Spring Break
Egyptian photos able to viewed on the Web
Issue date: 2/21/08
This month, Web surfers will have the chance to experience the discoveries of a Hopkins archaeological team in Egypt.
Daily photos, captured by Hopkins photographer Jay VanRensselaer, will be uploaded to the Hopkins in Egypt Today Web site and will include detailed captions to allow visitors to view their dig in progress. The team has been working in Luxor for 13 years, the last eight of which have been spent at the temple of the goddess Mut. Their annual digs aim to uncover more about the Egyptian New Kingdom (1567 to 1085 B.C.).
In years prior, the group, led by Betsy Bryan, Hopkins's Alexander Badawy Professor in Egyptian Art and Archaeology, has made finds such as bakeries, granaries and other innovations of the ancient Egyptians.
In 2006, Bryan's team made the exciting discovery of a statue of Queen Tiye, which is now located in the Cairo Museum. The current dig can be followed at http://www.jhu.edu/egypttoday.
Daily photos, captured by Hopkins photographer Jay VanRensselaer, will be uploaded to the Hopkins in Egypt Today Web site and will include detailed captions to allow visitors to view their dig in progress. The team has been working in Luxor for 13 years, the last eight of which have been spent at the temple of the goddess Mut. Their annual digs aim to uncover more about the Egyptian New Kingdom (1567 to 1085 B.C.).
In years prior, the group, led by Betsy Bryan, Hopkins's Alexander Badawy Professor in Egyptian Art and Archaeology, has made finds such as bakeries, granaries and other innovations of the ancient Egyptians.
In 2006, Bryan's team made the exciting discovery of a statue of Queen Tiye, which is now located in the Cairo Museum. The current dig can be followed at http://www.jhu.edu/egypttoday.
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