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Author: Susan Biddle. During their eight years working at the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Myrtle Broome and Amice Calverley welcomed many Egyptian, European,…
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Author: Susan Biddle. Myrtle Broome’s love of animals shines through many of her letters, but she was also well aware of the dangers which animals…
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Author: Susan Biddle. This post is one of a series looking at the animals that Myrtle Broome encountered during her eight seasons working in Egypt…
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Author: Susan Biddle. This post is one of a series looking at the animals that Myrtle Broome encountered during her eight seasons working in Egypt…
![Animals – 2: Camp dogs – 2](https://blog.griffith.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Wip-wat-with-mother-cropped-470x140.jpg)
Author: Susan Biddle. Myrtle Broome’s love of animals shines through many of her letters. This post is one of a series looking at the animals…
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Author: Susan Biddle. Myrtle Broome’s interest in animals, and love of dogs in particular, is clear in many of her letters. This post is one…
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Author: Susan Biddle. This post is the last in a series looking at clothing. This one focuses on Myrtle’s sewing, initially mostly for mending, but…
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Author: Susan Biddle. This post is the fourth in a series looking at clothing. This instalment focuses on the clothes worn by Myrtle Broome and…
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Author: Susan Biddle. This post is the third in a series looking at clothing. This instalment focuses on the clothes worn by the servants who…