by aera | Mar 25, 2009 | 2009 Field Season
Afaf Wahba has worked for the Supreme Council of Antiquities for nine years. She began as a curator at the Coptic Museum in old Cairo and for the past two years, she’s been an inspector at the Central Department of Giza. This job does not usually entail field work,...
by aera | Mar 24, 2009 | 2009 Field Season
Just a quick note to say that although I should have left Egypt this morning at 2:00 a.m., I’ve decided to stay and finish out the season with the blog. Please stay tuned for more postings.
by aera | Mar 23, 2009 | 2009 Field Season
Anubis was the ancient Egyptian god of embalming. He is often pictured on tomb walls attending to the deceased during mummification. The inspiration for the god’s identity probably came from the wild dogs that roamed the ancient cemeteries. The AERA osteo team...
by aera | Mar 22, 2009 | 2009 Field Season
With her blond, surfer-girl looks and vernacular, it would be easy to mistake Jessica Kaiser for just another cute denizen of the California beach … until she starts talking osteo-archaeology. Osteo-archaeology is the archaeology of human and animal remains,...
by aera | Mar 21, 2009 | 2009 Field Season
“Quiet!” Shouldn’t I get a film credit now that I’ve schlepped camera equipment up and down the inside of the Great Pyramid? Mark Muheim is shooting a promotional video of AERA’s work. He’s been filming all over the project for a week. Today he shot Mark (AERA’s Mark)...
