http://www.jhu.edu/neareast/egypttoday.html
The Johns Hopkins team is back in Luxor, and their dig diary has been up and running against since June 7th 2007 at the above address. Each day's update consists mainly of a photo gallery with informative captions emphasising the value of careful survey, excavation and post-excavation work. Here's an extract from June 9th: "The removal of an artifact from the ground is only the beginning. Some of the most important work archaeologists do involves recording as much information about the objects as possible, which includes accurate drawings. Here we see Kelly using a pair of calipers to measure the thickness of an artifact. She then transfers the data to a piece of graph paper in order to make her drawing as accurate a representation of the artifact as possible."
You can also see a slide show narrated by Betsy Bryan about the discovery of the Queen of Amenhotep III statue at:
http://www.jhu.edu/news_info/realmedia/egypt_2007.wmv
There are some terrific photographs, and the sense of real excitement and revelation are great to hear.
Requires Windows Media Player.
The Johns Hopkins team is back in Luxor, and their dig diary has been up and running against since June 7th 2007 at the above address. Each day's update consists mainly of a photo gallery with informative captions emphasising the value of careful survey, excavation and post-excavation work. Here's an extract from June 9th: "The removal of an artifact from the ground is only the beginning. Some of the most important work archaeologists do involves recording as much information about the objects as possible, which includes accurate drawings. Here we see Kelly using a pair of calipers to measure the thickness of an artifact. She then transfers the data to a piece of graph paper in order to make her drawing as accurate a representation of the artifact as possible."
You can also see a slide show narrated by Betsy Bryan about the discovery of the Queen of Amenhotep III statue at:
http://www.jhu.edu/news_info/realmedia/egypt_2007.wmv
There are some terrific photographs, and the sense of real excitement and revelation are great to hear.
Requires Windows Media Player.
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