Panoramic view of the archaeological site and surrounding desert landscape, seen from an elevated vantage point.
Ancient temple façade with columns and preserved wall paintings partially exposed by the sands.
Local workers carefully clearing sand from architectural remains during archaeological excavations.
Overview of the excavated settlement with temples, monuments, and archaeological structures emerging from the desert.

News

Successful Excavation season and News

New volume published!

We proudly present the recently published second volume of our series about the Petosiris Necropolis at Tuna el-Gebel!

 

Katja Lembke – Jenny H. Schlehofer (Eds.),

Die Petosiris-Nekropole von Tuna el-Gebel,

Band 2: Die Häusergruppen 1 und 2, die Südgruppe, Site Management am Grab des Petosiris

und Dachentwässerungstechniken (Ergon-Verlag, Baden-Baden 2023)

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New article published!

New article about the 2022 excavation and the first results published.

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2022 – Fifth season of excavation

The excavations in the Petosiris Necropolis of Tuna el-Gebel continued in autumn 2022.

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Presentation of the geophysical survey

Presentation of the geophysical survey in Tuna el-Gebel from 2007 to 2021

Presentation of the project

In 2022, we present some insights and results of the research project on the necropolis at Tuna el-Gebel in the hall of the Lower Saxony State Museum in Hanover. You can also visit us on the website of the museum: https://www.landesmuseum-hannover.de/haus/forschung/die-nekropole-von-tuna-el-gebel-2/.