by aera | Jun 6, 2017 | 2017 Field Season, Articles, Blog, News
The 2017 Giza season consisted of an intense six weeks of study and ‘stock-taking’ in our Giza Lab. The ceramics team (Mahmoud el-Shafei and Aisha Mohammed) studied materials from relatively recent excavations – the 2012 work in Khentakawes East...
by aera | May 11, 2015 | Articles
In 2015, AERA and the Glen Dash Foundation for Archaeological Research, with the support and permission of the Egyptian Ministry for Antiquities, undertook the most comprehensive survey of the base of the Great Pyramid to date. This new data will hopefully resolve...
by aera | Oct 7, 2013 | Archive, Articles
2013 Special Presentation: MOS/AIA Massachusetts Archaeology Day October 19th At the Boston Museum of Science (http://www.mos.org/) Presented by George L. Mutter and Bernard P. Fishman of Photoarchive3D (www.Photoarchive3D.org) Sponsored by AERA, Inc....
by aera | Sep 16, 2006 | Articles, News
By Farrah L. Brown (GIS Specialist) and Brian V. Hunt The size of AERA’s excavation at Giza’s ancient Egyptian settlement and the enormous quantity of data that it has produced could easily overwhelm. That’s why we’re employing an exciting tool—a Geographic...
by aera | Sep 16, 2006 | Articles, News
By Dr. Richard Redding (Archaeozoologist, University of Michigan) and Brian V. Hunt Egyptians of the 4th Dynasty (2575-2465 BC) witnessed the construction of some of the world’s most enduring symbols: the pyramids, the temples, and the Sphinx of Giza. Tens of...
by aera | Sep 16, 2006 | Articles, News
By Edward Johnson (Archaeological Conservator), Günter Heindl (Architect/archaeologist), Ashraf Abdel Aziz (Archaeologist), and Brian V. Hunt Trying to visualize living space from an architectural plan can be challenging. Walking around in a 3-dimensional space...
