Mennat-Allah El Dorry holds a PhD in archaeobotany from the University of Münster and an MA in Egyptian archaeology from the American University in Cairo. She is currently the head of the Minister’s Scientific Office at the Ministry of Antiquities in Egypt. Her interests span from social organisation in the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods, to food and agricultural traditions in monastic settlements and Pharaonic elements in Egyptian cinema.
by Mennat-Allah El Dorry We all know that Herodotus said that “Egypt is the gift of the Nile,” but not all of us understand the extent of truth in this quote. Without the Nile, ancient Eg...
by Mennat-Allah El Dorry Ancient Egyptian history was divide into dynasties in the early third century AD by an Egyptian priest called Manetho, who was commissioned to do so by the king Ptolemy. The...
by Mennat-Allah El Dorry The world has always been spellbound by Egypt. This fascination, present since the times of the Greeks and Romans, has been called “Egyptomania”. The earliest tan...
by Mennat-Allah El Dorry Wine has always been a glorified product in the ancient, as well as the modern, worlds. It was considered a food due to its nutritious content , and was used in medicine. Mix...
The Golden Fly of Valour by Mennat-Allah El Dorry Ancient Egypt is the home to many handcrafts. The Ancient Egyptians excelled in metalwork, stonemasonry, sculpture, and jewellery making. Je...
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