Pyramid Quest: Secrets of the Great Pyramid and the Dawn of Civilization by Dr. Robert M. Schoch was released last week.   You can find a two part review of it by Dr. Colette M. Dowell here and here.

Buy it from Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com, or Amazon.ca.

Quite an amusing article worthy of a read.

I don't care what some people are saying; I just can't see how that scanner-image bust of King Tutankhamen looks like Barbra Streisand?   Well, have you seen the original bust of King Tut that was found in his tomb?   It looks more like Yul Brynner after he hired Tammy Faye Baker as his make-up artist.   The point is who really knows what King Tut looked like under all that paint?

It's common knowledge that space aliens helped to build the pyramids.   Hey, we're Americans; if we couldn't build them without heavy machinery neither could the Ancient Egyptians, right? ...

Just don't go to Egypt for a face lift, OK?, Hanford Sentinel, California, USA, July 03, 2005.

An exhibition on the Ancient Library of Egypt together with its modern equivalent has opened at the City Art Centre.

The exhibition, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, runs until September 11 and looks at the ancient library at Alexandria, which housed an acclaimed collection of several hundred thousand scrolls.

It also features details of Egypt's new Bibliotheca Alexandrina library, which is dedicated to recapturing the original building's spirit.

Exhibition on Egypt's libraries booked for city, Edinburgh Evening News, UK, July 02, 2005.

McMillan Group, an award- winning environmental design and project management firm, working closely with National Geographic, AEG Exhibitions, Arts and Exhibitions International and the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, has woven a finely-tuned story for the new Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibition — a powerful and provocative presentation that brings to life the story of King Tut and his predecessors with visual energy that captures and interprets the life and times of Egypt's most celebrated king.

"Creating exhibits today is like writing a symphony — the design must entice visitors with visual cues to carry the theme and content," said Charlie McMillan, president of McMillan Group.   "When there is a harmony and resonance between the objects and the environment, it stimulates a heightened experience."

In the case of Tutankhamun, the exhibition's inventive design, contextual organization and relative didactic information provides a journey through 11 galleries, each with its own unique atmosphere.   Through design and a thoughtful display of artifacts, viewers become immersed in the world of King Tut...

Designers Create An Intimate Showcase For The Treasures Of King Tut, EWorldWire News, USA, July 05, 2005.

I spotted this short article about the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford winning an award.   This reminded me that they have some Egyptian items.   After a quick look on their website (Pitt Rivers Museum) I discovered that they have the collection catalogue online and searching on Egypt returned six-and-a-half-thousand items!

So next time you are in Oxford — probably visiting The Ashmolean — give this one a visit also.

Oxford museums win children's vote, Guardian, UK, July 06, 2005.