Field Documentary 2020 (episode 4) / Posted in Field Diary 2021.3 © Abydos Archaeology
A curious pottery sherd emerged in last year’s excavations, during the 2020 field season at the predynastic brewery site in north Abydos. The sherd, which surfaced during the excavation of 100-year-old backdirt in an area known as “Peet’s Cemetery D,” featured the interesting juxtaposition of a First Dynasty pot mark (sherd bottom) and the modern letters “UQ” on the shoulder (upper right). After identifying the label as Flinders Petrie’s designation for the tomb of King Qa’a — excavated by him in 1899 — the “Petrie sherd” took its place among a number of exciting finds reflecting the “archaeology of archaeology” at Abydos last season. Details in our latest video.
Video by Abydos Archaeology © 2020