Faculty members from Emory University and curators from the Carlos Museum lead archaeological digs in Egypt, Greece and Israel. Follow their work on iSites, a series of blogs from the excavation sites that chronicle the daily activity.

iABYDOS
From January 19 - February 24, 2011,
Carlos Museum curator Peter Lacovara   participated in the University of Michigan Abydos Middle Cemetery Project excavating with archaeologist Janet Richards of the Kelsey Museum.
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iMALQATA
In February 2012, the Carlos Museum's Peter Lacovara, Senior Curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art and  Diana Patch, Associate Curator of Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum, will continue the excavations at the site of Malqata, the palace-city of Amenhotep III (1390-1353 BC) and, later, a residence of the young Tutankhamen.. FOLLOW THE BLOG

iSAMOTHRACE

Explore the ancient Greek Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace with Emory Art History professor and Faculty Consultant Curator at the Carlos Museum Bonna Wescoat and her team. Home of one of the premier ancient Greek mystery cults, Samothrace offers a unique view of the ancient Greek world. Wescoat has worked at the site for over thirty years, and Emory students have played an important role in exploring the Sanctuary. FOLLOW THE BLOG

iTELL HALIF
Excavations at Tell Halif, Israel, under the direction of Emory Professor of Biblical Archaeology Oded Boroski, continue to uncover remains from the end of the 8th century BC, when the city – possibly biblical Rimmon – was destroyed by the Assyrian king Sennacherib in 701 BCE in response to the revolt of King Hezekiah of Judah. FOLLOW THE BLOG