Preliminary Report on the Work Undertaken in the Main City South at Tell el-Amarna: 7 October – 2 November 2017

Abstract

An area of 306 sq m was excavated in the Main City South at Tell el-Amarna between 7 October and 2 November 2017. The work focused on the area of a building complex denominated M50.14, M50.15 and M50.16 by C. L. Woolley, who initially excavated these buildings in 1922 on behalf of the Egypt Exploration Society. After an initial season of re-excavation in 2014, the 2017 work encompassed the northern sections of house M50.16, the whole of house M50.15, as well as the eastern, south-eastern and south-western parts of courtyard M50.14. Several domestic and pyrotechnical features have been excavated and recorded, together with a large amount of material related to the processing and manufacture of glass, faience, stone (agate) and metal objects. The results of the excavation reflect the industrial character of several houses in Amarna’s Main City and provide a great insight into the layout and purpose of a domestic building in this settlement.