The 2015 Great Pyramid Survey

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...

Archaeological GIS at Giza

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...

Pyramids and Protein

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...

A Pyramid-builder’s House

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...