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Abstract
For the first time in nearly a century, the famous bracelets of Old Kingdom queen Hetepheres I (c. 2600 BC), mother of king Khufu, were scientifically analysed by an international team led by Macquarie University in Sydney, with surprising results. Reported in popular international magazine 'Ancient Egypt' in November-December 2023.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 42-47 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 24 |
| No. | 1 |
| Specialist publication | Ancient Egypt |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2023 |
Keywords
- Egypt
- Greece
- silver
- trade
- Byblos
- Old Kingdom
- Giza
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MQRC: Centre for Ancient Cultural Heritage and Environment (CACHE) - MQRC 2019
Power, R., Sowada, K., Ens, E., Keegan, P., Choat, M., Salvemini, F., Davis, G., Sheedy, K., Neil, B., Herberstein, M., Carthey, A., Evans, L., Pryke, L., Kotarba, A., Ralph, T., O'Gorman, E., Worthington, I., Alvarez-Mon, J., Ockinga, B., Keimer, K., Anagnostou, E., Beness, L., Yuen-Collingridge, R., Gore, D., Sowada, K., Chan, S., Binder, S., Woods, A., Hardtke, F., Di Biase-Dyson, C., Mourad-Cizek, A., Westaway, K., Handley, H., Haynes, P., Rampe, M., Lupack, S., Murray, T., Ross, S., Kosnik, M., Russell, S., Miller, F., McLean, J., Houston, D., Collinson, I., Suchet-Pearson, S. & Taylor, M.
1/01/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Press/Media
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Radio Interview: The silver bracelets of queen Hetepheres I
7/06/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Silver in ancient Egyptian bracelets provides earliest evidence for long-distance trade between Egypt and Greece
Karin Sowada, Damian Gore, Francis Albarède, Gillan Davis, Timothy D. Murphy & Michele Derrick
30/05/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Conference Keynote Address "Metallurgy and the silver (Ag) bracelets of queen Hetepheres I from early 4th Dynasty Giza"
Karin Sowada (Speaker)
25 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Metallurgy and the silver bracelets of queen Hetepheres from early 4th Dynasty Giza
Karin Sowada (Speaker), Gillan Davis (Speaker), Timothy D. Murphy (Speaker) & Damian Gore (Speaker)
30 Jun 2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Research output
- 2 Article
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Analyses of queen Hetepheres' bracelets from her celebrated tomb in Giza reveals new information on silver, metallurgy and trade in Old Kingdom Egypt, c. 2600 BC
Sowada, K., Newman, R., Albarède, F., Davis, G., Derrick, M., Murphy, T. D. & Gore, D., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 49, p. 1-9 9 p., 103978.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The origins of silver and the bracelets of Queen Hetepheres
Sowada, K., 2019, CACHE Matters E-Zine, 2019, p. 16 1 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Article