Egypt
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/705/he1.htm
An article about the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, who established the first Egyptian Museum and carried out many of the early excavations in Egypt. There is, in addition, a wonderful photograp of the main hall at the Bouleq (first Egyptian) museum, before it moved first to Giza and then to its present location at Tahrir Square, at http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/705/he2.htm
- Karnak Facelift Approved
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/798/fr2.htm Nevine El-Aref describes the dipsutes surrounding plans for Karnak Temple, which have now apparently been resolved. The purpose of the project "is to curtail infringements on the archaeological site and clear...
- Egyptology 2004 - A Review
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/print/2004/723/heritage.htm "From the Mediterranean bed to Kom Al-Dikka, from Akhmim to Sinai, from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo to Basle and Germany and from auction halls in Europe and America to Egypt, there were several...
- Zahi Hawass On Ice9
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/710/he2.htm Zahi Hawass has an article in Al Ahram Weekly talking about ICE9 and, amongst other things, the French presentation of their "discovery" of a new chamber in the Great Pyramid. In it he has a go at the International...
- International Congress Of Egyptologists
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/710/he1.htm A summary of the ups and downs of the ninth Congress, which is held every four years. This is a very good overview, describing everything from the chaotic organization of the conference centre in which it was...
- Pyramid Workers's Village - Continued
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/690/he2.htm Zahi Hawass's regular article in Al Ahram Weekly continues his description of different aspects of the Pyramid Workers's village at Giza. This week he looks at the number of people employed, how they...
Egypt
Auguste Mariette - A Man with a Mission
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/705/he1.htm
An article about the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, who established the first Egyptian Museum and carried out many of the early excavations in Egypt. There is, in addition, a wonderful photograp of the main hall at the Bouleq (first Egyptian) museum, before it moved first to Giza and then to its present location at Tahrir Square, at http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/705/he2.htm
- Karnak Facelift Approved
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/798/fr2.htm Nevine El-Aref describes the dipsutes surrounding plans for Karnak Temple, which have now apparently been resolved. The purpose of the project "is to curtail infringements on the archaeological site and clear...
- Egyptology 2004 - A Review
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/print/2004/723/heritage.htm "From the Mediterranean bed to Kom Al-Dikka, from Akhmim to Sinai, from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo to Basle and Germany and from auction halls in Europe and America to Egypt, there were several...
- Zahi Hawass On Ice9
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/710/he2.htm Zahi Hawass has an article in Al Ahram Weekly talking about ICE9 and, amongst other things, the French presentation of their "discovery" of a new chamber in the Great Pyramid. In it he has a go at the International...
- International Congress Of Egyptologists
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/710/he1.htm A summary of the ups and downs of the ninth Congress, which is held every four years. This is a very good overview, describing everything from the chaotic organization of the conference centre in which it was...
- Pyramid Workers's Village - Continued
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/690/he2.htm Zahi Hawass's regular article in Al Ahram Weekly continues his description of different aspects of the Pyramid Workers's village at Giza. This week he looks at the number of people employed, how they...