Links to articles and videos about Mark Lehner and AERA
Old Kingdom Technology with Dr. Martin Odler
The History of Egypt Podcast, June 2024
Martin Odler specialises in ancient Egyptian technology. Specifically, the manufacture and use of metal in tools and industry. In this interview, Dr. Odler shares some of his research insights on the production and use of copper, at sites like the Giza pyramids during the Old Kingdom.
Khufu’s/Cheops Palace
National Geographic – Lost Treasures of Egypt documentary, May 2024
In the shadow of the Great Pyramid a team of archaeologists led by Dr. Mark Lehner unearth one of most important royal palaces in ancient Egypt.
Uncovering Egypt’s Past: ND Native, Renowned Egyptologist Continues quest
Minot Daily News, May 2024
Uncovering Egypt’s Past: ND Native, Egyptologist’s Team Finds Storehouse of Pharaoh
Minot Daily News, May 11, 2024.
How Many Ancient Egyptian Pyramids are There?
Live Science, February 2024
How many ancient Egyptian pyramids are still standing, especially if you count smaller, private pyramids?
Kemet, the Black Land: Agriculture in Ancient Egypt with Professor Claire Malleson
Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney Podcast, February 2024
AERA archaeobotanist and Assistant Professor of Archaeology Claire Malleson (American University in Beirut) discusses agriculture in ancient Egypt. What can archaeologists learn about the way ancient Egyptians lived from botanical remains? What are the traditional narratives about agriculture in ancient Egypt and how is our understanding of it changing?
Who built the Sphinx? Who broke its nose? 4,500 years later, a fresh look
National Geographic, July 2023
The popularity of Egypt’s iconic ancient wonder has shifted with the sands over the centuries. Here’s what we know about it, from years of archaeological detective work.
A Tour Around the Great Pyramid Temple
Scribe Magazine, 2023
Zahi Hawass, Mark Lehner, and Daniel Jones take us on a tour around the Great Pyramid’s Temple.
Journeys of the Pyramid Builders
Archaeology Magazine, July/August 2022
The cover story of Archaeology magazine is about Pierre Tallet’s work at Wadi al-Jarf, AERA’s work on the Giza Plateau, and how these two sites together help to tell the story of how Khufu’s pyramid was built.
A Refreshing Look at Egypt’s Ancient Pyramids
New York Times, July 2022
Photographer Tanveer Badal came to visit our site last year as we started our excavations at the Lost City of the Pyramids.
The Red Sea Scrolls: How ancient papyri reveal the secrets of the pyramids
York Festival of Ideas, June 2022
Pierre Tallet and Mark Lehner gave a talk at the York Festival of Ideas about their new book The Red Sea Scrolls: How Ancient Papyri Reveal the Secrets of the Pyramids. Watch their presentation on YouTube.
Great Pyramid Temple Conservation Project
American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), 2020
Feeding the Forces: Providing for the Pyramid Builders
Rawi Magazine, 2019
Claire Malleson, AERA’s Director of Archaeological Science, discusses what was on the menu for the builders of the pyramids and who was responsible for providing the supplies. You can also watch Dr. Malleson discuss this article with The National on YouTube.
Mark Lehner interviewed on Good Talk Minot
Good Talk Minot, 2019
Decoding the Great Pyramid
NOVA, 2019 video available online for PBS members or for purchase
Two 4,500-Year-Old Homes Found Near Giza Pyramids
Live Science, 2018
The Long-Hidden ARCE Sphinx Mapping Project Is Unveiled
American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), 2018
Sphinx Mapping Digital Database: Unlocking the archive of the Great Sphinx
American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), 2018
Giza Pyramids: Stairways to Heaven
Discover Magazine, 2018
How the Pyramids built Egypt, Taking a New Look at Life and Death in Giza
Current World Archaeology, 2018 (Full article available in the print edition with a brief summary provided on the CWA website.)
Unlocking the ‘Lost City of the Pyramids,’ and other Giza mysteries
CNN, 2017
Did the Egyptians create a canal and a port to bring stone to the Great Pyramid?
Boston Globe, 2017
The World’s Oldest Papyrus and What It Can Tell Us About the Great Pyramids
Smithsonian, 2015
How Egypt’s Great Pyramid Changed Civilization
Scientific American, 2015 (Scientific American subscription required to read full article)
People Ate Pork in the Middle East Until 1,000 B.C.—What Changed?
Smithsonian, 2015
New Research Reveals Why Pig-Use in Middle East Declined
New Historian, 2015
Raising the Obelisk (Mysteries of the Nile)
NOVA, 1999
This Old Pyramid: The great pyramids of Egypt, just how were they built?
NOVA, 1997 (video transcript)
Pyramids: The Inside Story
NOVA, 1997
Dating the Pyramids: Radiocarbon dating the pyramids.
Archaeology, September-October 1995