Ana Tavares to give talk in UK

Ana Tavares, AERA co-field director, will be giving a talk titled “The architecture of social control: the Old Kingdom settlement at Heit el-Ghurab at Giza” that examines power relations through the architecture of the Heit el-Ghurab site. This talk will...

Ana Tavares to talk about AERA’s work

Ana Tavares, AERA co-field director, will be giving a talk titled “The architecture of social control: two case studies from Giza” that examines power relations through the architecture of the Heit el-Ghurab and the Khentkawes sites. The talk will be part...

Congratulations to the 2015 field school graduating class!

During the 2015 excavation season, we conducted a beginners field school teaching archaeological excavation and recording techniques to 12 Egyptian Inspectors of the Ministry of Antiquities and two American University in Cairo students. Graduation took place at the...

Dr. Claire Malleson to teach archaeobotany classes in Cairo

Dr. Claire Malleson, AERA archaeobotanist and Giza lab manager, will be teaching a series of four classes at the Egypt Exploration Society in Cairo in February. The study of plant remains from archaeological excavations provides a wealth of information about life in...

2015 Field School Applications Open to Inspectors of MA

Giza 2015 Beginners’ Field-School Saturday 31st January to Thursday 26th March, 2015 Ancient Egypt Research Associates (AERA) Applications are now open to inspectors of the Ministry of Antiquities (MA) for the Giza 2015 Beginners’ Field-School run by AERA....

Ana Tavares to lecture in the UK, Berlin

Ana Tavares, AERA’s joint field-director, will be giving three talks in November. All are open to the public. Living in a cultic landscape: the Khentkawes settlement at Giza November 14, 6:30pm Lecture Theatre G6, Institute of Archaeology, University College London,...