Egypt
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Egypt
Documentary on Predynastic life
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/
"The Department of Pre-Dynastic Monuments, an affiliate of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, will produce a documentary on life of ancient Egyptians who lived in the pre-dynastic era. According to Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, the documentary sheds light on ancient Egyptian's daily life. 'The film is aimed to be a historical reference for specialists in that era,' said Hosni. The film is inspired by the concept of the Pharaonic Village, according to Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Antiquities Zahi Hawass. 'The film will shed light on different means of living of the early man, his hunting tools, how he cultivated the land, and funerary items. The documentary is expected to correct some wrong concepts and beliefs that have spread among historians about that era,' added Hawass. Various copies of the film will be available at archaeological sites, said Khaled Saad, the director of the Department of Pre-Dynastic Monuments".
"The Department of Pre-Dynastic Monuments, an affiliate of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, will produce a documentary on life of ancient Egyptians who lived in the pre-dynastic era. According to Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, the documentary sheds light on ancient Egyptian's daily life. 'The film is aimed to be a historical reference for specialists in that era,' said Hosni. The film is inspired by the concept of the Pharaonic Village, according to Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Antiquities Zahi Hawass. 'The film will shed light on different means of living of the early man, his hunting tools, how he cultivated the land, and funerary items. The documentary is expected to correct some wrong concepts and beliefs that have spread among historians about that era,' added Hawass. Various copies of the film will be available at archaeological sites, said Khaled Saad, the director of the Department of Pre-Dynastic Monuments".
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- A Documentary Film Of Djoser Pyramid To Be A Reference To All Archaeologists
Egypt State Information Service "Egypt plans to make a documentary film of Pyrmaid of Djoser, Egypt's first step pyramid, using a three-dimensional technique to be a reference to all archaeologists," Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said Monday9/6/2008....
- Review: Mummies - Secrets Of The Pharaohs
Freep.com Another short review of the glossy documentary, which seems to have earned a far larger response than any other recent documentary on the subject of ancient Egypt: It's saying something when -- after decades of National Geographic, PBS,...
- Cairo Denies Mummy Was Destroyed
The Egyptian Gazette Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) yesterday denied that a team of Japanese archaeologists had destroyed a 3700-year-old mummy.SCA Secretary General Zahi Hawass said the report of the destruction of the mummy that was...
- Pyramids Bid Farewell To Aida
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/ "Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni has ordered the removal of the makeshift theatre at the Giza Pyramids, used for performances of the opera Aida. The theatre was built in 1998 as a temporary measure. This decision...
- Sca To Retrieve Missing Antiquities
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/ "The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) is taking legal steps to retrieve some antiquities, which, according to the Internet, are to be sold at auction halls. SCA Secretary-General Zahi Hawass stated that 13 Web...