Updates from our
2014 Field Season
Echoes of the Past:
Using Sealing Fragments
to Hear Ancient Voices
As strange as it may sound, much of our understanding of our excavations at Giza, rests on how we interpret small, broken chunks of clay that come out of the site. These fragments come from sealings, which were daubs of refined clay that were attached to doors, jars, boxes, and papyrus documents.
AERA field schools help train the next generation of Egyptian archaeologists.
Since 2005, we have run nine field schools for Egyptian Inspectors of the Ministry of State for Antiquities. In collaboration with the American University in Cairo, AERA's 2015 field school is now open to other students.
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ANNUAL REPORT
A summary of our 2012 field season & field school excavations, archaeological science and survey of the Giza plateau. Download »
AERAGRAM 14:1
• The Lost Port City of the Pyramids
• How the Pyramid Builders May Have Found True North
• First Photos Taken from the Great Pyramid Summit
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AERAGRAM 13.2:
• New Angles On The Great Pyramid
• Fifth Dynasty Renaissance
• The Silo Building Complex
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