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Animals – 3: Cats

Animals – 3: Cats

August 12, 2024
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

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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Learning Arabic – 5

Learning Arabic – 5

May 30, 2023
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This is one of a series about Myrtle Broome’s experience of learning Arabic. This post is the first of two looking at…

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Myrtle and the “Boy King” Tutankhamun

Myrtle and the “Boy King” Tutankhamun

November 22, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome, Tutankhamun

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…

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Mental health – 1

Mental health – 1

November 1, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

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…

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