The new issue of Ancient Egypt Magazine is out now.   A brief summary of its content follows.

• Film Review: "Alexander"
  Mark Walker reviews the recent major film on Alexander the Great.
• Letters from the Desert
  Jan Picton reviews Margaret Drower's new book on the correspondence of Flinders and Hilda Petrie.
• The Riddle of the Pyramids
  New research on the Great Pyramid and other developments at Giza are revealed by Dr Zahi Hawass.
• The Luxor Museum gets bigger and better!
  AE visits the major extension to the already excellent Luxor Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art.
• Dogs in ancient Egypt
  Working dogs, pampered dogs, divine beings?   Malcolm Hobson investigates.
• The Egyptian Exploration Society in Nubia
  Christopher Naunton delves into the EES archives of the 1900s and 1960s to find out about the lighter side of excavating in Nubia.
• The Dubrovnik Mummy
  Mary and Alan Carter discover an unusual mummy on their holiday.
• Inspired by Egypt: Wafi City, Dubai
  Cathie and Tony Bryan visit a new and remarkable shopping complex in Wafi city in Dubai, which features Egyptian-influenced architecture and designs.
• The Friends of the Petrie Museum
  The latest news from the Petrie.
  The Friends of the Petrie Museum can be found on the internet here.

Ancient Egypt Magazine, Volume 5 No. 5, Issue 29, April/May 2005.