Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. Seasons 2008/2009 and 2009/2010
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. Seasons 2008/2009 and 2009/2010
Author(s): Zbigniew E. SzafrańskiSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: West Thebes; Temple of Hatshepsut; New Kingdom; Third Intermediate Period shaft tombs; Coptic Period; conservation; 3D scanning documentation
Summary/Abstract: The Polish–Egyptian conservation effort, coupled with documentation and digging, was continued in the Royal Mortuary Cult Complex on the Upper Terrace of the Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari for two successive seasons, in 2008/2009 and 2009/2010. The lighting system in the Northern Chamber of Amun-Re was set up finally, completing the conservation of this cult place. Documentation work in the Main Sanctuary of Amun-Re was supported additionally with 3D scanning technology. Osirides, sandstone sphinxes, and related sculptures of Hatshepsut were also studied. On the Middle Terrace, the Hathor Shrine vestibule was subjected to the first stages of static consolidation and conservation.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: XXII
- Page Range: 131-151
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English