This first week we are working under a scorching sun. Even though it’s November, the temperature it’s over 30ºC. At least the tea that Najar prepares for us helps us to cope with the rays of Aton.

Carmen and Iria have continued with the inventory tasks in Henenu’s tomb by renewing the organization criteria for the boxes containing different types of objects and registering some of them in the archaeological folder.

Mohamed and Bea started the day by taking measurements of the main points of the courtyard with the total station. Beatriz continued with the artifacts register and started the drawings of the more significant objects such as shabtis. Bettina also continued the completion of the previous drawings of the pottery jars from Ipi’s tomb and she is focusing on their manufacture.

Besides, Reed started by looking at the cartonnage from the special finds box from Ipi’s tomb. She cleaned some of them and discussed future repairs for the cartonnage and the alabaster elements with the inspector of restoration. Reed also took pictures of every object before treatment to begin the conservation records.

In the evening, some members of the French team excavating in Karnak under the direction of Dr Luc Gabolde and the Austrian-German team working at a Coptic monastery in Deir el-Bahît, led by Dr Ina Eichner, visited us at the Marsam. We were able to enjoy a nice dinner and sangria made by our mudir. During the evening, we were able to share experiences and anecdotes of our work. At the end, we invited both teams to our concession in Deir el-Bahari and they have also offered us to visit their sites. Insha’Allah we will be able to visit them soon.