Pi-Ramesse for kids

Breakfast
Today again at 6:00 in extended circle. The conservators occupied the end of the table.

Weather
6:30 am – 18°C/ 89%
2:30 pm – 28°C/ 60%
8:30 pm – 22°C/ 83%

On site

• We were all in the field all day today (6:30 am-3:00 pm). We continued to uncover the burnt slope. Now we will turn to the eastern part of the section – the incline of the groundwater is to be followed up.

• The water level in the individual excavation squares is still so bad it makes you cry!

• The excavation workers from Quft take out blackish humus sand in square i.j/26 – plenty of finds: faience (small baboon), rosettes, Udjat eye of carnelian. Edgar processes the finds.

• The workmen from the village continue to work in square e/26.

• Adel has already started with some pottery finds from `92: half amphora for example – very impressive!!!

In the house
At home, the newly arrived conservators first set up their workstations.

Special Occurrences
"Papa Helck" (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Helck) visits our excavation with the Hamburg team! He is impressed by the whole thing, as his entry in our guestbook can testify!

Dinner
A small extra table was added for the restorers – despite the increased number of team members, the showers went without any problems. So did the meal: there were two bowls with side dishes and two plates of meat. Afterwards, the rice pudding came to the table. We left nothing and will probably have a bit of a stomach ache tonight.

Miscellaneous
After dinner (around 7:30 pm), some of us drove to a celebration of Mohamed Bakr's brother near Bilbes. We actually met Bakr, who was very touched by our visit.