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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Mar 26
Excavating a Pyramid (film clip)
(guest post by Jack Cheng, our draftsman, artist, and my friend and colleague for almost 20 years!) In excavating the pyramid at El Kurru, we calculated that about 100 tons of fill had been deposited in just the last room (similar amounts were removed from the first two rooms in last season). Some of the…
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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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