By Kenneth Griffin The blog post for this week has been written by Dr Ken Griffin, the Curator of the Egypt Centre, Swansea University, who has been participating in the South Asasif Conservation Project since 2010. This post will focus on the reconstruction of the northern face of Northern Pillar 3 (NP3) within the Second … Continue reading Reconstructing the Second Pillared Hall of Karakhamun
Lepsius Figure By Katherine Blakeney The standing figure of Karakhamun's brother Nesamenopet is one of the most important documents on the application of the 21-square grid in the tomb of Karakhamun. A new addition to this figure, discovered in July 2022 is one of the most important achievements of the season so far. Until the … Continue reading July 2022 in South Asasif: Part 2
The first month of the 2022 season was a great success. Each team has achieved incredible results already at the start of the season. One of the biggest achievements of the field team is the discovery of dozens of fragments of the decoration from the Pillared Halls of the tomb of Karakhamun. Marion Brew, Sharon … Continue reading July 2022 in South Asasif: Part 1
The South Asasif Conservation Project is happy to announce the opening of the 2022 season. We are very grateful to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Qurna inspectorate, sponsors and team members of the Project for their support. Elena Pischikova, Katherine Blakeney, Marion Brew, Sharon Davidson and Marina Esteve Pérez are happy to reunite with … Continue reading Season Opening 2022
A huge thank you to all the mission members who joined us in September. Your energy and excitement filled the site with joy. Thank you, Salima Ikram, Julia Budka, John Billman, Marion Brew, Steven Feurer, Sharon Davidson, Stephanie Lindeburg, Vanessa Foott, and Anh Nguyen for your hard work, incredible discoveries and amazing research.
The team of the South Asasif Conservation Project is making great progress during another challenging season. Some of our team members were unable to join us due to the travel restrictions in their respective countries. Everybody at the site is taking the challenge bravely and giving 110% to the work. Our Egyptian team works miracles … Continue reading Updates on the 2021 Season
The South Asasif Conservation Project congratulates all our mission members, friends and sponsors on the unveiling of a new addition to the collection of the Luxor Museum, a beautiful pyramidion found in TT 390 on the 21st of October, 2020. The pyramidion was found by Reis Mohamed Ali and the supervisor of the archaeological team, … Continue reading Journey of a Pyramidion
November started with a pleasant surprise - John Billman, Head of the South Asasif Conservation Project Registration Department and Director of the South Asasif Conservation Trust joined us at the site. John is the first (and hopefully not the last) UK or European team member who made it to the site this season. Elena Pischikova … Continue reading John Billman: Journey to South Asasif
Conservation and reconstruction work is always at the center of attention for the South Asasif Conservation Project. Our conservation team is working on the numerous architectural and decorative features in TT 223, TT 390 and TT 391. Reconstructions of texts and images are the result of a very effective collaboration of epigraphers and conservators where … Continue reading October News
The South Asasif Conservation Project is finishing the first month of its 2020 season. 1. We are very grateful to H.E. Minister Khaled El Enany and General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziry for their support of the work of the mission. 2. Our conservation team continues its work in the First … Continue reading South Asasif September 2020 Updates
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