The American experience in Egypt: a retrospective chronicles two centuries of exploration

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An exhibition entitled 'The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt' documents American involvement in the study of ancient Egypt from the late eighteenth century to the present. The exhibition includes over 250 Egyptian objects ranging from the Predynastic period in 4000 BC to the close of the Roman period in AD 395. Prominent American researchers include George Andrew Reisner, Herbert Eustis Winlock, and James Henry Breasted. The exhibition opens at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and will travel to the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Indianapolis Museum of Art during 1996.

Cover Story, Antiquities, Americans abroad, Americans in Egypt

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Last of the "foreign devils." (Sir Aurel Stein's failed fourth journey to China)

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Sir Aurel Stein is infamous for his three expeditions to China, but his fourth journey was a failure that he never talked about. The story of the failed expedition is contested by different institutions, sponsors, and museums. The findings reveal how nationalism changed archaeological discoveries. Stein went on to explore other parts of Asia and Middle East, but he died after a stroke in 1943 at the age of 82 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

China, Discovery and exploration, Stein, Aurel, Sir

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Napoleon in Egypt: the general's search for glory led to the birth of Egyptology

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Modern Egyptology is a by-product of Napoleon Bonaparte's French expedition to Egypt in 1799. Napoleon hoped to add Egypt to his conquests but was later forced to withdraw. French savants accompanied Napoleon to Egypt and undertook a thorough study of the country's antiquities and monuments. A key discovery was the Rosetta Stone, which led to the deciphering of hieroglyphics.

Behavior, French (European people), Egyptology, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, Egyptian history, French in foreign countries

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