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Gurob Harem Palace Project

As I may have mentioned, I spent most of April 2009 working at Gurob in the Fayum region in Egypt.
Gurob, or Medinet el-Ghurab was an important settlement which existed from Predynastic to Ptolemaic times, although its most important phase of occupation was during the New Kingdom when a Palace, settlement, and cemeteries were erected under Thutmosis III.
The site has suffered severely in the recent past, especially due to the fact that it was used for military purposes.
Dr Ian Shaw from Liverpool University is now working at the site, undertaking survey, fieldwalking and pottery collecting work in order to establish an accurate plan and evaluate specific areas of the site.

The project now has a website which is coming along nicely. Read about past and present work and take a look at the gallery. Reports to the Supreme Council of Antiquities can be found in the "Past Seasons" section.
This year's report should be out soon, keep your eyes open!

Furthermore, I will be posting from my other blog in future, but posts should appear here. Some older posts might be interesting to those who want to know what I was up to in Egypt earlier this year

Posted at 01:13PM Oct 12, 2009 by Anna in General  |  Comments[0]