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    A A SUPPORTS SITE PRESERVATION AT DEIR EL-BALLAS, EGYPT

    May 08, 2020 2 minutes

    The 2019 AIA Site Preservation Grant will fund work at the Egyptian site of Deir el-Ballas undertaken by the Ancient Egyptian Heritage and Archaeology Fund and the American University in Cairo (AUC). Deir el-Ballas was a capital of the Theban kings at the end o f the Middle Kingdom (2030 1640 B.C.) and served as a military

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