Egypt
Tell Edfu blog
- Update From The Epigraphic Survey
The Oriental Institute blog (Charles Jones) Report from Ray Johnson I am pleased to report that Luxor has been peaceful throughout the last few weeks, and the Chicago House team is busy and well. Our work at Medinet Habu, TT 107, and Luxor Temple has...
- The Tell Edfu Team Wrap Up For The Season
Tell Edfu blog As the days are getting colder (this morning it is 50 degrees Fahrenheit / 10 degrees Celsius here, the same temperature as in Chicago!) we are getting near the end of our 2011 season. Our last day on the tell will be on Thursday, December...
- Excavations At Tell Edfu
Tell Edfu blog For those who haven't been following the Tell Edfu blog, things are going very well. There are some great photographs of the excavations of the silo area, including one of an eighteenth century footprint, where work is coming to an...
- Adopt A Dig
The Oriental Institute blog The Oriental Institute website The Get Involved/How To Give section of the OI's main website offers an opportunity to contribute to Egyptology by donating to the excavations at Tell Edfu. An overview of the site and the...
- Daily Photo By Bob Partridge
I am alternating between Rick Menges and Bob Partridge on a weekly basis because their photographs are so very different and all so interesting! I have lots of both so I should be able to keep going for a long time. I've also found some more that...
Egypt
Tell Edfu blog - the 2011 season
Tell Edfu blog
Today excavations began and we were thrilled to have 59 local workmen join us for the clearing of the Old Kingdom area. Should we continue to get so many workers, we should be finished clearing this area by the Eid break in about 2 weeks. We are extremely excited to see some seal impressions already coming out of the ground.
Susan, Natasha, Janelle, and Dr. Moeller braved the temple pylon in search of the pottery boxes from previous seasons. Even though they had to dig for some time to find the exact boxes they were looking for, a tarp managed to keep most of the bat guano off of the boxes (a fact that greatly pleased the girls). Natasha and Janelle have a lot of work to do getting all of the pottery drawn over the next few weeks.
The Tell Efu Project has its own website. You can also read a short summary about the Oriental Institute's Tell Edfu project on their website, which also contains a link to the 2009-2010 report.
- Update From The Epigraphic Survey
The Oriental Institute blog (Charles Jones) Report from Ray Johnson I am pleased to report that Luxor has been peaceful throughout the last few weeks, and the Chicago House team is busy and well. Our work at Medinet Habu, TT 107, and Luxor Temple has...
- The Tell Edfu Team Wrap Up For The Season
Tell Edfu blog As the days are getting colder (this morning it is 50 degrees Fahrenheit / 10 degrees Celsius here, the same temperature as in Chicago!) we are getting near the end of our 2011 season. Our last day on the tell will be on Thursday, December...
- Excavations At Tell Edfu
Tell Edfu blog For those who haven't been following the Tell Edfu blog, things are going very well. There are some great photographs of the excavations of the silo area, including one of an eighteenth century footprint, where work is coming to an...
- Adopt A Dig
The Oriental Institute blog The Oriental Institute website The Get Involved/How To Give section of the OI's main website offers an opportunity to contribute to Egyptology by donating to the excavations at Tell Edfu. An overview of the site and the...
- Daily Photo By Bob Partridge
I am alternating between Rick Menges and Bob Partridge on a weekly basis because their photographs are so very different and all so interesting! I have lots of both so I should be able to keep going for a long time. I've also found some more that...