Studies on the site management plan for Abusir South, Egypt

早稻田大学埃及学研究所的考古考察队从1991年开始在埃及南部Abusir遗址的偏远露头进行挖掘，当时得到了教育、科学、体育和文化部的科学资助。在露出地面的顶部进行的挖掘发现了一个泥砖结构，可以追溯到埃及新王国第十八王朝的阿蒙霍特普二世和图特摩斯四世统治时期，以及第十九王朝拉美西斯二世的第四位王子Khaemwaset的纪念碑。2001年，在日本科学促进会的资助下，一项关于保护这些古迹的计划的研究开始了。因此，我们开始挖掘露头的斜坡，我们希望找到来自露头顶部纪念碑的材料。随后，挖掘发现了古王国第三王朝的分层石质结构，这可以被解释为埃及最古老的石质纪念碑之一，及其相关的下层结构（AKT 02），以及一个可追溯到中王国的岩石切割室（AKT 01）。因此，人们意识到我们需要重新考虑该遗址的历史及其保护计划。2003年，我们在日本科学促进会的资助下，根据在露头斜坡上的新发现，重新进行了遗址保护计划的研究。在2003年和2004年，我们对露头顶部的泥砖结构进行了养护工作，该结构由于最近的破坏而即将消失。2005年，我们尝试对露头边坡上的层状石结构和岩切室进行保护试验。2006年，我们根据前一季的试验测试结果，完成了层状石结构的保护。这些工作可以看作是古迹保护工作的例子，这些工作是由真正发现它们的研究人员进行的。除了这些文物保育工作外，我们亦在遗址进行环境测量、古迹保育研究、文物保育工作，以及与其他开放的遗址进行比较研究。考古发掘也产生了一些发现，如从Khaemwaset纪念碑的石灰石块，这为重建遗址中纪念碑的原始外观和环境增加了更多的时间。少

The archaeological expedition from the Institute of Egyptology at Waseda University has been excavating at the remote outcrop at the site of Abusir south in Egypt since 1991 with the scientific grant from then the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture. Excavations at the summit of the outcrop revealed a mud-brick structure dating to the reigns of Amenhotep II and Thutmose IV in the Eighteenth Dynasty, New Kingdom Egypt, and a monument of Khaemwaset, the fourth prince of Ramesses II of the Nineteenth Dynasty. In 2001, a study towards the program for the conservation of these monuments was initiated with the grant-in-aid from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Accordingly, we began excavating the slope of the outcrop which we expected to find the materials originated from the monuments on the summit of the outcrop. Then, excavations exposed the layered stone structure dating to the Third Dynasty in the Old Kingdom, which can be interpreted as one of the oldest ston … More e monuments in Egypt, and its associated substructure(AKT 02), as well as a rock-cut chamber dating to the Middle Kingdom(AKT 01). Consequently, it is realized that we need to reconsider the history of the site and its conservation program. In 2003, we renewed the study for the conservation plan of the site with the result of the new discoveries from the slope of the outcrop, which was financially aided by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.In 2003 and 2004, we conducted conservation works at the mud-brick structure on the summit of the outcrop, which was about to disappear due to the recent damages. In 2005, we attempted to make some trials for the protection of the layered stone structure and the rock-cut chambers on the slope of the outcrop. In 2006, we completed the conservation of the layered stone structure according to the result of the trial tests in the previous season. These works can be regarded as the examples of the conservation works for the monuments which have been carried out by the researchers who actually discovered them.Along with these conservation works, we also undertook the environmental measurement at the site, studies for the preservation of the monuments at the site, conservation works for the objects recovered from the site, and comparative studies of the other sites which were open to the public. Archaeological excavations have also yielded a number of finds such as the limestone brocks from the monument of Khaemwaset which added more date for reconstructing the original appearance and environment of the monuments at the site. Less