Mark Lehner
Mark Lehner (born 1950 in Dakota) is an American archaeologist with more than 30 years of experience excavating in Egypt. He is the director of Ancient Egypt Research Associates (AERA) and has appeared in numerous television documentaries.His approach is to conduct interdisciplinary archaeological investigation. Every excavated object is examined by specialists to create an overall picture of an archaeological site—from the buildings down to the pollen spores.
His international team currently runs the Giza Plateau Mapping Project, excavating and mapping the ancient city of the builders of the Giza pyramid complex, which dates to the fourth dynasty of Egypt. He discovered that Pyramid G1-a, one of the subsidiary pyramids of the Great Pyramid, belonged to Hetepheres I; it was originally thought to belong to Queen Meritites I. Provided by Wikipedia
Guardian of Ancient Egypt : studies in honor of Zahi Hawass /
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To the Studies in Honor of Zahi Hawass contributed more than 100 authors. These 3 vols. edited 5 Egyptologists, preface wrote Khaled el-Enany, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in Egypt. Dr. Zahi Hawass is the most famous Egyptologist in the world. He is much more than his public persona, as the many wonderful tributes in this volume attest. He is an experienced archaeologist, a serious and significant scholar.00Zahi was a Senior and soon Chielf Inspector at Giza. He was a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania. Zahi today embodies a living history of modern Egyptology, especially in the field of pyramid studies. Studies include Zahiþs biography and bibliography.
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Festschrift for Zahi Hawass. :
3 volumes : illustrations, plans ; 27 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9788073089788