Egypt
- Egypt Must Wake Up To Respect And Protect Its Treasures
The National (Hadeel al Shalchi) Egypt is an open-air museum. Every few months a news release pops up in newsroom inboxes announcing the discovery of an ancient tomb, statue or even complete cities. The latest was the discovery of a Greco-Roman underwater...
- Book Review: City And School In Late Antique Athens And Alexandria
Bryn Mawr Classical Review Edward J. Watts, City and School in Late Antique Athens and Alexandria (First paperback printing, originally published 2006). The Transformation of the Classical Heritage; 41. Berkeley/London: University of California Press,...
- More Re Edfu Excavations
University of Chicago Chronicle (William Harms) An Oriental Institute expedition at Tell Edfu in southern Egypt has unearthed a large administration building and silos that provide fresh clues about the emergence of urban life. The discovery provides...
- Luxor Ranked Second On Most Civilized, Picturesque Islamic Cities
http://tinyurl.com/26te45 (sis.gov.eg)"The Upper Egyptian city of Luxor was ranked second on a list of the Muslim world's most civilized and picturesque Islamic cities that have unique architecture. Chairman of Luxor Supreme Council Samir Farag will...
- Egyptian Sunken Monuments On Eu Tour
http://tinyurl.com/hhsrb (Egypt State Information Service) "Egyptian sunken monuments recently retrieved will tour a number of European cities according to an agreement signed between the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) and the European Institute...
Egypt
Book Review: The Secret Lives of Cities
http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/entertainment/visual_arts/16305725.htm
Cities are continually built and rebuilt in layer upon layer, much of which is invisible. We've heard of the catacombs of Rome and Paris and have seen or read about the Temple of Mithras, an important Roman ruin discovered on Walbrook Street in London during rebuilding work after World War II. Archaeologists know about the cities under cities that can be found by digging, and the growing ranks of urban explorers use spelunking skills and equipment to visit often off-limits or hidden, underground city sites. If these topics fascinate you, then a new book, Beneath the Metropolis: The Secret Lives of Cities (2006, $29.95, Carroll & Graf) by Alex Marshall should be right up your alley."
The book looks at many different cities, but also considers "Polluted sands rotting away the foundations of Cairo".
See the above page for full details.
- Egypt Must Wake Up To Respect And Protect Its Treasures
The National (Hadeel al Shalchi) Egypt is an open-air museum. Every few months a news release pops up in newsroom inboxes announcing the discovery of an ancient tomb, statue or even complete cities. The latest was the discovery of a Greco-Roman underwater...
- Book Review: City And School In Late Antique Athens And Alexandria
Bryn Mawr Classical Review Edward J. Watts, City and School in Late Antique Athens and Alexandria (First paperback printing, originally published 2006). The Transformation of the Classical Heritage; 41. Berkeley/London: University of California Press,...
- More Re Edfu Excavations
University of Chicago Chronicle (William Harms) An Oriental Institute expedition at Tell Edfu in southern Egypt has unearthed a large administration building and silos that provide fresh clues about the emergence of urban life. The discovery provides...
- Luxor Ranked Second On Most Civilized, Picturesque Islamic Cities
http://tinyurl.com/26te45 (sis.gov.eg)"The Upper Egyptian city of Luxor was ranked second on a list of the Muslim world's most civilized and picturesque Islamic cities that have unique architecture. Chairman of Luxor Supreme Council Samir Farag will...
- Egyptian Sunken Monuments On Eu Tour
http://tinyurl.com/hhsrb (Egypt State Information Service) "Egyptian sunken monuments recently retrieved will tour a number of European cities according to an agreement signed between the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) and the European Institute...