Tell El-Amarna,2011–12

Abstract

Two periods of fieldwork are covered in this report. The first, from late 2011, was primarily a further season of excavation at the South Tombs Cemetery, which saw an exploratory trench run across the flat wadi floor, confirming that it had, at least in part, been used for burials. A notable find was of a decorated wooden coffin that included an image of a canine-headed god. A programme of repairs at the North Palace was also completed. The second, in the spring of 2012, saw the start of a new project, the re-examination of the Great Aten Temple foundations, specifically an area at the front and another towards the rear where a stela and statue had been set up. The season ended with the study of the human bones from the 2011 excavations by the University of Arkansas bioanthropology team.