From time to time, they wil also l be called upon to assist the technical core staff in such tasks as surveying, human and faunal remains recovery, pottery cleaning and restoration, and photography detail. Cairo and Port Said may be reached in two hours of driving. The staff lives in a modern, twenty-room field institute that was constructed on site in 1992, and that provides electricity, running water, and plumbing. Archaeological field work. The program is open to students with a minimum 2.5 grade-point average.
Enrollment is limited to thirteen participants.
Dr. Donald Redford is a professor of classics and ancient Mediterranean studies and history at Penn State. He is a noted expert in ancient Egypt, and is the author of several books and numerous articles on the subject.