Aaron Schade, Department of Ancient Scripture In January 2017 I received a MEG totaling $20,000 to conduct a multi-faceted project associated with the excavations at Khirbat Ataruz in Jordan, including capturing images of ancient artefacts and inscriptions using Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI). I am happy to report that the project was a success, and that […]
Egypt Excavation Conservation Training
Kerry Muhlestein, Lincoln Blumell and David Whitchurch, Ancient Scripture Paul Stavast, Anthropology Giovanni Tata, Creative Works R Paul Evans, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Kristin South With the monies from the MEG granted to me and the BYU Egypt Excavation Project, we were able to accomplish wonderful things. As per our proposal, we have used the […]
Transcription and Publication of the Didymus Papyrus in BYU Special Collections
Lincoln H Blumell, Ancient Scripture In January 2013 I received a MEG in the amount of $19,707.00 to work on the transcription and publication of the twenty-two page Didymus Papyrus that is housed in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library. I am pleased to report that this project was very successful. The papyrus has […]
Conservation and Digitalization of BYU Papyri, Parchments, Lamella and Ostraca
Dr. Lincoln Blumell, Department of Ancient Scripture In January 2011 I received a MEG in the amount of $20,000 to conserve and digitalize BYU’s ancient papyri, parchments, lamellae and Ostraca that are housed in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library. I am very pleased to report that this project was a success. During the […]
BYU Excavation Project
Dr. Kerry Muhlestein, Department of Ancient Scripture With the monies from the MEG granted to me and the BYU Egypt Excavation Project, we were able to accomplish wonderful things. First, we were able to train 4 students in a number of things related to our excavation. All four students received training in how to create […]