Category Archives: My Sites

Sites I am or have been working on.

Surveying in the Mansion of Gold; The Hatnub travertine (Egyptian Alabaster) quarries near Minya

Posted on September 23, 2015 by hannahpethen

The Hatnub travertine quarries comprise an area of the Eastern desert of Egypt, roughly 17km south-east of the famous site of Amarna. Since 2012 a joint mission from the Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale and the University of Liverpool have been working … Continue reading →

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When diorite is gneiss; Products of the Gebel el-Asr quarries

Posted on April 25, 2014 by hannahpethen

Gebel el-Asr does not appear to be a typical Egyptian archaeological site. There are no pyramids (not even small mudbrick ones), no temples and no large structures. You could easily drive past it without noticing, but you will certainly have … Continue reading →

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Gebel el-Asr quarries: Discovery and excavation

Posted on April 23, 2014 by hannahpethen

The Gebel el-Asr quarry is an almost invisible site in the south-west of Egypt, located some 65km north-west of Abu Simbel. It is also known as Chephren’s Quarry and Chephren Diorite Quarry after the famous statue of Khafre, which is … Continue reading →

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