Weirui Wang
Pronouns: she, her
Research Mentor(s): Geoff Emberling
Co-Presenter: Tosterud, Isobel
Research Mentor School/College/Department: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology / LSA
Presentation Date: April 20
Presentation Type: Oral5
Session: Session 1 – 10am – 10:50am
Room: Breakout Room 5
Authors: Weirui Wang, Isobel Tosterud, Geoff Emberling
Presenter: 2
Abstract
Jebel Barkal was the southernmost outpost of the empire of ancient Egypt and the capital city of ancient Kush. It came to be considered the birthplace of a local form of the Egyptian god Amun around 1500 BCE and a temple complex devoted to Amun was built and maintained there for nearly 2000 years. Sadly, Jebel Barkal has not been given the attention it deserves. Before its modern excavation in the last 40 years, it had only been excavated by the American archaeologist George Reisner from 100 years ago, whose diligent research and field studies, with the help of many locals, has been saved in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; however, they have only partially been published. Additionally, the handwritten diaries are difficult to read, not to mention have access to. As a result, this project’s aim is to make an easily accessible website that will contain a rough description of each page in the journal as well as a way for cross referencing artifacts and where and when they were found according to George Reisner and fellow archaeologist, Dows Dunham. In order to make this project possible, a careful analysis of each page and a brief description is formulated and inserted into a document that will then be crafted into a website through the program OMEKA. As we reach the final pages of the journals, the website will be formed to allow for a practical way in which scholars, archaeologists, students, and the general public can gather an in-depth understanding of Jebel Barkal and the importance it holds to the understanding of Kush.
Interdisciplinary, Social Sciences
