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Two Days Left to Visit the Theban Menagerie
Only two days are left until the start of our exciting lecture course. You will learn about our recent discoveries and how they impact our understanding of Egyptian art and ritual life in Thebes of the First Millennium BC. Newly found and reconstructed images and objects will be your guides through the mysterious world of … Continue reading Two Days Left to Visit the Theban Menagerie
Online Lecture Series
The South Asasif Conservation Project is announcing a series of five lectures organized in collaboration with the Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society on the recent discoveries of the Project and how they alter our perspective on the art and ritual practices of Thebes in the First Millennium BC. Every lecture will be built around groups … Continue reading Online Lecture Series
The Fascinating World of Object Registration, Part I
John Billman, Vanessa Foott, Anh Nguyen Today the registration team initiates us into the mysteries of object registration:
A Closer Look at the Pottery from Tomb SACP 6 in South Asasif
Julia Budka Introduction Elena Pischikova SACP 6 was found and cleared in 2021. The work was supervised by Katherine Bateman, Hassan Mohamed Ali and Katy Ball. SACP 6 is one of the small undecorated tombs cut into the northern slope of the South Asasif hill. The remains of the mud brick superstructure outline a pylon, … Continue reading A Closer Look at the Pottery from Tomb SACP 6 in South Asasif