Amarna Project

Just published: our preliminary report on fieldwork at Amarna from autumn 2024 to spring 2025, online and open-access in the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology

Tell el-Amarna, Autumn 2024 to Spring 2025 - Anna Stevens, Gretchen R. Dabbs, Sarah M. Ricketts, Kate Spence, Alan Clapham, Michelle C. Langley, Kristin Thompson, Gemma Tully, Christopher Stimpson, 2025 Fieldwork at Amarna from autumn 2024 to spring 2025 involved excavation and survey in Amarna’s housing areas, including the house of the vizier Nakht, and the c...

Just announced: A fantastic job opportunity for an archaeologist/materials scientist interested in the industrial landscape of ancient Amarna – 'The AHRC/DFG funded project “Craft Interactions in a New Kingdom industrial landscape (Egypt, 1550–1069 BCE)”, which is led by Dr. Frederik Rademakers (British Museum) and Dr. Anna Hodgkinson (Freie Universität Berlin), is seeking to employ a post-doctoral research fellow for a period of 2,5 years, starting in June 2025. This project examines cross-craft interactions at the Egyptian site of Amarna in Middle Egypt, focussing on metals and vitreous materials, by means of materials analysis, excavation and experimentation. We are searching for a candidate with a strong background in Egyptian archaeology and a focus on material science.' https://www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet/beruf-karriere/jobs/english/GK-PostDoc_2025_Craft-Interactions_E.html

Coming up on September 17: Dr Stephanie Boonstra will be presenting her work on faience inlays from the Great Aten Temple at a free online lecture for the Egypt Exploration Society. Booking details at the link!

Faience at Amarna: Old and new research into its brilliant manufacture and use Stephanie Boonstra reports on her EES-affiliate project on the faience inlays at the Amarna Great Aten Temple, a project within the larger Amarna Project. Start time: 13:00 (UK) / 15:00 (Egypt)