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...
by aera | Feb 5, 2015 | 2015 Field Season, Blog
By Virág Pabeschitz (Hungarian archaeologist) Working in Egypt a stone’s throw from the pyramids? This is a real archaeologist heaven! My first impression is that the AERA team has done a very professional and important job. This excavation associated with the...
by aera | Jan 30, 2015 | 2015 Field Season, Blog
A Season of Migration to the South By Ana Tavares (joint Field-Director) Gradually the team assembles at Giza for the 2015 excavation season. For most of us, this involves travelling south – away from cold weather, storms and snow. It is wonderful to be back in...
by aera | Jan 23, 2015 | Archive
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...
by aera | Dec 30, 2014 | Archive
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....
by aera | Dec 15, 2014 | News
Wishing you Happy Holidays and a prosperous and peaceful New Year from the whole AERA team From exploring Egypt’s ancient cities to training the next generation of Egyptian archaeologists, AERA’s work is made possible thanks to the support of our...
by aera | Nov 7, 2014 | Featured Content, News
The animation below shows the first photograph taken from the summit of the Great Pyramid, a stereoview photo taken by E.L. Wilson in 1882. This photo also provides the first photographic record of the site where the Lost City of the Pyramids settlement (Heit...
by aera | Nov 6, 2014 | Archive
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,...