The story of archaeology life in quarantine at Abydos, Egypt during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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What Is the Shunet el-Zebib? Part One /
This is the first installment in a series covering the history of exploration at the Second Dynasty cultic enclosure of King Khasekhemwy (c. 2700 BCE) in North Abydos, known today as the Shunet el-Zebib, or simply as the Shuneh. Join us as we take you on a tour of the most exciting discoveries and important milestones of the last three decades of excavation and architectural conservation at this 5,000-year-old building — one of the oldest surviving structures in the world.
Read MoreFieldwork on the Edge of Forever: An Update on the “Portal” Temple of Ramses II at Abydos, Part One /
How do archaeologists get ancient ruins to give up their secrets? By working together over many generations to observe the fallen and scattered remains of a place like this one: the footprint of a small temple built by Ramses II at the northern boundary where the ancient town of Abydos and its chief Temple of Osiris opened onto the desert necropolis. Read on to learn more about this temple and the Expedition’s efforts to preserve it through the years.
Read MoreHappy Museum Day, King Khufu! /
Celebrate International Museum Day with an iconic Abydos find on view at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Read MoreThe Basket Makers of al-Hagz & the Local Roots of Archaeological Fieldwork at Abydos /
When you think of archaeology in Egypt, a pyramid, or a trowel, maybe a mummy, or perhaps even a palm tree is probably one of the first things to come to mind. But a hoe and basket? These may bring to mind something closer to life on a farm than an excavation, but did you know there is a long history of adapting traditional agricultural tools to archaeology in Egypt? Take a closer look at the shared historical roots of modern agricultural and archaeological fieldwork in Egypt in our latest blog post.
Read MorePhotogrammetry is the New Archaeological Photography: 3D Modeling at Abydos /
Excavation is at the heart of all archaeology — it is how we see into the past. But any excavation is only as good as the body of knowledge and understanding it supports through documentation, conservation, outreach, and publication. Read on to see how advanced technologies like 3D modeling are adding new dimensions of context to traditional methods of archaeological documentation.
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