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1949-50 Amara West

Sponsor: 
Egypt Exploration Society (EES) 1919–present [1]
Type of fieldwork: 
Excavation
Season summary: 

The season lasted from 7 December 1949-1 January 1950 and focused on finishing the excavation of the large mound. Excavations were closed. 

Relevant publications: 

Shinnie, P. L. 1951. Preliminary report on the excavations at 'Amārah West, 1948-49 and 1949-50. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 37, 5-11.

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.

Site guide: 
Amara West [2]
Source URL: https://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/excavations/1949-50-amara-west

Links
[1] https://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/resources/egypt-exploration-society-ees-1919%E2%80%93present
[2] https://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/node/5000