The official kick-off meeting of the QuarryScapes Project took place at the Flamenco Hotel in Cairo January 31 and February 1 2006. The First day of the meeting was dedicated to presentations from the consortium members of the different work-packages, whilst information about management issues and the first Project Executive Board meeting took place on the second day. The Project Executive Board was elected with the following members:
Coordinator: Tom Heldal (NGU);
Work Package Leaders (WPLs): Nizar Abu-Jaber (YU), Emine N. Caner-Saltik (METU), Patrick Degryse (KUL ), Elizabeth Bloxam (UCL), P er Storemyr (NGU), Hagar Rakha (NSCE), Naguib Amin (SCA/EAIS )
Other Representatives: Lorenzo Lazzarini (IUAV)
Secretary: Cyprien Habimana (NGU)
A pre-meeting fieldtrip to the ancient quarries of Um es-Sawan and Widan el-Faras was arranged on January 30th, displaying for the consortium urgent needs for protection measures at one important quarry site. Photo by Tom Heldal.
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NEWS
December 2009 New book: a special volume with papers from the QuarryScapes project soon printed.
November 2008 Final workshop: the third QuarryScapes workshop was held in Aswan 12. - 15. October
March 2007 QuarryScapes fieldwork in Egypt: The final season of survey at the Aswan silicified sandstone quarries revealed previously undocumented ancient paved roads
December 2006 Second Aswan field season The second QuarryScapes fieldwork season in Aswan took place through November 2006.
November 2006 First symposium
The first QuarryScapes symposium took place at Divan Talya hotel in Antalya (Turkey) 15-17 October 2006.