1938 Amara West

Sponsor: 
Egypt Exploration Society (EES) 1919–present
Type of fieldwork: 
Excavation
Director: 
Herbert Walter Fairman
Season summary: 

The season lasted from 14 -26 February as a scoping expedition for further excavation. The temple was located and its architectural footprint established. Test trenches were implemented to look for pre-Ramesside levels. 

Relevant publications: 

Fairman, H. W. 1938. Preliminary report on the excavations at Sesebi (Sudla) and 'Amārah West, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 1937-8. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 24 (2), 151-156.

Spencer, Patricia 1997. Amara West I: the architectural report. Egypt Exploration Society, Excavation Memoir 63. London: Egypt Exploration Society.

Spencer, Patricia 2002. Amara West II: The cemetery and the pottery corpus. Egypt Exploration Society, Excavation Memoir 69. London: Egypt Exploration Society.

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Amara West