Egypt
- The Fifth Annual Archaeologists Day
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- Antiquities Documentation In Egypt
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- Report: Fourth Annual Festival Of Archaeologists, Cairo
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Recently we celebrated the fourth annual Festival of Archaeologists at the Cairo Opera House. I began the idea four years ago of having a day to celebrate the achievements of Egyptian archaeologists, and making a place for them...
- 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...
- 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....
Egypt
Celebrating Egyptian the work of archaeologists
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/838/he1.htm
"If any ancient Egyptian spirits are still with us, then they were gathered at the Cairo Opera House last week when Egyptologists met to celebrate their first official day of tribute.
The grand theatre became a temple for the day, embellished with a noble façade, columns and statues of ancient Egyptian Pharaohs and deities. The stage had a special backdrop featuring animated ancient Egyptian workmen carving the title of the gathering: 'The First Day of Archaeologists' on a limestone wall.
Strains of classical music filled the theatre hall as foreign and Egyptian archaeologists were welcomed by Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA).
From next year on the day will be held annually on 14 January. This is the date when, in 1953, the Egyptian Antiquities Authority (EAA) became an Egyptian-run organisation headed by Mustafa Amer, the first Egyptian archaeologist to oversee Egypt's antiquities."
The grand theatre became a temple for the day, embellished with a noble façade, columns and statues of ancient Egyptian Pharaohs and deities. The stage had a special backdrop featuring animated ancient Egyptian workmen carving the title of the gathering: 'The First Day of Archaeologists' on a limestone wall.
Strains of classical music filled the theatre hall as foreign and Egyptian archaeologists were welcomed by Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA).
From next year on the day will be held annually on 14 January. This is the date when, in 1953, the Egyptian Antiquities Authority (EAA) became an Egyptian-run organisation headed by Mustafa Amer, the first Egyptian archaeologist to oversee Egypt's antiquities."
There is a list of the archaeologists honoured, with a description of the contribution made by each of them. They are: Abdel-Hamid Zayed, Abdel-Rahman Abdel-Tawwab and Ahmed Abdel-Hamid Youssef as well as four deceased archaeologists: Ahmed Pasha Kamal, Selim Pasha Hassan, Mustafa Amer and restorer Ahmed Youssef.
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- The Fifth Annual Archaeologists Day
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Yesterday night, a couple of thousand archaeologists and prominent figures flocked to the Cairo Opera House Grand Theatre where the fifth annual Archaeologists’ Day was held. The site became a temple for the day, embellished...
- 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...
- Report: Fourth Annual Festival Of Archaeologists, Cairo
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Recently we celebrated the fourth annual Festival of Archaeologists at the Cairo Opera House. I began the idea four years ago of having a day to celebrate the achievements of Egyptian archaeologists, and making a place for them...
- 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...
- 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....