Antiquities documentation in Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref)
It was celebration time on 16 June when 73 Ijunior archaeologists gathered to mark the completion of their six-week-long IT training course. The event was held in the Ahmed Pasha Kamal Hall on the first floor of the Supreme Council of Antiquities' (SCA) premises in Zamalek, where Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of the SCA, told the archaeologists that they were now the core of a technical, scientific and archaeological unit which would carry out one of the SCA's most important tasks.
The mega project aims at documenting Egypt's antiquities, both movable and immobile. It will also provide a technological database that will record and track every artefact in the storage facilities of every archaeological site in Egypt and will follow the object's movements inside and outside the facility.
- Changes At The Sca / Antiquities Ministry
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Twenty-four hours after his appointment as Egypt’s new antiquities minister, Mohamed Ibrahim Aly unveils his strategy to spruce up archaeology In a closed meeting, the new secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities...
- The Eighth Scientific Seminar For Archaeologists
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The eighth Scientific Seminar for Archaeologists has finally been held at the premises of the Ministry of State for Antiquities (MSA) following a six-month hiatus since the 25 January Revolution. Life may be returning...
- The Third Annual Feast Of Archaeologists
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) When I first became Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, I had the idea that there should be a special occasion each year to celebrate Egyptian archaeologists and their work. It took me two years to settle...
- Archaeologists's Day At The Cairo Opera House
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The third annual day for archaeologists took place last week at the Cairo Opera House, with Nevine El-Aref attending. This year, the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) celebrated Archaeologists' Day differently from...
- Zahi Hawass On Egyptian Archaeologists
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) Hawass on the subject of valuing Egyptian archaeologists: When I became secretary- general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), I stated that we must restore Egyptian archaeologists before we can restore the monuments....