Jan 2
Memories of the Kings and Queens of Kush
Our Field Director Geoff Emberling gave a talk at the Harvard Semitic Museum this past fall and his presentation is now available to view on YouTube:
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Jul 14
Offseason work
Our project is in the middle of our offseason; we’ve written a report on some of our work that will appear in the journal Sudan & Nubia. A little plug for this journal–it’s the best way to find out about the latest archaeological work in Sudan, it’s in color, and it costs $28 per year….
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Sep 20
“Rise of the Black Pharaohs”
The National Geographic film that will include footage of our season will be broadcast on PBS stations here in the United States beginning on October 1. Check local listings for “Black Pharaohs”. DVDs will be available through National Geographic after that, and I assume the program will also be available for streaming, but that remains…
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Apr 8
Another National Geographic blog post
While I’ve been sick, another blog post made it on to the National Geographic site: http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/04/04/continuing-excavations-at-an-ancient-burial-site-last-touched-in-1919/
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Mar 15
National Geographic film crew is here!
We’ll be part of a National Geographic film being made about the empire of Kush, and the film crew is here! The producer/director, James Barrat, has been interesting to talk to because he asks creative questions that we haven’t always considered before…and the NGS team has been great to work with. Here, I am getting…
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Mar 4
Post on National Geographic
National Geographic has asked me to blog on their site too. Here’s my first post, which is an introduction to our project: http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/03/03/discovering-the-story-behind-a-temple-devoted-to-the-cult-of-a-dead-king/
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