Deir el-Ballas 2018-2019, Week Five: 1/3 – 1/10

Deir el-Ballas 2018-2019, Week Five: 1/3 – 1/10

Side view of the partially restored façade of the ‘South Palace’

Our last week at the site was a busy one finishing up as much of the restoration of the ‘South Palace’ we could for this year and then backfilling and covering up the exposed ancient brickwork to protect it until next season.

Work was also going on finishing up the guard house for the site.

We submitted our report for the season to the Antiquities Department office in Qena (see the reports section of the website).

Next, we are preparing the budget and paperwork for next season, so stay tuned!

The stairway blocked with bricks and covered with sand and dirt