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Hieroglyphs on your iPhone: Aaou Dictionary Application

Aaou Hieroglyph DictionaryJean-François Dumon and Alamanga have developed 'Aaou', an application for iPhone and iPodTouch which allows a quick translation of hieroglyphs. The iPhone app over 10,000 words or symbols to - depending on your iPhone settings - French or English. the translation in French / English of more than 10200 words and symbols and offers the possiblity of transliteration. 'Aaou' also allows you access through an index, to the uni/bi/triliterals as well as to an aide memory on the common hieroglyphs. The Aaou Hieroglyph Dictionary is priced at 4.99 euro and - of course - available via the iTunes app store.

Top 5: The Best Archaeology Dictionaries

There's an archaeology dictionary to suit everyone among this lot. Whether you need a reference tool for your field bag or a tome for your study, you'll find it below.

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology by Timothy Darvill
(2008) Oxford University Press
544 pages; £10.99 paperback

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It's hard to argue with Oxford that this is the "most wide-ranging, comprehensive, and up-to-date dictionary of archaeology available".
About The AuthorLynette Eyb
Lynette Eyb is the books editor of Heritage-Key.com. She trained in Australia as a journalist before moving to London, where she wrote for and edited various magazines. She has travelled extensively, exploring the ancient wonders of China, Turkey, Greece, Egypt, the UK and Ireland along the way. Lyn lives in Bordeaux with her partner and their young daughter.
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