Amarna Project

Working with the agreement and co-operation of the Egyptian government, and in particular the Supreme Council of Antiquities, the Amarna Project seeks to: Explore by archaeology the ancient city of Amarna and its historical context Preserve what is left of the ancient city Promote study and recording of the history, archaeology and traditional life and crafts of the surrounding region Increase public knowledge, at all levels, of the city of Amarna and of the surrounding region

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Sussex Egyptology Society lecture

Upcoming Lecture: Sussex Egyptology Society

Barry Kemp lecturing on 13 July in Horsham: 'The desert behind Amarna: what does it hold?'. Click here for details!

Monday, January 21, 2019

Great Aten Temple

Great Aten Temple

Report on the latest fieldwork campaigns now added to our webpage.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Lecture: private coffins from the Amarna period

Private coffins from the Amarna Period

Don't miss Anders Bettum talking about private coffins during Akhenaten's reign at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge: 16 January at 5pm!

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Bioarchaeology of Ancient Egypt conference

Bioarchaeology of Ancient Egypt Conference, Cairo Jan. 2019

The programme is now up for the upcoming Bioarchaeology of Ancient Egypt conference in Cairo in January! Don't miss Gretchen Dabbs presenting the North Tombs Cemetery at Amarna.

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Great Aten Temple 2018

Great Aten Temple 2018
The Spring 2018 season of recording and consolidation at the Great Aten Temple is now underway. Click here to see some photos of the work!

Monday, February 19, 2018

Accidents, injuries and illness in the ancient city

Accidents, injuries and illness in the ancient city
A free teaching module developed by the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University, including case studies from the Amarna South Cemetery. Click here for details and download.

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Amarna Study Day 2018

Amarna Study Day 2018
Join us at the Amarna Study Day in Cambridge, UK, on 26 May 2018, to celebrate 40 years of archaeological work at Amarna.

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Mud brick and termites in Amarna

Mud brick and termites in Amarna
Richard Hughes on protecting Amarna from time and termites in our latest anniversary blog.

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

How to identify Amarna statue bases

How to identify Amarna Statue bases
A new downloadable guide for curators & researchers by Kristin Thompson, now available on our website!

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Cairo lecture on Amarna cemeteries

Amarna lecture in Cairo
'Death & the City: The Cemeteries of Amarna in their Urban Context' – a free public lecture Feb 16 at the NVIC in Cairo.

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Amarna at the BANEA conference

Amarna at the BANEA conference
Mary Shepperson presenting the latest fieldwork at the Amarna cemeteries at the BANEA conference, 4–6 January in Glasgow.

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