by aera | Jun 5, 2014 | 2014 Field Season, Blog
*This is the fourth installment of a series by AERA Sealings Team Member and Managing Editor Ali Witsell. Read part one, part two, part three and John Nolan’s introductory sealings blog from the beginning of the season, for a refresher course on sealing terminology....
by aera | Jun 1, 2014 | 2014 Field Season, Blog
*This is the second installment of a series by AERA Sealings Team Member and Managing Editor Ali Witsell. Read part one here and read John Nolan’s introductory sealings blog from the beginning of the season, for a refresher course on sealing terminology. Early on, our...
by aera | Mar 25, 2014 | 2014 Field Season, Blog
By Hanan Mahmoud (MSA archaeologist) Joining the AERA team at the beginning of March 2014 was one of my dreams. Finally, I could work in the Silo Building Complex (SBC)! I remember in 2011, after the revolution, my colleague Rabee Eissa and I worked in the Menkaure...
by aera | Jul 7, 2011 | 2011 Field Season, Blog
Posted by Mary Anne Murray Well, that was a long and interesting Giza Lab season! The Giza Field Lab was open from January 8th and closed its doors on May 31st. There were scheduled to be 36 specialists working in the Lab on the material culture and environmental...
by aera | May 18, 2011 | 2011 Field Season, Blog
Posted by Steve LaPidus I have spent the last six weeks as a volunteer on the AERA Giza Plateau Project with some of the most interesting and knowledgeable people I have ever met. I went on a site tour set up for the team early on in the schedule. We had a chance to...