Egypt
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- Online: Aera Open Access Publications
Ancient World Online (Charles Jones) A useful summary of all the freely available resources on the AERA website, Egypt Research Associates explores Egypt’s archaeological record seeking the origins of civilization. Our mission is to contribute insight...
- Who Built The Pyramids?
Em Hotep I missed this back in February but better late than never! First of a three part look at the question of who built the pyramids (next two parts yet to be posted). With photographs. Here's the introduction: In the first part of January the...
- Waging Peace
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (Nina Hamedani) This article appeared on Google Reader this morning, even though it refers to something that took place in October 2008. Still, better late than never: AT AN OCT. 6 presentation at the Woodrow Wilson...
- New Website Re Giza Plateau Mapping Project
http://www.aeraweb.org/ The above is a new website, which is the official Web site of the Ancient Egypt Research Associates (AERA), specifically Dr. Mark Lehner and the Giza Plateau Mapping Project. It is a good looking site, with some nice features,...
- Pyramid Workers's Village - Continued
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/690/he2.htm Zahi Hawass's regular article in Al Ahram Weekly continues his description of different aspects of the Pyramid Workers's village at Giza. This week he looks at the number of people employed, how they...
Egypt
Feature: The pyramid workers' village
AERA
Also on You Tube and Heritage Key
Interview with Mark Lehner about the excavation and analysis of the Giza pyramid workers' village. It provides an excellent insight into, in particular, the food consumed by the workers, who really seem to have had a healthy and surprisingly beef-filled diet.
The 2009 AERA Annual Report is now available for download as a PDF (5.51MB).
The 2009 AERA Annual Report is now available for download as a PDF (5.51MB).
- Online: Aera Open Access Publications
Ancient World Online (Charles Jones) A useful summary of all the freely available resources on the AERA website, Egypt Research Associates explores Egypt’s archaeological record seeking the origins of civilization. Our mission is to contribute insight...
- Who Built The Pyramids?
Em Hotep I missed this back in February but better late than never! First of a three part look at the question of who built the pyramids (next two parts yet to be posted). With photographs. Here's the introduction: In the first part of January the...
- Waging Peace
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (Nina Hamedani) This article appeared on Google Reader this morning, even though it refers to something that took place in October 2008. Still, better late than never: AT AN OCT. 6 presentation at the Woodrow Wilson...
- New Website Re Giza Plateau Mapping Project
http://www.aeraweb.org/ The above is a new website, which is the official Web site of the Ancient Egypt Research Associates (AERA), specifically Dr. Mark Lehner and the Giza Plateau Mapping Project. It is a good looking site, with some nice features,...
- Pyramid Workers's Village - Continued
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/690/he2.htm Zahi Hawass's regular article in Al Ahram Weekly continues his description of different aspects of the Pyramid Workers's village at Giza. This week he looks at the number of people employed, how they...