Author

Yasmin El Shazly

holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins University. Her thesis entitled Royal Ancestor Worship in Deir el-Medina during the New Kingdom is currently being prepared for publication. She has published several academic papers and has appeared in documentaries on National Geographic and the BBC. She is currently Head of International Relations at the Ministry of Antiquities and is former head of Documentation at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

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issue 7

Dung Beetles & Sandal Straps

Ancient Egyptian Amulets

With similarly unusual shapes and multifaceted meanings, the protective amulets worn by the ancient Egyptians are not so different from those seen across Egypt today.