Although it is not in the time period that I typically write about (the First Dynasty), this past week brought some exciting news about Ancient

I’m excited to report that The First Pharaoh: Special Edition is now available in paperback. This newly revised edition of the saga of the heroic man

It’s always amazing to me how much we have yet to discover about the wonders of ancient Egypt. But this past week revealed something truly

Death and Taxes. The ancient Egyptians excelled at administering both. A recent translation of a lengthy papyrus scroll from 1,450 B.C. proves the point, at

Exciting news just came out of academic publications this past week, ones that impact all fans and aficionados of First Dynasty era Egypt. Two mummies,

AJ Chaudhury just posted his interview with me. I’m honored to be part of his youthful blogosphere, and hope that the tie-in brings some of that

It is now time for Passover, one of the two most significant holy days of the Jewish calendar. During the first two nights of Passover,

In all three novels of my First Dynasty Series, I show how ancient Egyptians used various herbals for prevention of illness or to treat various

The announcement came this afternoon and put a huge damper on my day. Kent Haruf, one of my favorite authors, is dead at the age

If you are interested in Ancient Egypt, you may want to check out the July/August, 2014 issue of Archaeology Magazine. “Egypt’s Forgotten Dynasty,” written by Mary

One of my favorite finds reported this year stems from a dig by Japanese archaeologists working near present-day Luxor. It turns out the elaborate tomb was

As if 2014 isn’t already one of the most remarkable in archaeological history, with its incredible finds about Ancient Egypt, we now hear news from National

The incredible research findings about Ancient Egypt just keep coming. This week I saw a report by French chemists at the Université Pierre et Marie

Like I said in my last post, 2014 is already one exciting year for aficionados of Ancient Egypt. The Petrie Museum of University College in London

Well, 2014 started out with a bang as far as Egyptian archaeology goes. Recent finds by that rare breed of Homo sapiens known as Egyptologists