by aera | Feb 21, 2011 | 2011 Field Season, Blog
Posted by Richard Redding I am an archaeozoologist, which means I identify and analyze all the fragments of animal bone that come form archaeological sites. I use the information I gather from the fragmented animal bones to examine the diet of the inhabitants and to...
by aera | Feb 17, 2011 | 2011 Field Season, Blog
Posted by Dan Jones We re-started our excavation on the enigmatic structure that is situated at the eastern limit of the L-shaped Khentkawes mortuary complex. The 2008 and 2009 seasons revealed a wealth of information on this structure, aptly named the Lower Buried...
by aera | Feb 16, 2011 | 2011 Field Season, Blog
Posted by Mary Anne Murray A bucket of water and a bag of dirt…an inauspicious start to a journey of discovery. This journey is an ancient botanical one and the beauty of the thing is that plants float – the key to their recovery. Indeed, the process is known as...
by aera | Feb 13, 2011 | 2011 Field Season, Blog
Every other Sunday our entire team tours the site, this includes the archaeoscience people working in the Laboratory and the Villa staff (the GIS, archive and photographic teams). The excavator of each unit gives a brief overview of what he or she thinks is going on...
by aera | Feb 12, 2011 | 2011 Field Season, Blog
Posted by Richard Redding We returned to the pyramids on Monday, 7 February, for a full morning of work. Three packed vehicles drove off from the Villa at 7am. We passed through the military checkpoint and headed up the to the plateau. It was eerily quiet, primarily...
by aera | Feb 10, 2011 | 2011 Field Season, Blog
Posted by Amelia Fairman This is the second week into our attempt at examining the Menkaure Valley Temple, last seen with archaeological eyes by George Reisner, one hundred and one years ago. Excavation goals aside, re-visiting a site for which there are countless...
