Editing Amarna (section)

===Excavation of the king's tomb===
Between 1891 and 1892 [[Alessandro Barsanti]] discovered and cleared the king's tomb (although it was probably known to the local population from about 1880).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amarnaproject.com/pages/amarna_the_place/royal_tombs/index.shtml |title=Royal Tomb|publisher=The Amarna Project |access-date=2008-10-01 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080927231423/http://www.amarnaproject.com/pages/amarna_the_place/royal_tombs/index.shtml |archive-date=27 September 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1891 and 1892 Sir [[Flinders Petrie]] worked for one season at Amarna, working independently of the [[Egypt Exploration Fund]]. He excavated primarily in the Central City, investigating the [[Great Temple of the Aten]], the Great Official Palace, the King's House, the [[Bureau of Correspondence of Pharaoh]], and several private houses. Although frequently amounting to little more than a [[sondage]], Petrie's excavations revealed additional [[cuneiform]] tablets, the remains of several glass factories, and a great quantity of discarded [[faience]], glass, and ceramic in sifting the palace rubbish heaps (including Mycenaean sherds).<ref name="grundon9091"/> By publishing his results and reconstructions rapidly, Petrie was able to stimulate further interest in the site's potential.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/tellelamarna00petr]Petrie, W. M. Flinders, "Tell el Amarna", London, Methuen & co, 1894</ref>