Update on Amarna Statuary Project

Work on the Amarna Statuary Project, 2006-2010
Dr Kristin Thompson gives an update on her project to record the statue fragments recovered from Amarna.

New research paper on the Stone Village

New research paper on the Stone Village
Key results from the Stone Village Survey, conducted from 2005-9, are presented in the latest issue of the Journal of Field Archaeology.

Bioarchaeology study season underway

Bioarchaeology study season underway
Due to security concerns, the program of excavation and restoration at Amarna scheduled for Spring 2011 has been suspended. We are happy to report, however, that a short study season will be held - a team of bioarchaeologists from the Universities of Arkansas and Southerns Illinois have just arrived on site, and will spend the next 4 weeks studying the human remains from the South Tombs Cemetery.

New fundraising campaign

New Fundraising Campaign
The Amarna Project has just launched a fundraising campaign for the publication of church paintings from the 5th-7th century monastery at Kom el-Nana. Any support very gratefully received - no donation is too small.

Amarna features in ZDF television program

Amarna features in ZDF television program
Just aired on ZDF television in Germany, a new program on Akhenaten's reign: Im Zeichen des Sonnengottes. Towards the end is some footage of last year's excavations at Amarna.

ARCE Annual Meeting

ARCE Annual Meeting
Several members of the Amarna Project will be presenting the results of their research at the upcoming ARCE Annual Meeting, to be held in Chicago over 1-3 April.

Looting of the Egyptian Museum

Amarna artefacts missing from Egyptian Museum
The Amarna Project Team is deeply saddened by the loss of a number of priceless artefacts from Amarna during the recent looting of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. We call upon the international community of researchers, museum professionals and collectors for their support and vigilance in seeing these pieces returned.