September 2006 New department in Egypt In June 2006 the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) established a new department for conservation of ancient quarries and mines in Egypt.
July 2006 Quarry Survey at Sagalassos, Turkey
The purpose of this years quarry survey was to relate the quarrying of local stone on the territory to building projects in Sagalassos.
April 2006 Fieldwork in the Northern Faiyum desert
A survey season involving several ancient quarry landscapes in the Northern Faiyum desert, southwest of Cairo, was carried out between March 14 th and April 1 st .
February 2006 QuarryScapes Kick-off meeting in Cairo
The official kick-off meeting of the QuarryScapes Project took place at the Flamenco Hotel in Cairo January 31 and February 1 2006.
December 2005 Working with modern quarrying companies
Adel Kelany, field director of the "Unfinished Obelisk" quarry museum in Aswan and a core member of QuarryScapes, has started a special survey and rescue archaeology programme in the southern part of the Aswan ancient granite quarries.
December 2005 Successful field season, Aswan
The first QuarryScapes survey in Work-package 4 (Aswan Quarry Landscape) took place in November and December 2005.
November 2005 First QuarryScapes field school
Connected to the 2005 survey in the Aswan area, a one-week field school was arranged.
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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.
