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Only a few astrophysical points and synchronisms listed in texts provide anchor points for the absolute chronology of Ancient Egypt. At first we will show how we can re-calculate some of these anchor points by using Sothic dating based on the arcus visionis method, and modelling lunar dates using a Bayesian approach. Then, we will discuss two radiocarbon studies carried out on short-lived Egyptian materials held at the Louvre Museum that could be attributed to particular reigns or other precise periods. Using a Bayesian approach, these dates were combined with the known order of succession and the lengths of reigns. Sothic and lunar dates were integrated as priors in the model. This approach has led to a new proposal for the absolute chronology of Egypt's 18th Dynasty

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spent his career at the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale (IFAO). He was the head of the IFAO laboratory for the study and restoration of archaeological materials, and head of the radiocarbon laboratory.Michel graduated as a chemical engineer from the École nationale supérieure des industries chimiques (ENSIC) in 1979. At the same time, he began working in archaeology in Alsace, Yemen, and Syria, before completing his military service in the framework of the cooperation at the FrancoEgyptian center of Karnak temples. This opened the doors of Egypt to him, and he never closed them. As his principal interest remained archaeology, instead of pursuing the field of manufacturing, Michel chose to pursue understanding of ancient civilizations. He combined his passion for Egyptology with his education in chemistry. In 1992, Michel was hired at the IFAO as a research engineer and he set up the laboratory for the study and restoration of archaeological materials.