Recent Work at Malqata Palace

Egyptian Archaeology, 2014

An initiative launched in 2016 by Peter Lacovara aimed to update and correct existing drawings in order to illustrate our current knowledge of the Palace of Amenhotep III at Malqata. Responding to his call, I took on this exciting mission and called upon the skills of Paul François to review current digital reconstruction technologies in order to produce entirely new materials in creating an exterior aerial view of the Palace and an interior view of the columned hall. 3D software gave us an optimal working and testing platform and enabled us to figure out the best viewpoints, and to validate or not our architectural and decoration presumptions. This software also allowed us to produce different renderings, which allows manipulating the color and the atmosphere of a monument (i.e., day or night views, interior views with the artificial lighting of that time). But the main asset is undoubtedly the virtual animation of the reconstruction that allows us to bring places back to life by setting them in motion. It is important, however, to emphasize that this computing power must not relegate the fundamentals of archaeological reconstruction to the background. Documentary research and the cross-referencing of various archeological data remain the basis of such an undertaking. The cooperation with Paul François resulted in a scientific and virtual reconstruction of the central columned hall at the King's Palace at Malqata. I then focused on 3D colored drawings of an aerial view of the palace and a three-quarters view of the royal canopy with its throne, combining 3D to image processing software.

Keynote lecture of the Conference on Palaces in Ancient Egypt, held in London 12th - 14th June 2013, sponsored by the Austrian Academy, the Egypt Exploration Society and the Univ. of Würzburg. The Project was funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), P25945-G21]

Introduction to a conference sponsored by the Austrian Science Fund, the Egypt Exploration Society and the Universit of Würzburg at 12th to 13th of June 2013 in London on Palaces in Ancient Egypt. This article gives a survey on the present research on this topic in Egypt.

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TRACING TECHNOSCAPES THE PRODUCTION OF BRONZE AGE WALL PAINTINGS IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN , 2018

It is daunting to understand the nature and meaning of the various architectural com- ponents in the limited number of palaces we have from ancient Egypt. Aspects of their decoration can aid us in interpretation. e Eighteenth and Nineteenth Dynasties provide us with the greatest number of palaces to analyse and discern what are overall patterns in decoration and layout and what they might mean. e Palace complex at Malqata, and speci cally Amenhotep III’s Main Palace or the Palace of the King, as it is also known, gives us the most extensively preserved sections of wall painting in their approximate original position. As in Assyrian palaces, where the relief scenes were tted to the function of each room, the decoration of Egyptian palaces may mirror the use of the rooms they decorate. is paper will try to suggest some possibilities for the Palace of the King at Malqata based on the Metropolitan and Tytus Expeditions and attempt to extrapolate that to other royal residences. In addition, selected results of scienti c plaster analysis implemented in a port- able eld lab present complementary information about ancient Egyptian plaster technology and wall painting techniques applied at the King’s Palace and nearby Site K.

The Journal of Ancient Egyptian Architecture 3, 2018 (full text), 2019

The Journal of Ancient Egyptian Architecture 3, 2018 (full text) See http://www.egyptian-architecture.com/JAEA3/Contents for the online version

http://www.egyptian-architecture.com/JAEA1/Contents The Journal of Ancient Egyptian Architecture is a scientific, open access and annual periodical. Its purpose is to promote the publication of research devoted to Ancient Egyptian architecture (domestic, civil, military, ritual/religious and funerary), from the Predynastic Period to the Roman imperial era, whatever the modern geographical context (Egypt, Sudan, Near East, etc.). The subject scope includes everything relating to construction, regardless of its original importance or purpose. The journal publishes fieldwork reports and studies undertaken in the Egyptological tradition, including discussions of epigraphy and iconography, but also work that utilizes specific skills such as structural and materials sciences, or modern investigative techniques. In this way, JAEA seeks to encourage the development of detailed technical descriptions, and deeply theorized understanding (of architectural symbolism, propaganda, climatic and geological influences, etc.). This interdisciplinary approach will help connect adjacent areas of expertise which, alone, could not reflect the richness and complexity of the Ancient Egyptian built heritage. The periodical welcomes any study that meets any one of these goals, only on the condition that the formatting and content of articles are subject to JAEA scientific publication requirements.

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