Egypt
Looking back at 2010
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref)
Identifying Tutankhamun's lineage, retrieving the gospel of Judas, unearthing the cachette of Amenhotep III's statues in Luxor, the issuance of a new antiquities law and celebrations for the centennial of the Coptic and Islamic museums are some of the most significant events of 2010. Nevine El-Aref looks back at an exciting year.
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Security Measures Taken At Archaeological Sites During Egyptian Election
Ahram Online (Nevine El Aref) To guard against any incidents at archaeological sites and museums in Egypt during the election, Mustafa Amin, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), has commissioned heads of sectors of Ancient Egyptian,...
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Recent Discoveries Help To Clarify Egyptian Past
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) Monuments and artefacts uncovered during the past archaeological season in Aswan, Luxor and Alexandria have led to significant breakthroughs in understanding Egypt's ancient history, Nevine El-Aref reports. Almost...
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Exhibition: Coptic Art Revealed
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The first ever locally curated exhibition on Coptic art was unveiled to the public yesterday, when the open courtyard of the Amir Taz palace in the district of Al-Khalifa hosted dozens of Islamic and Coptic religious leaders,...
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More Re Avenue Of Sphinxes Discoveries
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) TWELVE sphinx statues from the reign of the 30th- Dynasty Pharaoh Nectanebo I were unearthed last week in Luxor, reports Nevine El-Aref. Archaeologists have unearthed a set of 12 limestone sphinx statues near the road...
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More Re The Gospel Of Judas
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/790/fr2.htmNevine El-Aref describes the Gospel, its discovery and the background to its return to Egypt: "The gospel of Jesus's favourite disciple, Judas, was on show yesterday in Washington's National Geographic...
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