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In Memoriam Carter

In Memoriam Carter

Eight years ago, Ahmed brought to us in our home in Luxor the most adorable little white fluff ball, a pup who was given the mighty name of Carter. He immediately became a beloved family member, but also a most welcome protector and companion while exploring the great...

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Celebrating 15 seasons and 10 years on site!

Next year, the Gebel el-Silsila Project celebrates a decade on site, although the preparations began already in 2011. It has been far too long since we posted any updates here, and we aim to make a change now, starting with some images of reminiscence. Stay tuned,...

Back to site – Season 13 has begun!

Well, we’re in full swing, and two weeks into Season 13 the Gebel el-Silsila team has already made some amazing discoveries! We spent several days focusing on the site of Shatt el-Rigal located adjacent to the northern boundary of Gebel el-Silsila on the west...

Celebrating Tutankhamun: Silsila excavations

Summary With the upcoming 100-year jubilee since Howard Carter’s opening of Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb in Valley of the Kings in 1922, the Silsila Team would like to celebrate the golden boy-king and his family, by exploring for the first time, a workers’ village and...

THANK YOU!

Dear all, Prior to this, our Season 12, we put in process a massive Kickstarter campaign targeting work in the Temple of Sobek on the East Bank of Silsila. We were overwhelmed as we reached our goal and thereby secured the continuation of work at this particular site....

Congratulations Mohamed Mohsen

Today we wish to make a more personal update, not so much from the field, but regarding one of our Egyptian colleagues, as we congratulate inspector Mohamed Mohsen on his wedding day! Mohamed has been with the Silsila team since our Season 2 (10 seasons ago!), and has...

What happened to Sobek? Digging the crocs at Silsila

Dear all, due to increased prices in Egypt, we are now turning to you for your help in making one of our various projects possible: Help us solve the mystery of what happened to the crocodile-god Sobek and his temple! If everyone can contribute with as little as 5 €...

Searching for Knowledge by Uncovering the Past

The following post was written by one of the project's wonderful supporters; his and his family's encouragement and genuine support inspired us to share his words here. The original 'opinion piece' was published by Samuel Strait on November 19, 2016 at...