ANCIENT EGYPT RESEARCH ASSSOCIATES INC
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Mission Statement
AERA’s Mission is to advance archaeological research, conservation, and training in Egypt, with a focus on ancient settlement and the archaeology of the Giza Pyramids Plateau.
About This Cause
Founded in 1985, AERA is a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt, non- profit research organization located in Boston and Giza, registered in Egypt as a foreign NGO. AERA-Egypt maintains the AERA-Egypt Center in Giza—a year-round base for our team, with library, archives, and meeting facilities. Our scientific and educational missions are supported by philanthropic individuals, foundations, and USAID governmeant funding, as well as USAID in collaboration with the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE). For over 30 years Ancient Egypt Research Associates (AERA) has brought together archaeologists and specialists from around the world to address the questions: What are the origin, nature, and development of the Egyptian state, one of the earliest states of the ancient world? We seek answers on the Giza Plateau, at our flagship site, “Lost City of the Pyramids” (also called Heit el-Ghurab, HeG) and the Kromer Dump Site, where debris from HeG was deposited, as well as the Great Pyramid, Sphinx, and communities associated with the pyramid tombs of pharaoh Menkaure and queen Khentkawes. After three decades of field and laboratory work, we have constructed a nuanced interpretation of how the Egyptians supplied and transported raw goods and materials to build the pyramids and maintain the HeG settlement, a large urban center dating to the reigns of Menkaure, Khafre, and probably Khufu, builders of the third, second and first Giza pyramids, respectively. Excavation, analysis, publication, and educational outreach stand as pillars of our mission in Egypt. Through multi-disciplinary analysis and rigorous archaeological field and laboratory science we open windows on the everyday lives of Egyptians who built and administered the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx during the 4th and 5th Dynasties (c. 2543–2306 BC) of the Old Kingdom. In 2005, with the sponsorship of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), we began an archaeological training program for Inspectors in the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities. After completing 17 field school sessions and graduating more than 300 inspectors, AERA continues to embed this important outreach program within our core research.