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<\/a>Anthropology and the people\u2019s perspective<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2019, the staff will have 18 people, among Brazilian, Egyptian, French and Argentinian researchers. They are geologists, Egyptologists and anthropologists. But why include anthropologists in a mission to excavate Egyptian tombs? \u201cWe will have direct contact with the population. This is an innovation of the Brazilian project. Before, many people from Luxor used the tombs as their homes. In 2006, 10,000 people were removed from the Necropolis in the name of science and tourism, and relocated to another village,\u201d says Pellini.<\/p>\n Now, the idea is for the work to be able to shine a light on the perspective of the people living in the region. \u201cAnthropology professor Rog\u00e9rio Duarte do Pateo is going to coordinate and work together with the Cordoba (Argentina) staff on this matter. When we created the Brazilian project, from the beginning we had planned to include the population that was living this archeological environment in another way. There are other realities there,\u201d says Pellini.<\/p>\n This will be the first stage of the project to include the anthropological research in the field, one of the innovations of the Brazilian project. \u201cWe will be in contact with the population for them to come to the tomb, show us their perspective. It\u2019s a parallel, with alternative discourses to the scientific one. How other people think what we call \u2018archeological\u2019?\u201d, questions the archeologist.<\/p>\n With this new arrangement, the research moves forward to the field and culture. \u201cTwo years ago, I could not imagine that it would get this big. Today, we have three projects: archeological, anthropological and cultural. We have all the staff thinking about the cultural part. Particularly the anthropologists, who will bring aboard this cultural element,\u201d he concludes.<\/p>\n Within this context, the researchers want to include art as a way of expression. \u201cWe have a cultural work that still is in its initial stage and aims to create other narratives to the tomb. The scientific narrative is only one of them. That is not only a tomb. Just as it was a household in the past, it carries other possibilities,\u201d he assesses. The project he mentioned is the Viewpoints and Perceptions, an initiative that will display, in an exhibition, the pictures of the tombs.<\/p>\n First excavations<\/strong><\/p>\n The excavations begin in January. \u201cThe tomb has a lot of material, remarkably preserved. Expectations are high. It\u2019s a tomb that was never excavated. We will take it easy. There are three large structures. Apparently, they are small, but could reveal themselves to be enormous. We don\u2019t know if there\u2019s a door to the other room. It\u2019s not possible to get a view of this structure yet. This January will be very important,\u201d says Pellini.<\/p>\n The first to be excavated is the Theban Tomb 123 (TT 123), which has two burial shafts, one inside and the other outside the tomb, the latter only discovered last year. In 2019, they begin the excavation of the room adjacent to the tomb. \u201cIt\u2019s completely full of sediment. And amid the sediment, we know there are many archeological objects. We were able to see two mummies, vases and a sarcophagus,\u201d he reveals.<\/p>\n Pellini believes that the tomb has a great potential due to its location. The surroundings were never excavated, and they want to expand to understand the positioning of the tomb within the Necropolis. Another goal is to create a virtual model of the tomb in 2022. The Amenemhat Project still has a second tomb, the TT 368, which will be excavated in future stages.<\/p>\n The work began at the Federal University of Sergipe, with experts from the university still on the staff, and seeks to include other schools, such as the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), in Rio Grande do Sul. \u201cThe goal is to develop Archeology and Egyptology in Brazil. So much so that the site operates as a teaching site. To offer opportunities to those working with Egypt and Mesopotamia in the field.\u201d To reach this level, the project wants to increasingly include students and, until 2020, to have the majority of its staff formed by post-graduation and graduation students.<\/p>\n The 2019 trip should end on February 28. \u201cWe will be concluding a great first excavation phase! Many things should arise. The idea is for us, throughout the excavation, to be able to feed the project\u2019s Facebook page with accounts or lives,\u201d concludes the professor.<\/p>\n Translated by S\u00e9rgio Kakitani <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>