Vol. 41 / No. 3
By: Josef Wegner
Excavating the Residence of an Ancient Egyptian Mayor: Research Notes
For 1000 miles, from the Mediterranean Sea south into Nubia, the Nile Valley is dense with the great buildings of […]
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By: Josef Wegner
A Hundred Years at South Abydos: Reconstructing the Temple of Pharaoh Senwosret III
Discovery and Rediscovery of a Royal Mortuary Temple Late in 1899 a young British archaeologist, David Randall-Maclver, was exploring the […]
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By: Josef Wegner
Beneath the Mountain-of-Anubis: Ancient Egypt's First Hidden Royal Tomb
Ancient peoples throughout the world had sophisticated understandings of their landscape. Specific elements, such as mountains, were often identified as […]
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By: Josef Wegner
One Pharaoh, Two Tombs
Most Egyptian pharaohs possessed only a single tomb, leaving little doubt as to where they were buried. But Senwosret III […]
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Vol. 48 / No. 2
By: Josef Wegner
Abydos And The Cult Of Osiris
Ancient Abydos (Abdju) played a lengthy and important role in the development of Egyptian civilization. Located 500 km south of […]
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Vol. 48 / No. 2
By: Josef Wegner
Beautiful-Is-The-KA
Extensively excavated since 1994, the mortuary temple of Senwosret III housed a limestone cult building at its core. Its central […]
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Vol. 48 / No. 2
By: Josef Wegner
Echoes of Power: The Mayor's House of Ancient Wah-Sut
Throughout history, the economic, religious, and social life of settlements has centered on special buildings such as temples, churches, post […]
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Vol. 48 / No. 2
By: Josef Wegner
The Archaeology of South Abydos: Egypt's Late Middle Kingdom in Microcosm
Some 3,850 years ago a remarkable experiment in architectural and social engineering took place on the edge of the desert […]
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Vol. 48 / No. 2
By: Josef Wegner
The Magical Birth Brick
In 2001 we discovered a unique object for Egyptian archaeology in the mayoral residence at South Abydos—a polychrome magical birth […]
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Vol. 48 / No. 2
By: Josef Wegner
The Areryt
The same clay seal impressions that identified Building A as the mayoral residence also indicated the existence of another structure […]
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Vol. 56 / No. 1
By: Josef Wegner
Discovering Pharaohs Sobekhotep & Senebkay: An Update from the 2013–2014 Field Season
Archaeology can change quickly in the face of new data produced through excavation. In this issue of Expedition we have […]
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Vol. 56 / No. 1
By: Josef Wegner
The Palatial Residence of Wah-Sut: Modeling the Mayor’s House at South Abydos
It was the summer of 1994. Our first season of excavation was underway on the temple of Senwosret III. Walking […]
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Vol. 56 / No. 1
By: Josef Wegner and Kevin M. Cahail
Ancient Reuse: The Discovery of a Royal Sarcophagus Chamber
During June 2013, excavations were underway near the base of the Mountain-of-Anubis. The search was on for private cemeteries belonging […]
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Vol. 56 / No. 1
By: Josef Wegner
Revealing a Hidden Tomb: A Look at Excavations inside the Tomb of Senwosret III
Beneath the sands of South Abydos is an astonishing monument: a gigantic tomb, one of the largest in Egypt, and […]
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Vol. 56 / No. 1
By: Josef Wegner
Abydos and the Penn Museum
Abydos in southern Egypt is one of the great sites of ancient Egyptian civilization. At the dawn of Egyptian history, […]
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