EES Minufiyeh Survey

In August and September 2011 Dr Joanne Rowland, Director of the Egypt Exploration Society's Expedition in Minufiyeh Governorate, will again be posting regular updates from the field. During this season Jo and her team will be carrying out a survey of the desert-fringe site of Khatatbah, undertaking a GPR survey at Quesna and running a field school for Egyptian archaeology students.
For further information see: http://www.ees.ac.uk/news/index/127.html

Pens down!

Saturday 9th October 2011

Exam day! Today was the final exam for the end of the fieldschool! We met with the students in the Faculty of Archaeology at the University of Minufiyeh for the last time this season, and handed out the exam papers! This is a 2 hour exam with questions covering the whole of the fieldschool!

The exam went well with everyone passing and then everyone came back to the appartments to have a little end of fieldschool party. Our inspector cooked several dishes (including pudding!) and we had lots of fizzy drinks too. It was a very nice occasion and a time for the students to relax after the exam. We are going to miss them all very much - they have been a great group!

The exam in progress!

Outside the Faculty of Archaeology Buildling - after the exam!