Archaeologists Bring Egyptian Excavation to the Web
01-25-07 - North America —
Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her crew are once again sharing their work with the world through an online diary, a digital window into day-to-day life on an archaeological dig.
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Starting in mid-January, visitors to Hopkins in Egypt Today at www.jhu.edu/neareast/egypttoday.html.
will find photos of Bryan and her colleagues working on Johns Hopkins' 12th annual expedition in Luxor. Bryan will continue to explore the Egyptian New Kingdom (1567 to 1085 B.C.E.), known as the "golden age" of Egyptian temple building.
According to Bryan, the Alexander Badawy Professor in Egyptian Art and Archaeology, modern-day Luxor is rich in finds from the New Kingdom, like last year's major discovery: a 3,400-year-old nearly intact statue of Queen Tiy, one of the queens of the powerful king Amenhotep III. In an audio slide show at www.jhu.edu/news_info/realmedia/egypt _2007.wmv.
Bryan recalls the discovery of the statue, which she calls "one of the true masterpieces of Egyptian art."
This is the seventh year that Bryan and her team will be excavating the area behind the sacred lake at the temple of goddess Mut, where their finds have included industrial and food processing installations like granaries and bakeries.
The goal of the Web site is to educate visitors by showing them the elements of archaeological work in progress. Photographer Jay VanRensselaer will capture images of the team as they carefully sift through trenches uncovering mud brick walls, pottery shards, animal bones and other remains. The daily photos and detailed captions emphasize not only discoveries but the teamwork among Bryan, her colleagues, students and their "gufti," the local crew members who are trained in archaeology. That teamwork is essential to a successful dig, Bryan said.
The Web site typically garners more than 50,000 hits during the winter dig. The site will be active again in June, when Bryan will be working with a larger team, including students from Johns Hopkins and several stone conservators. "
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