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Christmas visitors

Christmas visitors

January 16, 2025
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

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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Animals – 4: Snakes

Animals – 4: Snakes

September 16, 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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Children’s Christmas parties

Children’s Christmas parties

January 3, 2023
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

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….

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