Barry Kemp’s scientific contributions

In the spring of 2014 the expedition returned to work at the Great Aten Temple. The programme combined re-clearance and fresh study of more of the area towards the front of the temple, accompanied by a continuation of the scheme to represent, in new materials, the original outlines of the building. This was followed by a period of study and conservation which embraced human bones and hair from the South Tombs Cemetery, decorated stonework and mortar samples from the Great Aten Temple, and pottery from the South Tombs Cemetery and North Palace. Geological prospection in the desert hinterland was done to further understanding of the sources of gypsum and of indurated limestone at Amarna.