Egypt
- Jhu 2008 Season At Luxor Now Online
The JHU Gazette Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her team are again sharing their work with the world through an online diary: a digital window into the day-to-day life on an archaeological expedition. This month, visitors to Hopkins in Egypt Today at www.jhu.edu/egypttoday...
- Karnak Excavation Returns To Web For Second Time In 2007
http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2007/29may07/29briefs.html "For the second time this year, Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her crew will be sharing their work with the world via their popular online diary, a digital window into day-to-day life on an archaeological...
- Tiy Statue And Hathor Pillar Captial
http://www.jhu.edu/neareast/egypttoday.html There have been lots more bulletins about Queen Tiy scattered around the Web, but none of them contain any new information. I will post anything new when it turns up, but won't be adding anything that duplicates...
- Temple Of Mut Dig Diary
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/517129/"Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her crew are once again sharing their work with the world through an online diary, a digital window into day-to-day life on an archaeological dig. Starting Thursday, Jan. 5, visitors...
- Egyptian Excavation Returns To The Web
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/509197/ "Newswise — The world is invited to watch Johns Hopkins University archaeologists uncover clues to ancient Egyptian life by visiting “Hopkins in Egypt Today,” a Web site chronicling the university’s...
Egypt
Hopkins in Egypt Today (dig diary)
http://www.jhu.edu/neareast/egypttoday.html
The Johns Hopkins team is back in Luxor, and their dig diary has been up and running against since June 7th 2007 at the above address. Each day's update consists mainly of a photo gallery with informative captions emphasising the value of careful survey, excavation and post-excavation work. Here's an extract from June 9th: "The removal of an artifact from the ground is only the beginning. Some of the most important work archaeologists do involves recording as much information about the objects as possible, which includes accurate drawings. Here we see Kelly using a pair of calipers to measure the thickness of an artifact. She then transfers the data to a piece of graph paper in order to make her drawing as accurate a representation of the artifact as possible."
You can also see a slide show narrated by Betsy Bryan about the discovery of the Queen of Amenhotep III statue at:
http://www.jhu.edu/news_info/realmedia/egypt_2007.wmv
There are some terrific photographs, and the sense of real excitement and revelation are great to hear.
Requires Windows Media Player.
The Johns Hopkins team is back in Luxor, and their dig diary has been up and running against since June 7th 2007 at the above address. Each day's update consists mainly of a photo gallery with informative captions emphasising the value of careful survey, excavation and post-excavation work. Here's an extract from June 9th: "The removal of an artifact from the ground is only the beginning. Some of the most important work archaeologists do involves recording as much information about the objects as possible, which includes accurate drawings. Here we see Kelly using a pair of calipers to measure the thickness of an artifact. She then transfers the data to a piece of graph paper in order to make her drawing as accurate a representation of the artifact as possible."
You can also see a slide show narrated by Betsy Bryan about the discovery of the Queen of Amenhotep III statue at:
http://www.jhu.edu/news_info/realmedia/egypt_2007.wmv
There are some terrific photographs, and the sense of real excitement and revelation are great to hear.
Requires Windows Media Player.
- Jhu 2008 Season At Luxor Now Online
The JHU Gazette Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her team are again sharing their work with the world through an online diary: a digital window into the day-to-day life on an archaeological expedition. This month, visitors to Hopkins in Egypt Today at www.jhu.edu/egypttoday...
- Karnak Excavation Returns To Web For Second Time In 2007
http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2007/29may07/29briefs.html "For the second time this year, Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her crew will be sharing their work with the world via their popular online diary, a digital window into day-to-day life on an archaeological...
- Tiy Statue And Hathor Pillar Captial
http://www.jhu.edu/neareast/egypttoday.html There have been lots more bulletins about Queen Tiy scattered around the Web, but none of them contain any new information. I will post anything new when it turns up, but won't be adding anything that duplicates...
- Temple Of Mut Dig Diary
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/517129/"Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her crew are once again sharing their work with the world through an online diary, a digital window into day-to-day life on an archaeological dig. Starting Thursday, Jan. 5, visitors...
- Egyptian Excavation Returns To The Web
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/509197/ "Newswise — The world is invited to watch Johns Hopkins University archaeologists uncover clues to ancient Egyptian life by visiting “Hopkins in Egypt Today,” a Web site chronicling the university’s...