by Art of Counting | Variable of the Day
Temple of Seti I at Abydos NOTE: The beaded apron, net pattern hip apron, and swallow amulet combine to form this enigmatic costume first observed on the Narmer palette. For a discussion of this unusual costume, which has intense solar connotations, please see D. C....
by Art of Counting | Variable of the Day
Temple of Seti I at Abydos NOTE: The uraeus diadem appears to have been used first during the reign of Akhenaten in Dynasty 18. This band of aggressive cobras provided extra protection for the king in situations that were (apparently) deemed particularly...
by Art of Counting | Variable of the Day
Tomb of Khaemwaset (QV 44) NOTE: The hedjet crown (often referred to as the White crown), was connected to Upper Egypt. It occurs most commonly as white or yellow. When paired with the deshret (the Red crown of Lower Egypt), they form the Dual crown known as the...
by Art of Counting | Variable of the Day
Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu...
by Art of Counting | Cross Training, Inspiration
A new technique has been developed that mitigates the traditional problem with using infrared on artwork–heat. This light-based method, known as Thermal Quasi-Reflectography (TQR), generates much less heat while providing more detail than previous approaches....
by Art of Counting | Variable of the Day
Tomb of Khaemwaset (QV 44) NOTE: This royal scepter, known in Egyptian as a heka, was often paired with the flail....
by Art of Counting | Current Events Egypt, Endangered Sites
The Jasmine Revolution and ensuing political issues in Egypt have left the country in a decidedly tenuous position. Among the many significant challenges Egypt must struggle with now is how to properly protect it’s treasured, global heritage in a time of such...
by Art of Counting | Inspiration
The massive and wonderful Giza Archives project, a joint Harvard-MFA mission under the direction of Peter Der Manuelian, announced today that they have released an innovative 3D tour of the Giza plateau developed for the Harvard-MFA project by Dassault Systems. It’s...
by Art of Counting | Endangered Sites, Tacky Tourists
An article appeared recently from National Geographic about the first conference of the International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management and the state of World Heritage Sites. There is no doubt that Tacky Tourists are everywhere, but much of the...
by Art of Counting | Methods
An article on data mining appeared in the Atlantic yesterday. This brief piece explains a number of the complex methods of data mining in wonderfully simple terms. Discovering information from data takes two major forms: description and prediction. At the scale we...
