@article{2d62ca249e5e412d90968e33af6b2b90,
title = "Tell el-Amarna, Autumn 2020 to Autumn 2021",
abstract = "Fieldwork at Amarna from autumn 2020 through autumn 2021 included a second season of excavation at the North Desert Cemetery, and the continuation of several post-excavation projects. Those reported on here are the preliminary study of skeletal materials and hair from the North Desert Cemetery itself, along with the ongoing study of textiles from the South Tombs and North Cliffs Cemeteries. Site management initiatives included the construction of two protective boundary walls at the north end of Amarna.",
keywords = "Akhenaten, Amarna, bioarchaeology, Desert Altars, funerary archaeology, hair, non-elite cemeteries, North City, site management, textiles",
author = "Anna Stevens and Dabbs, {Gretchen R.} and Bos, {Jolanda E.M.F.} and Amandine M{\'e}rat",
note = "Funding Information: We are grateful to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities for permission to undertake the work programme outlined here. The walling project was a collaboration with the Mallawi MoTA office, and we are particularly grateful to Mr Gamal Abu Bakr (Director of Middle Egypt Antiquities), Mr Fathy Awad (Director, Southern Minia Antiquities) and Mr Hamada Kellawy (Chief Inspector, Mallawi Antiquities) for their support of this initiative. The construction was overseen by Eng. Tarek El Sanadiki (Director of Projects Sector, Middle Egypt). Our MoTA Inspector for the work was Mr Mahmoud Mohammed Mohsen. Thanks are also due to Mr Salah Abdel Badea and Mr Ahmed Abdullah (Survey Department, Mallawi). For the 2021 cemetery excavation season, we thank our site inspectors Ms Tayseer Abo El Souad Ahmed and Ms Abeer William Matta, and our magazine inspectors Mr Mohamed Mohsen and Mr Tharwat Shawky Demain. We are also very grateful to Hisam Rabia Fatih and Abdu Mohamed Omar for their help in distributing the children{\textquoteright}s books. The 2021 excavations at the North Desert Cemetery were funded by the Michela Schiff-Giorgini Foundation, Amarna Trust, and the Institute for Bioarchaeology. The Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society kindly provided funding for photographic equipment. The project to construct the boundary walls was generously supported by the American Research Center in Egypt{\textquoteright}s Antiquities Endowment Fund. Funding Information: The 2021 excavations at the North Desert Cemetery were funded by the Michela Schiff-Giorgini Foundation, Amarna Trust, and the Institute for Bioarchaeology. The Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society kindly provided funding for photographic equipment. The project to construct the boundary walls was generously supported by the American Research Center in Egypt{\textquoteright}s Antiquities Endowment Fund. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2022.",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.1177/03075133221141919",
language = "English",
volume = "108",
pages = "9--22",
journal = "Journal of Egyptian Archaeology",
issn = "0307-5133",
number = "1-2",
}