The 2007-2008 Digging Season and the Corroboree exhibition.

The activities of the 2007-2008 digging season were described a the 2008 Mini-conference, April 13 2008.

Speakers were:

Christiana Köhler: The Eleventh Season of Excavations at Helwan: Read her report (this is a .pdf file including pictures and is quite large)

Naguib Kanawati: An Enigma Solved after 23 Years at Saqqara: Read his report on the latest excavation

Elizabeth Thompson: Residing in the Provinces: an Early Old Kingdom Cemetry at Tehna: Read her report

Amber Hood: Corroboree (exhibition held in Cairo February / March 2008 celebrating 25 Years of Co-operation between Egyptians and Australians in the Field of Egyptology)
More information is available here

Boyo Ockinga: The 2007 Season at Thebes. Read his report

Susanne Binder: In Search of the New Kingdom at Saqqara.

 

The conference was, as usual, held over half a day. However it was agreed that there is so much wonderful material to be presented that plans are in hand for next year’s mini-conference to occupy a full day.

 

Also included in this section are some reports on other work recently completed, but not specifically discussed at the Mini-Conference:

 

Report on the Archaeological Work of the Australian Expedition to the North of Teti’s Pyramid at Saqqara

 

Report on the archaeological work done at Meir Inspectorate of Quseia in Asyut