Egypt
The news is all about some 200 artifacts being given to the Supreme Council of Antiquities by the Al-Ahly bank. The collection was left in the bank probably in the late nineteenth or early twentieth centuries and is credited as belonging to foreigners, of course and certainly not bank officials dumping their own.
It must also be said that if the tiny head of "Serapis" and little wooden arm are the best of the lot than it is probably a real pile of junk that once it's propaganda value is spent will likely never see the light of day again. I ask myself whether it is a contribution to science or an ever growing burden on the Egyptian state?
- Statue Of Egyptian King Amenhotep Iii Found
Egypt State Information Service A huge statue of King Amenhotep III has been discovered in the Upper Egyptian city of Luxor. The 13-meter-high quartzite statue was unearthed during excavations carried out by the mission of the Supreme Council for Antiquities...
- More Re Lighting On Luxor's West Bank
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) THE NEW lighting system on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor is in operation, providing a dramatic view of the famous monuments in the area, Nevine El-Aref reports. The night landscape on the west bank has totally changed....
- More Re Bank Returning Artefacts To Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) With photos. Nevine El-Aref reveals how 200 genuine objects from the ancient Egyptian era to modern times held in a bank vault for decades were handed over to the Supreme Council of Antiquities Early this week, in a scene...
- New Kingdom Discovery Near Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/qafr6 The discovery of a 34 metre "hall" located in a rock cut tomb near Luxor has been announced by the SCA: "The Egyptian-Spanish team discovered the hall at Zira Abu al-Naga on the west bank of the Nile, as it was excavating the...
- Current State Of Tourism In Egypt
http://www.netindia123.com/showdetails.asp?id=88347&cat=Business&head=Tourists+visiting+Egypt+on+the+rise “Egypt’s Central Bank said Tuesday the number of tourists who visited Egypt in March increased by 26 percent compared to the same period...
Egypt
Junk or Artifacts
The news is all about some 200 artifacts being given to the Supreme Council of Antiquities by the Al-Ahly bank. The collection was left in the bank probably in the late nineteenth or early twentieth centuries and is credited as belonging to foreigners, of course and certainly not bank officials dumping their own.
It must also be said that if the tiny head of "Serapis" and little wooden arm are the best of the lot than it is probably a real pile of junk that once it's propaganda value is spent will likely never see the light of day again. I ask myself whether it is a contribution to science or an ever growing burden on the Egyptian state?
- Statue Of Egyptian King Amenhotep Iii Found
Egypt State Information Service A huge statue of King Amenhotep III has been discovered in the Upper Egyptian city of Luxor. The 13-meter-high quartzite statue was unearthed during excavations carried out by the mission of the Supreme Council for Antiquities...
- More Re Lighting On Luxor's West Bank
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) THE NEW lighting system on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor is in operation, providing a dramatic view of the famous monuments in the area, Nevine El-Aref reports. The night landscape on the west bank has totally changed....
- More Re Bank Returning Artefacts To Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) With photos. Nevine El-Aref reveals how 200 genuine objects from the ancient Egyptian era to modern times held in a bank vault for decades were handed over to the Supreme Council of Antiquities Early this week, in a scene...
- New Kingdom Discovery Near Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/qafr6 The discovery of a 34 metre "hall" located in a rock cut tomb near Luxor has been announced by the SCA: "The Egyptian-Spanish team discovered the hall at Zira Abu al-Naga on the west bank of the Nile, as it was excavating the...
- Current State Of Tourism In Egypt
http://www.netindia123.com/showdetails.asp?id=88347&cat=Business&head=Tourists+visiting+Egypt+on+the+rise “Egypt’s Central Bank said Tuesday the number of tourists who visited Egypt in March increased by 26 percent compared to the same period...