by aera | Oct 13, 2017 | News
A new article from the Boston Globe features a discussion with Dr. Mark Lehner about his latest theories on how the ancient Egyptians used a system of canals and harbors to help build the pyramids: Read the Boston Globe article: “Did the Egyptians create a canal...
by aera | Jun 6, 2017 | News
Earlier this year, Dr. Mark Lehner worked with a documentary film crew to digitally deconstruct & recompose the Sphinx, Sphinx Temple and Khafre Valley Temple in order to help us better visualize these structures and advance our understanding of how these...
by aera | Jun 6, 2017 | 2017 Field Season, Articles, Blog, News
The 2017 Giza season consisted of an intense six weeks of study and ‘stock-taking’ in our Giza Lab. The ceramics team (Mahmoud el-Shafei and Aisha Mohammed) studied materials from relatively recent excavations – the 2012 work in Khentakawes East...
by aera | Dec 22, 2016 | News
From excavating Egypt’s ancient cities to training the next generation of Egyptian archaeologists, 2016 has been an exciting year for AERA: We continued excavations at the Lost City of the Pyramid Builders on the Giza plateau, this year focusing on the...
by aera | Aug 8, 2016 | Featured Content, News
Ever since we uncovered the first pedestals on the Heit el-Ghurab (Lost City of the Pyramid Workers) site, we have puzzled over their function. The first pedestals were found in 1988 in what came to be known as the Pedestal Building and had tops that were completely...
by aera | Aug 7, 2016 | News
In this new Science Channel documentary, AERA’s Mark Lehner and Glen Dash discuss their most recent survey work at the Great Pyramid of Giza and the system of blocks and grooves within the pyramid used to protect the King’s Chamber from tomb robbers. Watch...
