Egypt
Greek and Roman Studies blog (Aislinn Lowry)
- Online: Treasures Of Dakhleh Oasis
Leiden University Open Access An exhibition on the occasion of the Fifth International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project Informative 40-page PDF with some lovely photographs. Foreword Dakhleh, the “inner” of the oases...
- Stories From Dakhleh Oasis
Greek and Roman Studies (Aislin Lowry) Aislin Lowry is back at Dakhleh with some great tales from the archaeological team there. Another week, another set of adventures for me here in the Oasis. Daily life remains very much the same as we go about...
- Blogs To Watch
I don't report on these on a daily basis, although I have them all saved to Google Reader for my own entertainment. If there are any news items that I think may be of interest then I report them, but the daily updates are interesting in their own...
- Dakhleh Oasis Project - Dr. Peter Sheldrick
The Chatham Daily News (Bob Boughner) A semi-retired Chatham physician, who is helping unearth Egypt's past, is featured in a television documentary airing tonight. . . . The Chatham native is scheduled to return to Egypt later this week to resume...
- Daily Photo: Gebel El-muzawaka
The 1st/2nd Century A.D. necropolis of Gebel el-Muzawaka (or Garet el-Mussawaga, the Hill of Paintings), in Dakhleh Oasis, near ancient Amheida, is visually impressive as you drive up to it, and is quite an experience when you get there - not least because...
Egypt
The Real World Dakhleh: Daily Life in the Dighouse
Greek and Roman Studies blog (Aislinn Lowry)
A very entertaining (and unflinching) account of what it's like to live in a dighouse in Dakhleh oasis in the Western Desert. Aislinn starts off with an account of meals (extract below) but if you have a weak stomach on the subject of primitive toilet facilities then you may want to skip that paragraph that follows it! Anyone who has spent any time in the desert will know the truth of some of the absolute basics mentioned by Aislinn in this post. Good photos too. Great fun.
The dighouse sits a few miles outside of the capital of the Oasis, Mut, and lies atop a small hill that we share with the dighouse for the Dakhleh Oasis Project proper. Daily life at the house begins at 8:00AM with breakfast (my favorite meal of the day!). Lunch is always enthusiastically received at 1PM and dinner at 7PM. Basically our eager stomachs drive our desires and occupies our thoughts as nearly all the students count the minutes until the next mealtime; a habit we have grown comfortably accustomed to due to our outstanding kitchen and our love of food ;). Tea is served midmorning and mid-afternoon to break up the extended periods of library and work time (and give our stomachs yet another event to look forward to!) and is graciously received. It would be a safe estimate to say that in the past month I have consumed more tea than I did the entirety of last semester and I have grown very fond (dare I day dependent?) on its daily presence.
- Online: Treasures Of Dakhleh Oasis
Leiden University Open Access An exhibition on the occasion of the Fifth International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project Informative 40-page PDF with some lovely photographs. Foreword Dakhleh, the “inner” of the oases...
- Stories From Dakhleh Oasis
Greek and Roman Studies (Aislin Lowry) Aislin Lowry is back at Dakhleh with some great tales from the archaeological team there. Another week, another set of adventures for me here in the Oasis. Daily life remains very much the same as we go about...
- Blogs To Watch
I don't report on these on a daily basis, although I have them all saved to Google Reader for my own entertainment. If there are any news items that I think may be of interest then I report them, but the daily updates are interesting in their own...
- Dakhleh Oasis Project - Dr. Peter Sheldrick
The Chatham Daily News (Bob Boughner) A semi-retired Chatham physician, who is helping unearth Egypt's past, is featured in a television documentary airing tonight. . . . The Chatham native is scheduled to return to Egypt later this week to resume...
- Daily Photo: Gebel El-muzawaka
The 1st/2nd Century A.D. necropolis of Gebel el-Muzawaka (or Garet el-Mussawaga, the Hill of Paintings), in Dakhleh Oasis, near ancient Amheida, is visually impressive as you drive up to it, and is quite an experience when you get there - not least because...