapping Hierakonpolis - Joel Paulson The pottery kilns at HK11C revisited - Masahiro Baba The forgotten potter of Horemkhawef - Renee Friedman Adventures underground: The new tomb on Old Kingdom Hill - Joe Majer Archaeobotany at Hierakonpolis 2005-2006 - Ahmed Fahmy and Mohamed Fadi Pillow Talk - Jana Jones A lot of old rope: Cordage at HK43 - André J. Veldmeijer Vive la différence: Examining diversity in Upper Egyptian cemeteries - Ezzat Refaei Resurrecting Horus and Pepi - Liam McNamara Why bury the bird? - Renee Friedman Home Page: Christmas at Hierakonpolis - Jane Roy |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2007 vol 19 A New Pillared Hall at HK6, The Falcon has landed: Falcons in "the City of the Falcons", headless at Hierakonpolis, Beer After Sheep? HK11C Squares A6-A7 in 2007, Mouse Patrol II. ContentsHierakonpolis 2006/2007 From pillar to post at Hierakonpolis - Renee Friedman Nothing is more permanent than a posthole - Thomas Hikade Name that plant: Identifying incised sherds from HK25 - Gillian Pyke The columned hall at HK6 and other wonders - Xavier Droux and Renee Friedman The falcon has landed: Falcons in "The City of the Falcon" - Stan Hendrickx and Renee Friedman Eggciting results - Arthur Muir A short history of ostrich eggs - Renee Friedman Wine drinking at HK6 - Uwe Sievertsen Headless at Hierakonpolis - Xavier Droux Mapping 2007: Bigger and better - Joel Paulson Fort fantastic - Richard Jaeschke Return to the C-Group: The Nubian cemetery in 2007 - Renee Friedman Who was buried in the C-Group cemetery? - Joel D. Irish The world of leather - André Veldmeijer Beer capital of the south? Excavations at HK24B - Jeremy Geller and Renee Friedman Okey-dokey! Big pots and more kilns at HK11C - Masahiro Baba Beer after sheep? HK11C squares A6-A7 in 2007 - Izumi H. Takamiya and Hitoshi Endo Another first for Hierakonpolis: Zombie attack! - Renee Friedman A contingency plan for a Solanum outbreak at Hierakonpolis - Tom Flanigan Mouse Patrol II - Jane Roy |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2008 vol 20 A new piece of the puzzle, Grand Design in the Sacred Compound, Return to the Temple and Workshop, The Fort under Siege, Khasekhemwy's Cat... ContentsHierakonpolis 2008: A new view Additions and corrections: New perspectives - Renee Friedman Grand Design in the Sacred Compound - Thomas Hikade Return to the Temple: Part II - Renee Friedman and Liam McNamara Return to the Temple workshops: The manufacture of bifacial flint tools - Izumi H. Takamiya and Hitoshi Endo Remembering the ancestors: HK6 in 2008 - Renee Friedman More animal burials from the Elite Cemetery - Wim Van Neer and Veerle Linseele Heading west at HK6 - Xavier Droux A chip of the old block More big pots: HK11C Square B5 in 2008 - Masahiro Baba Not just any old clay - David Sharp Seeds, starch and stones - Ahmed Fahmy and Linda Perry There's nothing boring about a borehole - Judith M. Bunbury and Angus Graham Flotilla - Renee Friedman The Fort under siege - Richard Jaeschke Flattening the Fort - Renee Friedman Egypt's origins in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford - Liam McNamara Mali musings - Renee Friedman Khasekhemy's cat |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2009 vol 21 A Tour of the Palace, Elephant hunting at Hierakonpolis, The Tale of Tomb 30, The Earliest Green Monkey in the Nile Valley, Into the Breach: Fixing the Fort in 2009. ContentsHierakonpolis 2009 Slow and Steady - Renee Friedman A tour of the palace - Renee Friedman HK6 Checklist - Renee Friedman Elephant hunting at Hieraknopolis - Joe Majer An elephant's last meal - Elena Marinova and Wim van Neer Animal hospital: Healed animal bones from HK6 - Wim van Neer and Veerle Linseele Two noew tombs at HK6: The hippo hunters of Hierakonpolis - Anna Pieri and Renee Friedman The tale of Tomb 30 - Xavier Droux Eggsplosion! - Art Muir The perfect sherd - Izumi Takamiya Building a brewery - Richard Jaeschke and Helena Jaeschke Beads aren't boring - Hitoshi Endo One more big pot: HK11C Operation B in 2009 - Matasahiro Baba Monkey business: The earliest Green Monkey in the Egyptian Nile valley - Veerle Linseele and Wim van Neer Off to a rocky start: The Rock Art Survey of HK - Fred Hardtke Into the breach: Fixing the Fort in 2009 - Richard Jaeschke The Hierakonpolis Home page: Mexican Night at HK - Art Muir HK on the Web - Renee Friedman |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2010 vol 22 Further Adventures at HK6, Seeds of Destruction, Back to Magnetometry: Survey 2010, The Watercolours of Frederick William Green, Fort Finale: Phase One Finished. ContentsHierakonpolis 2010 Big changes - Renee Friedman Further adventures at HK6: the 2010 season - Xavier Droux Death in fragments: Piecing together the skeletons of HK6 - Sean P. Dougherty Egyptian Longhorn cattle from the Elite Cemetery at HK6: Not just a load of old bull - Wim van Neer Final meals Part 2: A micro view of animal diets at HK6 - Philippa Ryan Seeds of destruction - Renee Friedman The Hierakonpolis Rock Art Survey: Year of the Hippo, days of the Donkey - Fred Hardtke Hunting the prehistoric donkey - Marie Vandenbeusch Back to Magnetometry: Survey 2010 - Tomasz Herbich Hitting the wall: Testing anomalies at HK11C - Masahiro Baba In the shadow of the Red Mound: HK24B in 2010 - Izumi H. Takamiya and Noriyuki Shirai Pain in the neck? An abnormality from HK27C - Daniel Antoine The watercolours of Frederick William Green - András Zboray Weird Weather - Renee Friedman Fort finale: Phase One finished - Renee Friedman and Richard Jaeschke Closure on the Enclosure: A Fort retrospective - Richard Jaeschke The Hierakonpolis Home page New and forthcoming publications - Renee Friedman |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2011 vol 23 Meet the Flintstones, A Hartebeest and its handler, Dog Days: Tomb 48, Focus on Flint: Artisans of the Elite Cemetery, Up against the Walls at HK11C. ContentsHierakonpolis 2011 Perfect timing - Renee Friedman Perserverance pays off: Answers from Tomb 16 at HK6 - Renee Friedman A special person in a special place: The dwarf of HK6 - Anna Pieri A hartebeest and its handler - Joe Majer Two more wild animals from the Elite Cemetery - Wim van Neer A special trophy - Wim van Neer and Bea DeCupere Dog Days: Tomb 48 - Renee Friedman Where's the beef? The surprise of Tomb 49 - Xavier Droux Focus on flint: Artisans of the Elite Cemetery - Kazuyoshi Nagaya The inside story: The installation and granary at HK24B - Izumi H. Takamiya and Noriyuki Shirai Up against the walls at HK11C - Masahiro Baba The Fort forgotten - Renee Friedman The Hierakonpolis Home page Fairwell to a Special Friend - Carol Starnes Russell 1936-2010 |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2012 vol 24 A Harvest of potatoes, Lure of the Leopard at HK6, The Wadi of the Elephant, The Lady in Red, Sun Worship at Hierakonpolis, Death on the Nile. ContentsHierakonpolis 2012 New and reviewed - Renee Friedman Lure of the leopard at HK6 - Renee Friedman A big pink pot - Renee Friedman Double delight: Another dwarf from HK6 - Anna Pieri and Daniel Antoine Counting sheep in the Elite Cemetery - Wim van Neer and Bea DeCupere A harvest of potatoes - Masahiro Baba Residue analysis at HK11C Mound A - Eman E. Khalifa Nekhen 10N5W revisited: Charting ceramic changes - Grazia di Pietro Square 10N5W: Innovations in lithic production - Kazuyoshi Nagaya Going down in the Mound: Investigations near HK24B - Izumi H. Takamiya and Hitoshi Endo Wadi el Pheel: the Wadi of the Elephant - Fred Hardtke The mystery of the notch rows - Fred Hardtke Scanning the Fort in high density - Joel Paulson Counting the costs: A project manager's view of the Fort - Angela la Loggia Making the bricks speak: Compositional analysis at the Fort - Tessa Dickinson HK27C revisited: Egyptian pottery in the Nubia cemetery - Marie Millet The lady in InfraRed - Joel Paulson Hierakonpolis in Edinburgh - Renee Friedman Sun worship at Hierakonpolis: Insights from Edinburgh - Vivian Davies The rock inscriptions at HK64 - Marcel Marée Death on the Nile (apologies to Agatha Christie) - Lee Young |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2013 vol 25 New Kid on the Block, Rocking at Hierakonpolis in 2013, Rendering the Space-Time Contiuum at HK6, Through the Microscope: Messages from the Grave, The Horned Quadruped Conundrum, Farewell Old Friend. ContentsRocking at Hierakonpolis in 2013 A time of transition - Renee Friedman In a corner at HK6 - at last! - Renee Friedman Rendering the Space-Time continuum at HK6 - Joel Paulson Offering up the very young at HK6 - Wim van Neer and Bea DeCupere Through the microscope: Messages from the grave - Elena Marinova and Wouter Dekoninck Big pink pot gets bigger - Renee Friedman and Helena Jaeschke Fishy business? Excavation at HK11C in 2013 - Masahiro Baba Fish and (flint) chips: An experimental approach - Kazuyoshi Nagaya It's Oryx Season: Rock art 2013 - Fred Hardtke The horned quadruped conundrum - Xavier Droux In the footsteps of Petrie? The HK25 deposit revisited - Renee Friedman and Kazuyoshi Nagaya Administration without writing - Richard Bussmann HK in Maidstone: Not quite the Painted Tomb - Renee Friedman Looking inside the bones: X-ray analysis at Hierakonpolis - Daniel Antoine and Anna Pieri More tattoos! - Renee Friedman and Joel Paulson Hierakonpolis in Kerma - Ikhlass Abdel Latief The tale of a mysterious photo album - Lee Young Farewell old friend: Hagg Sidain Abdel-Razzik Said Sidain - 3 July 1945-17 December 2012 - Renee Friedman |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2014 vol 26 A Year to Remember!, The Ivory Statuette from HK6 Tomb 72, Symbolism and Place: Investigating the Origins of Hierakonpolis Grinding Stones, Piercing Insights: Experiments in Predynastic Craftsmanship. ContentsHierakonpolis in 2014 A year to remember! - Renee Friedman A tomb fit for a king? The discovery of Tomb 72 at HK6 - Xavier Droux (& Renee Friedman) The ivory statuette from HK6 Tomb 72 - Liam McNamara Special finds: the combs from HK6 Tomb 72 - Candelaria Martin del Rio Alvarez Confessions of a conservator: Treating the ivories from Tomb 72 - Charlotte Baron Symbolism and place: Investigating the origins of Hierakonpolis grinding stones - Elizabeth Bloxam Getting to the bottom of the big hole: Tomb 73 at HK6 - Renee Friedman Piercing Insights: Experiments in Predynastic craftsmanship - Kazuyoshi Nagaya Meat and potatoes: A food factory at HK11C - Masahiro Baba For Take away and delivery: Food preparation at HK11C - Wim van Neer and Bea de Cupere HK27C C-Group Cemetery revisited - Renee Friedman Messages in mud: Analysing mud-bricks from HK27C - Tessa Dickson Nubian pots at HK27C: A case study - Marie-Kristin Schröder A tattooed trio at HK27C - Anna Pieri and Daniel Antoine Sealings from the palace at Hierakonpolis - Richard Bussmann Walking in Annie's footsteps - Lee Young The Hierakonpolis Home page |
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Nekhen News, Fall 2015 vol 27 Boxing Day, Hierakonpolis Hippo Round Up!, Tomb 2 at HK6: Now in 3D (No Glasses Required), Skin Deep: the Beautiful Leather of the Nubians at Hierakonpolis, Hierakonpolis in Oxford and Berlin, Farewells to Dr Ahmed Gamal-ed-din Fahmy and Fred Wendorf. ContentsHierakonpolis in 2015 Boxing Day - Renee Friedman Complex arrangements: HK6 in 2015 - Renee Friedman Clean and consolidated: The statue from Tomb 72 - Richard Jaeshke Hierakonpolis hippo round up! - Xavier Droux Tomb 2 at HK6: Now in 3D (no glasses required) - Joel Paulson Industrial scale food preparations at HK11C - Masahiro Baba Drilling stone vessels at Nekhen - Kazuyoshi Nagaya Rock art from behind closed doors and much more: Survey of 2015 - Fred Hardtke Fifth Dynasty findings of the Rock Art Survey - Fred Hardtke Skin deep: The beautiful leather of the Nubians at Hierakonpolis - Lucy Skinner Pot luck in the Nubian cemetery - Renee Friedman Making a list, checking it twice: Body count at HK27C - Sean Dougherty Hierakonpolis in Oxford - Liam McNamara Introducing the Narmer Catalog - Thomas Heagy HK in Berlin? Flint animals and carved ivory in the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung - Robert Kuhn Dr Ahmed Gamal-ed-Din Fahmy - Renee Friedman Fred Wendorf - Renee Friedman The Hierakonpolis Home page: Wells are deep subjects - Joe Majer |
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Nekhen News, Winter 2016 vol 28 Putting the Hierakonpolis C-Ware on the Map, Let's look at lions, Another portion of potatoes:Excavation of HK11C in 2016, Twirling the Whorl, Ashmolean Object in Focus, More Nekhen Nubians: A tale of two sites, The tragic life of Hans Alexander Winkler ContentsHierakonpolis in 2016... and a bit earlier A little bit of everything - Renee Friedman Figuring out Structure F - Xavier Droux Working around the edges at HK6 - Renee Friedman and Anna Pieri Putting the Hierakonpolis C-ware on the map - Xavier Droux and Renee Friedman Let's look at lions - Lyn Stagg Another portion of potatoes: Excavation at HK11C in 2016 - Masahiro Baba More piercing insights - Kazuyoshi Nagaya Twisting the whorl - Anna Drewsen Going round in circles at HK43 - Dustin Peasley Ashmolean object in focus: The lapis lazuli lady - Liam McNamara Egyptian blue: Another first! - Lorelei Corcoran 'Happy clappers': New ivory wands from ancient Nekhen - Liam McNamara and Renee Friedman Matriarchs, red leather and polka-dots: More leather from HK27C - Lucy Skinner and Cory Rogge More Nekhen Nubians: A tale of two sites - Aaron de Souza Yet more tattoos! - Renee Friedman Pioneer of Egyptian rock art research: The tragic life of Hans Alexander Winkler - Fred Hardtke TT110 Epigraphy & Research field school visits - JJ Shirley and Will Schenck A letter home - Renee Friedman |
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Nekhen News, Winter 2017 vol 29 Buried beneath the back-dirt, The treasures of Tomb 78, Baboon business, End of the line: excavations at HK11C in 2017, Early Tourists or Pilgrims? Visitors in the Hierakonpolis Dynastic Tombs, Defeating the Wild Bull: Achievements of the King at Nekhen ContentsHierakonpolis in 2017 Down in the dump: HK 2017 - Renee Friedman Buried beneath the back-dirt: HK6 in 2017 - Xavier Droux The treasures of Tomb 78 - Renee Friedman and Anna Pieri Packed and ready: Painted plaster plaques in the Elite Cemetery - Stan Hendrickx and Merel Eyckman Does elite burial mean elite teeth? Dental analysis at HK6 - Anna Pieri and Sean Dougherty Baboon business - Joseph Majer From animal-shaped to ripple-flaked: Bifacial lithic production in transition - Kazuyoshi Nagaya The pan-grave panned out! New digs at HK47 and HK21A - Aaron de Souza End of the line: Excavations at HK11C in 2017 - Masahiro Baba Early tourists or pilgrims? Visitors in the Hierakonpolis dynastic tombs - Rob Demarée Ashmolean object in focus: Limestone statue of King Khasekhem - Liam McNamara, Lisa Selz and Bernard Selz Defeating the wild bull: Achievements of the king at Nekhen - Pierre Meyrat May Trad 1930-2016 - Renee Friedman Arthur J. Muir Jr. 1931-2017 - Renee Friedman Ali Said 1931-2017 - Renee Friedman |
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Nekhen News, Winter 2018 vol 30 Find of a Lifetime, Celebrating The Nekhen News: Volume 30 and counting, One to Remember: Tomb 111 at HK6, Let's fly a Kite: Getting a Bird's Eye view of Hierakonpolis, Preserving the Painted Tomb, Groovy Nubians: Dental evidence from HK27C, Infrared Insights: Thanks for all the Tattoos! ContentsHierakonpolis in 2017-2018 Celebrating the Nekhen News: Volume 30 and counting - Renee Friedman One to remember: Tomb 111 at HK6 - Renee Friedman Tomb 111 knife handle in detail - Renee Friedman Focus on the flotilla: The knife handle fom HK6 Tomb 111 - Dorian Vanhulle Did donkeys go by three? - Marie Vanderbeusch The hippo next door: Further discoveries around Tomb 111 - Renee Friedman More adventures under the spoil heap: HK6 in 2018 - Renee Friedman and Xavier Droux Skilled in camouflage: Barbary sheep in the Elite Cemetery - Wim van Neer and Bea de Cupere Let's fly a kite: Getting a bird's-eye view of Hierakonpolis - Paul D. Wordsworth Investigations at HK11C: A closer look inside and out - Masahiro Baba Remote sensing at Hierakonpolis: Testing new techniques - Akram M. Aziz, Tamer E. Attia and Mahmoud Ismael Conserving the Pepi 'stela' - Liam McNamara and Daniel Bone Preserving the Painted Tomb - Alexandra Greathead and Liam McNamara A visit with the real Painted Tomb - Renee Friedman and Liam McNamara Ashmolean object in Focus: The 'Two-Dog' palette - Liam McNamara and Bernard Selz Decorated Palettes of a different type: Rhomboids from Hierakonpolis and beyond - Stan Hendrickx and Merel Eyckeman Groovy Nubians: Dental evidence from HK27C - Rebecca Whiting Infrared insights: Thanks for all the tattoos! - Renee Friedman |
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Nekhen News, Winter 2019 vol 31 Hierakonpolis in 2019: A wider view, A Splice in the Tale: Textile Technology at Hierakonpolis, Scenes of Hunting: The art of Three Hump Hill, The Settlement of Elkab, Tracking Serpopards from Hierakonpolis Onward, Boats and Horses: A Painted Ptolomaic Tomb at Elkab. ContentsEgypt's Heartland Hierakonpolis in 2019: A wider view - Renee Friedman A foray to the other side: How big was HK6? - Xavier Droux A splice in the tale: Textile technology at Hierakonpolis - Alistair Dickey Tracking the traces: Investigating Predynastic vessel function - Grazia DiPietro Scenes of hunting: The rock art of Three Hump Hill - Fred Hardtke Ashmolean object in focus: The Narmer Mace-head - Liam McNamara, Lisa Selz and Bernard Selz The painting of the Painted Tomb: Conservation update - Alexandra Greathead Egypt's heartland: Regional perspectives on Hierakonpolis, Elkab and Edfu - Renee Friedman Human statuettes from the Hierakonpolis 'Main Deposit' - Liam McNamara, Lisa Selz and Bernard Selz The settlement at Elkab - Wouter Claes New insights into relations between center and periphery: Tell Edfu during the Old Kingdom - Nadine Moeller and Gregory Marouard Tracking serpopards from Hierakonpolis onward - Jordan Miller Nubians, Nubians everywhere! - Aaron de Souza Elkab, Hierakonpolis and the artist Sedjemnetjeru - Vivian Davies Family portraits: Exploring the representation of female relatives in the Elkab necropolis - Ellen Jones Figural graffiti in Tomb 3 at Hagr Edfu - Susanne Woodhouse Visitor Records: Hieratic inscriptions in Hagr Edfu 3 - Robert Demarée Worshipping 'the Great Man': From New Kingdom tomb to Graeco-Roman shrine - Luigi Prada Boats and horses: A painted Ptolemaic tomb at Elkab - Luigi Prada and Susanne Woodhouse |
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Nekhen News, Winter 2020 vol 32 ContentsA little bit of everywhere: Hierakonpolis in 2020 Housekeeping - Renee Friedman Tomb touch-up - Renee Friedman Fort report: View from the southern flank - Richard Jaeschke Before the Fort: Gleanings from the Fort Cemetery at HK27 - Anna Pieri Special stones from a special place: Stone vessels at HK29A - Keita Takenouchi The Potter's House at HK29: A comparitive reassessment - Grazia di Pietro Taking note at HK29 - Renee Friedman Bat-marks - Renee Friedman Seeing green at Hierakonpolis: Copper and copper-related industries at HK11C - Jeffrey Newman HK6: Life on the edge - Masahiro Baba and Renee Friedman A show of hands - Renee Friedman Of mends and marks: HK6 Mend-a-thon - Renee Friedman Ashmolean object in focus: The Scorpion Mace-head - Liam McNamara, Lisa Selz and Bernard Selz Inscriptions in a desert cleft - Vivian Davies Early visitors revisited - Renee Friedman and Thomas C. Heagy The case of the boats with bulls: From HK to El-Hosh - Fred Hardtke |
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Nekhen News, Winter 2021 vol 33 - Animals at Hierakonpolis special The World of Animals at Hierakonpolis, Animals in Rock Art at Hierakonpolis, 'Bowtied' Donkeys at Hierakonpolis - A Riddle Solved? Ashmolean Object in Focus: Pottery Lion, Only at Hierakonpolis: Animal Iconography at the Very Beginning of State Formation, Richard L. Jaeschke: In Memoriam. And much more! ContentsHierakonpolis in 2021 The world of animals at Hierakonpolis - Renee Friedman Animals for food, prestige and ritual: Evidence off the bone from Hierakonpolis - Wim Van Neer and Bea De Cupere Animals in rock art at Hierakonpolis - Fred Hardtke Animals in Predynastic material culture at Hierakonpolis - Xavier Droux 'Bowtied' donkeys at Hierakonpolis - a riddle solved? - Frank Förster The art of intrigue: The Hierakonpolis Painted Tomb - Renee Friedman and Xavier Droux Animals from the Hierakonpolis Main Deposit - Liam McNamara, Lisa Selz and Bernard Selz Ashmolean object in focus: Pottery lion - Liam McNamara, Lisa Selz and Bernard Selz Animals in the Dynastic tombs at Hierakonpolis - Renee Friedman and Vivian Davies Animals at HK64 - Renee Friedman Animals among the Nubian residents at Hierakonpolis - Renee Friedman Only at Hierakonpolis: Animal iconography at the very beginning of state formation - Stan Hendrickx and Frank Förster Richard L. Jaeschke: In memoriam |
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Nekhen News, Winter 2022 vol 34 - A New Look at Old Things Hierakonpolis in 2022: The Fort, Modern Laser Scanning Technology: Updating the Fort, 'Roulette Decorated' Pottery: An Overview, The Life History of Beads: The case of HK6 Tomb 11, Ashmolean Object in Focus: Limestone Striding Statue, New Views on Hierakonpolis at the Egyptian Museum Cairo. And much more! ContentsHierakonpolis in 2022: The Fort Taking a closer look - Renee Friedman Focus on the Fort - Renee Friedman Modern Laser scanner technology: Updating the Fort - Joel Paulson Richard Jaeschke: A conservator's life - Helena Jaeschke Richard at Dahshur: The HK connection - Masahiro Baba 'Roulette decorated' pottery at Hierakonpolis: An overview - Grazia Di Pietro New imports at HK6 - Ulrich Hartung The life history of beads: The case of HK6 Tomb 11 - Maryan Ragheb A gilded copper bead from HK6 Tomb 11 - Jeffrey Newman Examining F.W. Green's Painted Tomb facsimile using infrared reflectography - Alexandra Greathead Ashmolean object in focus: Limestone striding statue - Liam McNamara, Lisa Selz and Bernard Selz Georg Schweinfurth and the Kneeling Statue from Nekhen - Stan Hendrickx and Frank Förster New views on Hierakonpolis at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo - Hamada Abdallah and Rania Mostafa Eshaq (with Jane Smythe) Family connections: Horimose of Hierakonpolis at the end of the 20th Dynasty - Edwin Dalino |
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Nekhen News, Winter-Spring 2023/4 vol 35 - A View From the Corner Cutting Corners at The Fort; Take Tow: The Re-Scan of the Fort; Fast Beer, Long Days: Archaeobotany at Hierakonpolis 2023; Not the Daily Grind? Palettes at Hierakonpolis; In Memoriam: Stan Hendrickx 1954-2023. And many more items of interest! ContentsHierakonpolis 2023 A little longer than usual - Renee Friedman Cutting corners at the Fort - Renee Friedman The inside story: Working within the Fort 2023 - Renee Friedman Take two: The re-scan of the Fort - Joel Paulson Fast beer, long days: Archaeobotany at Hierakonpolis 2023 - Claire Malleson The people behind the beads of Hierakonpolis - Maryan Ragheb Not the daily grind? Palettes at Hierakonpolis - Renee Friedman and Xavier Droux A palette of a different type - Xavier Droux Curiosities in Calcite - Renee Friedman The Ponda web platform: Predynastic Egypt in the 21st century - Xavier Droux In memoriam: Stan Hendrickx 1954-2023 - Renee Friedman A new old tomb in the Burg el Hammam - Vivian Davies Housekeeping on the hill - Renee Friedman |