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 is open for its 2020 season! Congratulations to our sponsors, team member and friends. The site will be open until the end of December 2020 and we hope to see many of you in South Asasif. The start of the season was delayed due to pandemic-related issues but we never … Continue reading Season 2020
The exhibition "South Asasif Necropolis: Journey Through Time" opened at the Luxor Museum on the 8th of September. Thank you to the Ministry of Antiquities, H.E. Minister Khaled El-Enany, Dr. Moustafa Wasiry, Qurna Inspectorate, especially Fathy Yassin, Ramadan Ahmed Ali and Ezz El Noby, Dr. Sanna Ahmed Ali and the curators of the Luxor Museum. … Continue reading South Asasif Necropolis: Journey Through Time
The South Asasif Conservation Project has developed numerous projects within the Project. Today you will hear from the leaders of two of these endeavors, Annie Haward, Franseca Jones and Taylor Bryanne Woodcock. Part I: Reconstructing BD 17 in the tomb of Kharakhamun (TT 223) Annie Haward and Francesca Jones Annie Haward and Francesca Jones returned … Continue reading The Many Faces of South Asasif
Reconstruction of the pillars of the First Pillared Hall in the tomb of Karakhamun is going incredibly well. the conservation team of Abdelrazk Mohamed Ali, Ali Hassan Ibrahim, Taib Hassan Ibrahim, Mohamed El Azeb Hakem, Hassan Dimerdash, Said Ali Hassan, Mohamed Badawy, Mohamed Shebib, Taib Said Mohamed and stonecutter Hussein Mohamed have finished the construction … Continue reading June News
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