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The听听directed by Dr. Geoff Emberling听investigates the royal听Egyptian鈥�Nubian听site of听Jebel Barkal听鈥�听a central religious听locality听that emphasized听the omnipresence of听Amun, linking Egyptian and Nubian ideological thought in one听dedicated听area.听The site was occupied first听by Egypt听in the New Kingdom and was established as the 鈥渃ultic duplicate鈥� of Luxor听in Nubia (Kendall,听2010).听It had since been听ruled by various Egyptian听and听Napatan kings,听who听also听contributed听to the听Temple of Amun听and administrative buildings up until the Meroitic period.听Prior to Dr. Emberling, and听Dr. Timothy Kendall, Dr. George A. Reisner excavated the site and did not听publish his findings in an听official site report.听Recordings of his听work听from听between 1916 and 1920,听sponsored听by theMuseum of听Fine Arts, Boston听where he served as听Curator of Egyptian听Art,听as well as Harvard University,听have since听been transcribed听(unpublished)听by听Dr. Emberling听and听Nami Kaneko.听Dows Dunham,听who became Curator听Egyptian Art听at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston听after Reisner,听has also published听a series of听5 volumes听covering the excavation of royal Kushite cemeteries听upon which they worked together. Much of the听information听on the听objects听discovered听at these sites, including photography, contextual findspot, and听provenance,听are accessible on the richly comprehensive Museum of Fine Arts, Boston website.

The section of the project that I听oversaw听as an archival researcher听involved听reading through the听transcription听from his archaeological excavations at听Jebel Barkal and Nuri between 1919 and 1920.听The听purpose of this research was听to听locate,听organize, and import听the information听recorded听in the field diaries听into an online metadatabase听titled听Omeka. Omeka organizes the metadata into a searchable website听which aids听scholars and researchers听to听easily听search interrelated individuals, terms,听materials, and听buildings that relate to the site of听Jebel Barkal which have not been听previously听organized听or transcribed.