Egypt
- In The Field: More Re Raising Pylon In Alexandria
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Last Thursday, I went to Alexandria in order to remove an important artifact from the water of the harbor. This was the tower of the pylon, likely from the Ptolemaic temple of Isis in the area known as Chatby. I had been convinced...
- In The Field: Discovery In Alexandria
drhawass.com Press release (with photo): On Thursday, the Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, and the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), Dr. Zahi Hawass, witnessed the extraction of a red granite tower, originally part of a...
- Tourism: Alexandria's Efforts To Lure Visitors
Earth Times Alexandria, Egypt - Just mention Alexandria and the name city rekindles the Pharoh era when the city was the location of a lighthouse that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Library of Alexandria was the biggest at that...
- Underwater Museum Planned For Egypt's Alexandria
National Geographic Cleopatra's palace sank long ago into the Mediterranean, but visitors to Alexandria, Egypt, may eventually view the complex's remnants via the world's first underwater museum. In early September the United Nations cultural...
- War Memorial Obelisks Tell An Old Roman Story
Times Online (Philip Howard) Rome conquered Alexandria in 30BC. It was the only time that a single power dominated the entire Mediterranean basin. In one sense this was just another Roman conquest. But Alexandria is a special place: the cosmopolis for...
Egypt
Alexandria Open Air Museum
http://www.capetimes.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=271&fArticleId=3042859
"Pharaonic antiquities pulled from the Mediterranean will go on show in the coastal city of Alexandria in an open-air museum that is to open in the New Year, Egyptian culture officials said on Sunday. Located on the grounds of the Roman Amphitheatre, the museum will show 39 stone items, the most important of which is an obelisk from the era of Seti I who ruled in the 19th Dynasty. Other artifacts on display are a 6.5m statue of a woman, a group of small sphinxes and stone friezes with hieroglyphic carvings. The items were pulled out of the sea in 1999 just off Alexandria's coast. The area, which scientists believe suffered an earthquake in the 6th century that submerged parts of the city as well as three neighbouring cities, is thought to be a treasure trove of Greek and Roman artifacts as well.Since the opening of the Alexandria Library in 2002, the coastal city has become increasingly popular with tourists."
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- In The Field: More Re Raising Pylon In Alexandria
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Last Thursday, I went to Alexandria in order to remove an important artifact from the water of the harbor. This was the tower of the pylon, likely from the Ptolemaic temple of Isis in the area known as Chatby. I had been convinced...
- In The Field: Discovery In Alexandria
drhawass.com Press release (with photo): On Thursday, the Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, and the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), Dr. Zahi Hawass, witnessed the extraction of a red granite tower, originally part of a...
- Tourism: Alexandria's Efforts To Lure Visitors
Earth Times Alexandria, Egypt - Just mention Alexandria and the name city rekindles the Pharoh era when the city was the location of a lighthouse that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Library of Alexandria was the biggest at that...
- Underwater Museum Planned For Egypt's Alexandria
National Geographic Cleopatra's palace sank long ago into the Mediterranean, but visitors to Alexandria, Egypt, may eventually view the complex's remnants via the world's first underwater museum. In early September the United Nations cultural...
- War Memorial Obelisks Tell An Old Roman Story
Times Online (Philip Howard) Rome conquered Alexandria in 30BC. It was the only time that a single power dominated the entire Mediterranean basin. In one sense this was just another Roman conquest. But Alexandria is a special place: the cosmopolis for...