Combining digital and traditional inking methods on MHB 122, an obscured scene at the Small Amun Temple in Medinet Habu

This is a study of the multiple drawing processes used by the Epigraphic Survey (Chicago House) to document a pillar scene of Thutmose III Given Life by Amun-Re on the façade of the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu in Luxor.

Reconstructing the Western High Gate Digitally

In the 2018-19 season at the Epigraphic Survey we began to seriously experiment with the idea of creating 3D photogrammetric models for the blocks of the Western High Gate at Medinet Habu Temple.

Taharqa Meets Wacom — A Case Study for Taharqa Gate and A Wacom Intuos Pro review

Within the Medinet Habu Temple complex in Thebes, just north of the Small Temple and near the Sacred Lake, is an unassuming monument standing alone among the remaining rubble of an ancient mudbrick wall.

Star Gazing: Digitally Drawing the Bark Shrine Ceiling of the Small Amun Temple

Epigraphic drawing to document the ceiling of the bark shrine on behalf of the Epigraphic Survey were begun in the Spring of 2019. The ceiling would be documented using the Chicago House method and all digital technology, including the photography and initial “pencil” drawings on site.

Time Efficiency in Field Epigraphy - Documenting Loose Door Fragments in the Medinet Habu Blockyard

In the fall of 2007, when I began working at Chicago House, there were several hundred unregistered loose fragments scattered about the Medinet Habu temple precinct, some of them inscribed and lying face down on the ground, already showing advanced signs of deterioration caused by groundwater and salt.

America’s First Woman Egyptologist – Caroline Ransom Williams

Dr. Caroline Louise Ransom Williams (1872-1952) was the first professionally trained woman Egyptologist in America. Mentored by Breasted who was only seven years her senior, their relationship would evolve from teacher and pupil to the greatest of colleagues with a friendship that would last until his death.

Digital penciling on the iPad Pro at Luxor Temple

Color-enhanced pencil drawing made by Derwent Artist color pencils

Digital recording of pigment in the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu

Makeshift studio on a scaffolding for documenting painted remains at Medinet Habu

Penciling on photo enlargement at Medinet Habu using the traditional Chicago House Method

Color enhanced Derwent pencil drawing technique on mylar developed for the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu

Testing out Wacom's portable digital canvas, called Companion for the first time at Medinet Habu

A method developed for faded pigment representation by the Epigraphic Survey involves Derwent pencils

Applying digital 3D techniques in the documentation of the Western High Gate at Medinet Habu

Painted details on MHB 95, a raised relief square pillar face in the Ambulatory of the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu

Penciling the Achoris columns on Wacom's Companion tablet PC in the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu

Creating the digital equivalents of Derwent artist pens using Photoshop

Dominique Navarro penciling the Taharqa Gate on photo enlargement at the Small Amun Temple in Medinet Habu

Júlia Schmied Registering Loose Door Fragments in the Medinet Habu Blockyard

Digital Texturing Over Temple Walls in the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu Using Procreate

The Palace Area at Medinet Habu in the 1920's During Ransom Wiliams' Chicago House Occupation

3D presentation of the Western High Gate area and a reconstruction sample of some of its blocks

The Western High Gate is one of two fortified gates built during the reign of Ramses III in the great girdle wall that surrounds the Medinet Habu temple complex, located on the west bank of Luxor.

Recreating the East Wall of the Hall of Offerings in Luxor Temple c. 1930, presented in 3D

The 3D model of the East Wall of the Hall of Offerings in Luxor Temple circa 1930 is a testament to how archival film negatives can be integrated with more recent digital images to reconstruct how a monument would have appeared in the past.

3D presentation of the Central Tower Interior of the Eastern High Gate at Medinet Habu

The Eastern High Gate is one of two fortified gates built during the reign of Ramses III in the great girdle wall that surrounds the Medinet Habu temple complex, located on the west bank of Luxor. It was first investigated and recorded in 1930/31 by Uvo Hölscher...