Giza Reports Volume 1

Ancient Egypt Research Associates and the Giza Plateau Mapping Project are pleased to announce the publication of the first in a series of monographs detailing our work at the settlement of the pyramid builders.

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While the builders of the Giza pyramids built amazing monuments for pharaohs Khufu (2551-2528 BC), Khafre (2520-2494 B.C.), and Menkaure (2490-2472 B.C.), they also created one of the earliest examples of urban planning. When the last Giza pyramid was completed, the Lost City was abandoned and forgotten until its rediscovery within the past two decades.

The volume is illustrated with 196 line drawings and 96 black and white photos. It also includes two large fold-out maps: a topographical map of the Giza Plateau and a map of the excavation site.

336p, 292 b/w illus and photos, maps

CONTENTS

Foreward
Dr. Zahi Hawass

Preface and Acknowledgments
Mark Lehner

Introduction
Mark Lehner

SURVEY

The Beginning
David Goodman and Mark Lehner

Giza Survey Notebook
Mark Lehner

The GPMP Surveying and Mapping Control Datums
David Goodman

MAIN STREET

Introduction to the Main Street Excavations
Mark Lehner

Main Street Excavations
Ashraf Abd el-Aziz

MAIN STREET: Short Specialist Reports

Main Street Ceramics
Anna Wodziñska

Main Street Lithics
Cordula Werschkun

Main Street Plant Remains
Mary Anne Murray

Main Street Charcoal
Rainer Gerisch

Main Street Faunal Remains
Richard Redding

Main Street Sealings
John Nolan

THE GALLERY COMPLEX: Gallery III.4

Introduction to the Gallery III.4 Excavations
Mark Lehner

Gallery III.4 Excavations
Ashraf Abd el-Aziz

GALLERY III.4: Short Specialist Reports

Gallery III.4 Ceramics
Anna Wodziñska

Gallery III.4 Lithics
Cordula Werschkun

Gallery III.4 Plant Remains
Mary Anne Murray

Gallery III.4 Charcoal
Rainer Gerisch

Gallery III.4 Faunal Remains
Richard Redding

Gallery III.4 Sealings
John Nolan

CERAMICS

Introduction to the Preliminary Ceramic Report
Mark Lehner

Preliminary Report on the Ceramics
Anna Wodziñska

Published by Ancient Egypt Research Associates, Inc. 26 Lincoln Street, Suite 5, Brighton, MA 02135 USA

Ancient Egypt Research Associates (AERA) is a 501(c) (3), tax-exempt, non-profit organization dedicated to research on ancient Egypt at the Giza Plateau.

© 2006 by Ancient Egypt Research Associates

Printed in Hanson, Massachusetts, by Webster Printing. Layout and design by Wilma Wetterstrom, assisted by Lacey Wallace.

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ISBN: 0-9779370-1-1