Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at the parties Amice Calverley, Myrtle Broome and others gave for the local Egyptian and ex-patriate children at Christmas….
Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at some of the Christmas cards Myrtle Broome and Amice Calverley made and sent from Abydos to family and…
Author: Susan Biddle. To mark the anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter and his team, this post looks at…
Author: Susan Biddle. This post is the first of two looking at the impact that the intense work and isolated living conditions at Arabah el-Madfunah…
Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at Myrtle Broome’s dealings with the frontier police and with the higher ranks of the police force. Each season…
Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at Myrtle Broome’s dealings with the local police in Arabah el-Madfunah. Myrtle Broome and Amice Calverley had frequent contact…
Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at the different solutions the team at Abydos adopted for dealing with dental crises, and at some of the…
Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at some of the accidents, both minor and major, that happened to Myrtle Broome and her colleagues at Abydos….
Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at the car Myrtle Broome acquired with her earnings and the touring holidays she took with her parents in…
Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at some of the illnesses, both minor and more serious, that afflicted the Abydos team, and how these were…