The MUAFS project is directed by Julia Budka and hosted at the LMU Munich. The project also comprises associated team members and temporary field staff. We are particularly grateful to our team of Sudanese workers from Ernatta and Attab who work with us since 2022.
The core team of MUAFS comprised in 2018:
- Julia Budka (Egyptologist and Archaeologist, project director)
- Giulia D’Ercole (Prehistorian, researcher)
- Cajetan Geiger (Archaeologist, researcher)
- Veronica Hinterhuber (Sudan Archaeologist, researcher)
- Marion Scheiblecker (Near Eastern Archaeologist and Archaeological geophysics, researcher)
- Jessica Distefano (Graduate Student of Egyptology, student assistant)
In the field, we were strengthened in 2018/2019 by the following persons:
The team of 2020 comprised Julia Budka, Giulia D’Ercole, Cajetan Geiger, Veronica Hinterhuber, Jessica Distefano and Huda Magzoub from NCAM.
Under the umbrella of the MUAFS project, the ERC project DiverseNile is carried out since April 2020. For the ERC team members see here.
Fieldseasons of DiverseNile were conducted in Dec. 2020/Jan. 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023 and 2025.
We are very grateful to our Sudanese workmen who worked in the field in 2022:
Ramy, Hassan Nouri, Afifi Mohamed, Ali Mohamed Ali, Masin, Nail Mohamed, Sameer Ali Salih, Mouslah, Awab, Abuad Abdo Taher, Giddu
Our cook 2022 was Saleh and our driver Imad Ahmed.
NCAM Inspector: Huda Magzoub
The MUAFS fieldseason 2023 is carried out by our ERC team with the support of:
- Huda Magzoub (antiquity inspector, NCAM)
- Tasabeh Obaid Hassan (Al-Neelain University)
- Mohamed Abdeldaim Khairi Ibrahim (Al-Neelain University)
- Matei Tichindelean (PhD Candidate, University of California, Los Angeles)
Our Sudanese workmen in the field in 2023 were:
Afifi Mohamed, Nail Mohamed, Sameer Ali Salih, Fuad Ali, Sameer Ali Salih, Mohamed Soubho, Abuad Abdo Taher, Mohamed Gelal, Ahmed Moukhtar, Ahmed Elzebeir, Abdelfatah Mohamed, Ibrahim Abdo, Ahmed Ibrahim, Ali Mohamed Ali, Awad Arafat
Our cook was Ali and our driver Imad Ahmed.
Our Sudanese workmen in the field in 2025 were:
Afifi Mohamed, Nail Mohamed, Sameer Ali Salih, Nasreen Mohamed, Mohamed Osman, Abuad Abdo Taher, Habab Alfatih, Alah Mehi
Our cook was Abdallah Zakariah Hamuda and our driver Magzoub Hassan.
NCAM Inspector: Mohamed Eltoum
