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The Official Website of the Amarna Project
The ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amarna (or simply Amarna) was the short-lived capital built by the ‘heretic’ Pharaoh Akhenaten and abandoned shortly after his death (c. 1332 BCE). It was here that he pursued his vision of a society dedicated to the cult of one god, the power of the sun (the Aten). As well as this historic interest Amarna remains the largest readily accessible living-site from ancient Egypt. It is thus simultaneously the key to a chapter in the history of religious experience and to a fuller understanding of what it was like to be an ancient Egyptian. There is no other site like it.
Mission Statement
Working with the agreement and co-operation of the Egyptian government, and in particular the Supreme Council of Antiquities, the Amarna Project seeks to:
- Explore by archaeology the ancient city of Amarna and its historical context
- Preserve what is left of the ancient city
- Promote study and recording of the history, archaeology and traditional life and crafts of the surrounding region
- Increase public knowledge, at all levels, of the city of Amarna and of the surrounding region