After what turned out to be a brief hiatus for archaeological expeditions in Egypt, many missions are now working normally again thanks to the efforts and continuing hard work of our Egyptian colleagues in the Supreme Council of Antiquities. On 11 February we had a meeting at Doughty Mews of EES Field Directors to exchange news, talk about practical issues such as sharing equipment and to discuss plans for the forthcoming season. The meeting was followed by an informal event for Field Directors to meet EES members who are most generously supporting their fieldwork.
From left to right: David Jeffreys, Penny Wilson, Eva Lange, Jeffrey Spencer, Joanne Rowland and Angus Graham
Tell Basta
Dr Eva Lange (University of Potsdam) and her team resumed the Potsdam/SCA work at Tell Basta on 5 March, funded directly by generous donations to the EES Amelia Edwards Projects Appeal in 2010.
Delta Survey
Dr Joanne Rowland (Freie University, Berlin) and Dr Angus Graham (University College London) will be leaving for Egypt on 19 March to resume survey work in Minufiyeh governorate, and Dr Jeffrey Spencer (British Museum) and Dr Patricia Spencer (EES) will be flying out on 28 March to survey Kom el-Daba in Kafr es-Sheikh governorate.
We will start soon posting regular news updates and images from EES teams in the field.