2026 Abusir Archaeological Field School

2026 Abusir Archaeological Field School Thanks to your support, AERA’s 2026 Archaeological Field School at the Lost City of the Pyramids was a great success! The 24 new graduates, all archaeologists serving as Inspectors for Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism Antiquities...

Sealings and Scribes

Sealings and Scribes Project Sealings and Scribes is a collaborative project between AERA and Yale University that studies and publishes thousands of clay seal impressions bearing inscriptions left by people involved in the management and administration of the Heit...

Honoring Dr. Richard Redding

The entire AERA team mourns the loss of Dr. Richard Redding – our friend, mentor, and colleague – who passed away on May 22, 2023. We extend our deepest condolences to Richard’s loved ones and to everyone whose life he touched. Richard started working with us at the...

Khufu’s 30-Year Jubilee: Newly Discovered Pieces of a Puzzle

Sometime after Lauer mapped the temple, but certainly before the modern asphalt road was laid down, the basalt pavement of the open court underwent “restoration” with displaced stones from the pavement and gray cement. This restoration comprises some 40%...