by aera | Mar 7, 2015 | 2015 Field Season, Blog
by Mohammed Abdel Maksoud (Student, Inspector of the Ministry of Antiquities) Two weeks ago there was a big storm on the site which made us leave the site early at 10:30 a.m. The first thing which happened was a light wind, and we continued our work. Step by step the...
by aera | Mar 2, 2015 | 2015 Field Season, Blog
By Samar Mahmoud (Field School Student, Inspector of the Ministry of Antiquities) Firstly, let me seize the opportunity to express my feeling about joining such a great field school with the well-organized team held by AERA. I am a member of the Field School Group 2...
by aera | Feb 26, 2015 | 2015 Field Season, Blog
by Claire Malleson (Director of Archaeological Science, Lab Manager and archeo-botanist) Once again, we are back working in the AERA lab workroom on the Giza plateau. Every year a team of specialists gathers to study, record, draw, photograph and analyze all the...
by aera | Feb 22, 2015 | 2015 Field Season, Blog
…dumpy level, total station, single context record, temporary benchmark… by Rahel Glanzmann (AFT /AUC trainee) A few weeks ago, these words had no practical meaning for me. I have a deep passion for the Ancient Egyptian culture and I try to absorb anything...
by aera | Feb 16, 2015 | 2015 Field Season, Blog
by Freya Sadarangani (AERA Post-Excavation Manager) It’s great to be back excavating at HeG, and great to be back teaching at the AERA fieldschool. Teaching in this fieldschool is a pretty special experience for me – the students are always so incredibly keen and...
by aera | Feb 8, 2015 | 2015 Field Season, Blog
by Kirk Roberts (archaeologist) It’s the first week on site, and the AERA team is excited to be back at Standing Wall Island (SWI). This year, a team of Egyptian students will be working in the Eastern part of this intriguing area, and trying to understand how...
