Egypt
This is an article from Dr. Zahi Hawass who reports on the state of the monuments including the Cairo museum. Many sites have been broken into and continue to be the target of armed thieves which the authorities seem unable to stop.
- Can Egypt Protect Its Heritage?
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) As those of you who have followed my website know, there was some looting and land grabbing, and even the Egyptian Museum was vandalized and robbed. At one point, I myself resigned in protest when I felt that the authorities...
- Saving History For Posterity
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) An engaging account of how the Akhenaten statuette was recovered, followed by a look at which museums remain closed due to security concerns, the improvement in visitor numbers to various sites and the doubts about damage...
- Monuments Discovered In Egyptian Museum
Egypt State Information Service Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said Saturday 4/7/2009 that during working in the project of developing the Egyptian Museum, a monument cache was discovered near the western door's stair in the western part of the...
- Update On Items Returned By Australia
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o200725g.htm A second statement from Egypt's State Information Service"An Egyptian delegation, currently visiting Australia, received seven valuable monuments. Egyptian authorities had contacted their Australian...
- Modern Cemeteries To Be Removed
This is an article from Dr. Zahi Hawass on the removal of cemeteries which have been built over Pharaonic monuments including at Saqqara where new tombs have been constructed near the pyramids of Pepi I, II and Isesi. These modern cemeteries also include...
Egypt
Dr. Hawass on the Safety of Egypt's Monuments
This is an article from Dr. Zahi Hawass who reports on the state of the monuments including the Cairo museum. Many sites have been broken into and continue to be the target of armed thieves which the authorities seem unable to stop.
- Can Egypt Protect Its Heritage?
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) As those of you who have followed my website know, there was some looting and land grabbing, and even the Egyptian Museum was vandalized and robbed. At one point, I myself resigned in protest when I felt that the authorities...
- Saving History For Posterity
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) An engaging account of how the Akhenaten statuette was recovered, followed by a look at which museums remain closed due to security concerns, the improvement in visitor numbers to various sites and the doubts about damage...
- Monuments Discovered In Egyptian Museum
Egypt State Information Service Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said Saturday 4/7/2009 that during working in the project of developing the Egyptian Museum, a monument cache was discovered near the western door's stair in the western part of the...
- Update On Items Returned By Australia
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o200725g.htm A second statement from Egypt's State Information Service"An Egyptian delegation, currently visiting Australia, received seven valuable monuments. Egyptian authorities had contacted their Australian...
- Modern Cemeteries To Be Removed
This is an article from Dr. Zahi Hawass on the removal of cemeteries which have been built over Pharaonic monuments including at Saqqara where new tombs have been constructed near the pyramids of Pepi I, II and Isesi. These modern cemeteries also include...