Ancient Egyptian Architecture Online (AEGARON) - Illustrated Standardized Terminology

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Stephan Johannes Seidlmayer
• Subject Area: Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
• Term: from 2013 to 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 236711525

Terminology to describe historic architecture has an effect on our perception and understanding of the ancient built environment. Classical architectural terms have been used inconsistently to describe ancient Egyptian buildings, resulting in a fuzzy terminology and an abundance of misunderstandings. Saddled with an “inappropriate” terminology, Egyptology needs to standardize the terms and qualify them through descriptions and illustrations. This is best done by thinking through the construction and function of architectural elements in the built space, their regional and temporal differences, and their importance in the development of ancient Egyptian architecture as a whole. The Aegaron-project, the previous NEH-DFG funded cooperation between the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo and the University of California in Los Angeles, is the ideal platform for this. Aegaron has developed a new methodology for the production and handling of plans of historic architecture, and will now provide a well thought out controlled vocabulary represented by georeferenced, annotated drawings and photographs of architectural details from Ancient Egypt. The project will run from June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2015.

• DFG Programme: Cataloguing and Digitisation (Scientific Library Services and Information Systems)
• International Connection: USA
• Participating Person: Professorin Dr. Willecke Wendrich