Egypt

Projects in Egypt

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Karnak Hypostyle Hall Project

The project aims to document and conserve hundreds of reliefs and inscriptions from the columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak Temple. We are making high-resolution, "u…

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Conservation of the Wall Paintings at Amheida, Dakhleh Oasis: Prelininary Survey & Assessment Test

The unique Roman wall paintings awaiting study and conservation at the site of Amheida in the Dakhleh Oasis constitute one of the most important bodies of evidence from the Ro…

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Mausoleum of Shajar El-Durr Rehabilitation Project I

This project includes the conservation of the mausoleum of Shajar Al-Durr, Egypt’s only Islamic queen and the rehabilitation of the unfinished structure adjacent to it (built …

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Protection & Restoration of the Royal Necropolis at Anubis-Mountain: Phase II

Protection and restoration work at South Abydos will complete the work on the subterranean tomb of Senwosret III (ca. 1850 BC) so that this major royal monument can be opened …

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3D Laser Scanning at the Red Monastery Church Project

The 5th c. Red Monastery church preserves much of its original, fragile painted decoration intact. 3D laser scanning will create a very high resolution (geospatial and photogr…

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TT 110 Field School for the Epigraphic, Photographic & Artifact Recording Project

Theban Tomb 110, located along the north eastern end of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, on Luxor’s West Bank, has recently been the focus of work undertaken as part of ARCE Luxor’s large…

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The Hisn al-Bab Conservation Project

Hisn al-Bab is a unique early medieval fort on the Egyptian-Nubian border. Its towers and gateway are in danger of collapse. The project will stabilise and preserve these feat…

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Giza 2015 Archaeological Field Training for Inspectors of the MSA Project

Archaeological training for Inspectors of the Ministry of State for Antiquities at the Heit el-Ghurab settlement in Giza, integrated into the AERA/AUC archaeological training …

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Preservation & Interpretation of the Palace of Amenhotep III at Malqata in Western Thebes II

One of the few and perhaps the most visited ancient Egyptian settlements, the palace-city of Amenhoteo III at Malqata it is of tremendous importance to Egyptology but also of …

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